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Trivia
Was voted "Most Talkative" in high school.
Moved
to America with his family when he was four.
Was
accepted into Lee Strasberg's actors' studio and studied
with the master for one day before Strasberg died. "I
have that affect on people". Leguizamo quipped.
Listed
as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991"
in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43.
Dated
Carolyn McDermott. [1986-1991]
Daughter,
Allegra Sky, born (with girlfriend Justine Maurer). [23
October 1999]
John
and Justine welcomed son Ryder Lee, weighing 8lbs 1oz. [5
December 2000]
John's
father, Alberto, is Puerto Rican. His mother, Luz is Colombian.
They divorced when he was in his teens.
Last
name is pronounced "le-gwee-sa-mo"
Grew
up in The Jackson Heights area of Queens, New York.
Began
writing material for himself in high school, testing it
out on classmates.
Majored
in theatre at New York University and was the only Latino
in drama class.
Son,
Lucas
For
his role in Ice Age (2002), he tried a variety of different
speaking voices for his character, Sid. After seeing a model
of what the character was going to look like, he came up
with Sid's lisp.
Born
on the same day as actor/comedian David Spade. He also shares
a birthday with the following celebrities: Danny Glover,
Willem Dafoe and Alex Trebek.
Born
on the same day as actor/comedian David Spade.
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