John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1960, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian-born American actor, writer, and comedian. Leguizamo grew up in New York City and began his entertainment career in the early 1980s as a stand-up comic. He later became a theater actor, especially known for writing and starring in several solo comedic shows, including Mambo Mouth (1991) and Klass Klown (2010). Leguizamo has also appeared in many films, including Carlito’s Way (1993), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Summer of Sam (1999). He appears in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) as Eumaeus, a swineherd in Ithaca, Greece, who shelters Odysseus upon his return home.
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