约翰·雷吉扎莫

介绍：Fast-talking and feisty-looking John Leguizamo has continued to impress movie audiences with his versatility: he can play sensitive and naive young men, such as Johnny in Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991); cold-blooded killers like Benny Blanco in 情枭的黎明 (1993); a heroic Army Green Beret, stopping aerial terrorists in 最高危机 (1996); and drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in 艳倒群雌 (1995). Arguably, not since ill-fated actor and comedian 弗雷迪·普林兹 starred in the smash TV series Chico and the Man (1974) has a youthful Latino personality had such a powerful impact on critics and fans alike.Leguizamo was born July 22, 1964, in Bogotá, Colombia, to Luz and Alberto Leguizamo. He was four when his family emigrated to the United States. He was raised in Queens, New York, attended New York University and studied under legendary acting coach 李·斯特拉斯伯格 for only one day before Strasberg passed away. The extroverted Leguizamo started working the comedy club circuit in New York and first appeared in front of the cameras in an episode of Miami Vice (1984). His first film appearance was a small part in 混血儿 (1984), and he had minor roles in 越战创伤 (1989) and 虎胆龙威2 (1990) before playing a liquor store thief who shoots 哈里森·福特 in 意外的人生 (1991). His career really started to soar after his first-rate performance in the independent film Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991) as a nervous young teenager from the Bronx out for a night in brightly lit Manhattan with his buddies, facing the career choice of staying in a supermarket or heading off to college and finding out that the girl he loves from afar isn't quite what he thought she was.The year 1991 was also memorable for other reasons, as he hit the stage with his show John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth (1991), in which he portrayed seven different Latino characters. The witty and incisive show was a smash hit and won the Obie and Outer Circle Critics Award, and later was filmed for HBO, where it picked up a CableACE Award. He returned to the stage two years later with another satirical production poking fun at Latino stereotypes titled John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993). It played in Chicago and New York, and won the Drama Desk Award and four CableACE Awards.In 1995 he created and starred in the short-lived TV series House of Buggin' (1995), an all-Latino-cast comedy variety show featuring hilarious sketches and comedic routines. The show scored two Emmy nominations and received positive reviews from critics, but it was canceled after only one season. The gifted Leguizamo was still keeping busy in films, with key appearances in 超级马里奥兄弟 (1993), 罗密欧与朱丽叶 (1996) and 再生侠 (1997). In 1998 he made his Broadway debut in John Leguizamo: Freak (1998), a "demi-semi-quasi-pseudo-autobiographical" one-man show, which was filmed for HBO by 斯派克·李.Utilizing his distinctive vocal talents, he next voiced a pesky rat in 怪医杜立德 (1998) before appearing in the dynamic 斯派克·李-directed 山姆的夏天 (1999) as a guilt-ridden womanizer, as the Genie of The Lamp in the exciting 阿拉丁神灯 (2000) and as Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec in the visually spectacular 红磨坊 (2001). He also voiced Sid in the animated 冰川时代 (2002), co-starred alongside 阿诺·施瓦辛格 in 附带损害 (2002) and directed and starred in the boxing film Undefeated (2003). Afterward, Leguizamo starred in the remake of the 约翰·卡朋特 hit 血溅13号警署 (2005) and 乔治's long-awaited fourth "Dead" film, Land of the Dead (2005). There can be no doubt that the remarkably talented Leguizamo has been a breakthrough performer for the Latino community in mainstream Hollywood, in much the same way that 西德尼·波蒂埃 crashed through celluloid barriers for African-Americans in the early 1960s. Among his many strengths lies his ability to not take his ethnic background too seriously but also to take pride in his Latino heritage. He has opened many doors for his countrymen. A masterly and accomplished performer, movie audiences await Leguizamo's next exciting performance.