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John Leguizamo

JOHN LEGUIZAMO  (1964 - )

 Nationality:    Colombian
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John was born on July 22nd 1964 in Bogota, ColombiA. His father alberto was a waiter and his mother a factory worker. His parents moved to New York leaving John and his brother Sergio with their grandparents. When they were established the boys moved too. In his teens he was seen as a troublemaker - he was arrested trying to get into an X-rated film and for evading paying for a subway ride. He was sent back to Colombia for a year to "straighten" him out. as a student he started writing comedy. He enrolled at New York University taking Drama. His first acting experience was in Madonna's "Borderline" video.Many acting roles followed including Tybalt in the Leonardo diCAprio film Romeo+Juliet. He is married and has a son and daughter

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below is a list of John Leguizamo's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Freak: A Semi-Demi-Quasi-Psuedo Autobiography         Ghetto Klown         Mambo Mouth         Sexaholix - A Love Story         Spic-O-Rama

Freak: A Semi-Demi-Quasi-Psuedo Autobiography

Freak: A Semi-Demi-Quasi-Psuedo Autobiography
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1st Produced:
-    1998

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1st Published:
Riverhead Trade 1998   978-1573226936

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Ghetto Klown

Synopsis:
Ghetto Klown is the next chapter in John Leguizamo's hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix. . .a Love Story. In Leguizamo's trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who have populated his life. Leguizamo takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous '80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Leguizamo explains, "Ghetto Klown is all the things I say to my therapist and my manager, but would NeVeR want the general public to know. It's cheaper than a lawsuit and I get to take a bow at the end. It's like Wikileaks but with no international manhunt. Yet."
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Lyceum theatre
149 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036    22 Mar 2011

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Play/Drama 135 min

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Volume XXXI (2011) Issue 22 Page 1189

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Mambo Mouth

Synopsis:
Seven different South American characters

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1st Produced:
-    1991

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sexaholix - A Love Story

Sexaholix - A Love Story
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1st Produced:
-    2002

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Works of John Leguizamo" published by HarperCollins 2010   -

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Genre:
Monologue Play/Drama

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Spic-O-Rama

Spic-O-Rama
Various Latino types

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1st Produced:
-    1993

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1st Published:
Bantam 1994   978-0553372885

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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