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Date of Birth: 1964 , July-22
Birth Nation: Colombia
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name John Leguizamo
Birth Name John Alberto Leguizamo
Father Alberto Leguizamo
Mother Luz Leguizamo
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Bogotá, Colombia
Ethnicity White
Profession Actor
Working For Movies and TV shows
Net Worth $25 Million
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
Famous for Actor, voice actor, producer, stand-up comedian, playwright, screenwriter
Married Yes
Married to Justine Maurer (m. 2003)
Children 2
Divorce Yes, (Yelba Osorio (m. 1994–1996)
Education New York University
Movies Ice Age: Continental Drift
TV Show Bloodline, The Kill Point, House of Buggin', Freak, The Brothers García, ER, The Three Friends and Jerry
Sisters Marie Leguizamo ,Emily Leguizamo
Siblings Sergio Leguizamo

Quick Timeline of John Leguizamo

1964 Born in Bogotá, Colombia
1968 Moved to United States
1985 Played his first movie role
1994 Married to Yelba Osorio
1996 Divorced with Yelba Osorio
2003 Married to Justine Maurer
1999 First child, Allegra Leguizamo
2000 Second child, Lucas Leguizamo
1999 Won Primetime Emmy Awards
1999 Won ALMA Awards
1992 Won CableACE Awards
1991 Listed in Promising New Actors of 1991

Detail Timeline of John Leguizamo

July 22 , 1964

Born in Bogotá, Colombia

John Leguizamo was from the middle class family born as John Alberto Leguizamo in Bogotá, Colombia to Alberto Leguizamo and Luz Leguizamo. He is the citizen of United States and Colombia and is of Puerto Rican, Italian, and Lebanese descent.

1968

Moved to United States

He spent his early childhood days in Bogotá and then he finally immigrated to the United States along with his parents when he was just four years old. However, in United States he find difficult to adopt in that life style and culture. 

1985

Played his first movie role

After being standup comedian for about a year, he was offered the first movie role in 1985 and that year, he played his first movie role in the movie Mixed Blood. From 1986, he began playing in the television series, Miami Vice.

August 27 , 1994

Married to Yelba Osorio

He was first married to Yelba Osorio. Yelba Osorio is the famous American actress and writer. She is popular in the world for portraying her role in the movies like Carlito's Way, Shut Up and Kiss Me! and many more. 

1996

Divorced with Yelba Osorio

On 27th of August 1994, John got married to actress Yelba Osorio. She is also known to be the writer. After being married for about two years, news about their separation became public and they finally got divorced in 1996.

July 5 , 2003

Married to Justine Maurer

On 5th of July 2003, he also got married for the second time in his life and that was with Justine Maurer. Together they have already welcomed two children. Beside this one, he is not involved in extra marital affairs and he is happy to have her as his loving spouse.

October 23 , 1999

First child, Allegra Leguizamo

He became father for the first time in his life in 1999. He and love of his life, Justine Maurer welcomed their first child Allegra Leguizamo on 23rd of October and that time they were not bonded in marriage relationship.

December 5 , 2000

Second child, Lucas Leguizamo

He also became father for the second time in his life in 2000. It seems like he was having love affairs with present wife Justine Maurer long before they got married. They welcomed their second child together on 5th of December. 

1999

Won Primetime Emmy Awards

 Primetime Emmy Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and everyone really fells honored if they win this award. In 1999, he got his first nomination in this award and he won it for Outstanding Performance in a Variety program. 

1999

Won ALMA Awards

After portraying his role in Freak in 1998, he got his first nomination in ALMA Awards the following year. That year, he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual and was also honored with it. He has won this award several times. 

1992

Won CableACE Awards

It seems like CableACE Awards is his first major award he won. He won this award in 1992 for Performance in a Comedy Special. He also got his nomination in this award in 1993 but he won this award second time in 1994 and it was from three different nominations. 

1991

Listed in Promising New Actors of 1991

Since the beginning of his professional career, he was displaying some beautiful acting. Within half a decade of acting, he was listed in the lists of Promising New Actors of 1991. While he was in his school days, he was also voted Most Talkative. 

Content

Primetime Emmy Awards winner, John Leguizamo is a famous actor and producer and is also popular to be a comedian and screenwriter.

Early life, Age, & Education

John Leguizamo was from a middle-class family born as John Alberto Leguizamo in Bogotá, Colombia to Alberto Leguizamo and Luz Leguizamo.

He spent his early childhood days in Bogotá and then he finally immigrated to the United States along with his parents when he was just four years old. He is a citizen of the United States and Colombia and is of Puerto Rican, Italian, and Lebanese descent.

Who Is His Current Wife? Unsuccessful Marriages

On the 27th of August 1994, John got married to actress Yelba Osorio. She is also known to be a writer. However, this married life finally came to an end in 1996.

On the 5th of July 2003, he also got married for the second time in his life and that was with Justine Maurer. Together they have already welcomed two children. Besides this one, he is not involved in extramarital affairs and he is happy to have her as his loving spouse.

Career & Net Worth

John's first profession was a standup comedian, he began it in 1984 and that was from the New York nightclub circuit. His debut acting role came the following year in Mixed Blood. A decade later in 1995, he wrote, produced, acted, and created the show House of Buggin.

His Salary & Net Worth

For his role in the movie Spawn, he earned a salary of $2,000,000. His net worth is around $25 million.