LYCOS RETRIEVER 
John Leguizamo: New York
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John Leguizamo captivated audiences with his portrayal of Sid the sloth in Ice Age. Now he's back, voicing the character again in Ice Age: The Meltdown. This time, as the ice melts and the world comes alive with the colors of Spring, Sid finds that he has what it takes to be a real hero. He and his oddly matched family - Manny the mammoth, Diego the saber toothed tiger and newcomer to the group, Ellie - a mammoth who believes she is a possum - set off on a wondrous journey into the unknown of their changing world.
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Actor and monologist John Leguizamo's one-man show Mambo Mouth introduced New Yorkers and, later, cable and video audiences to a collection of wildly entertaining but disturbed Hispanic street characters recalled from his youth in New York City's borough of Queens. For his performance in Hangin' with the Homeboys, Leguizamo was described by one critic as a "Latino version of Brando."
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John Leguizamo was born in Bogot, Colombia, in 1964. When he was four, his family immigrated to the United States. He has performed in film, on television, and on Broadway, earning an Obie, an Emmy, and a Tony, among other awards. He lives in New York with his family.
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John Leguizamo was born in Colombia in 1964 and immigrated to Queens, New York, with his family when he was four years old. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in various New York clubs, and has gone on to critically acclaimed performances on film, television, and Broadway. He lives in New York City.
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At an acting workshop in 1991, John Leguizamo met and fell in love with actress Yelba Matamoros (a.k.a. Yelba Osorio, born 1962). They eloped in September 1994, but divorced in November 1996. On July 5, 2003, Leguizamo wed his longtime girlfriend Justine Maurer (estate planner; born in 1968) in New York. The couple has two children: daughter Allegra Sky (born on October 23, 1999) and son Ryder Lee (born on December 5, 2000).
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Leguizamo moved with his family to New York when he was four. Accepted into Lee Strasberg's actors' studio he studied with the master for one day before Strasberg died. After studying acting at NYU, he began his career as a stand-up comic. Parts in numerous films followed, including the role of Miss Chi-Chi Rodrigquez in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), for which he won a Golden Globe award, and Tybalt in Baz Luhrman's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1996). He played the diminutive artist Toulouse-Lautrec in Baz Luhrman's latest film, Moulin Rouge (2001). Other film credits include Carlito's Way, Casualties of War, and Regarding Henry.
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