Leguizamo recently endeared himself to film audiences as the sensitive drag queen in Universal's To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar, opposite Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze. His performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Since then, Leguizamo has starred in several films, all marked departures from his turn in To Wong Foo. He starred in the recent hit action-adventure Executive Decision, produced by Joel Silver, directed by Stuart Baird, also starring Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Oliver Platt and Halle Berry.

Leguizamo will next appear in director Tony Scott's psychological thriller, The Fan, which re-teams him with Wesley Snipes and also stars Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin. Also upcoming, Leguizamo will star in Organ Donor, a comedy for Fox Family Films that he and David Bar Katz will executive produce and write with Dennis Brooks.

Immediately after Leguizamo wrapped William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Leguizamo began production on The Pest, a comedy about a mischievous con artist who tries to outwit his pursuers by taking on a range of personas. Leguizamo co-created the story with David Bar Katz and co-produces and star in the film, which is directed by Paul Miller.

Prior to his feature film roles, Leguizamo set a precedent by starring in the first Latin comedy/variety show, House of Buggin', for the Fox network. The series capitalized on Leguizamos virtuoso comedic abilities, which he demonstrated in his earlier works on the stage and, later, on television.

Born in Bogota, Colombia and raised in New York City, Leguizamo became an off-Broadway sensation in 1991 as the writer and performer of the one-man-show, Mambo Mouth. He received an Obie, Outer Critics Circle and Banguardia Award for the play, in which he portrayed seven different Latino characters. Mambo Mouth aired on HBO, winning him an ACE Award.

His second one-man show, Spic-O-Rama. played in Chicago for an extended, sold-out run, at the Goodman and Briar Street Theatres before opening to stellar reviews and sold-out houses in New York. The show received numerous awards, including the Dramatist's Guild Hull-Warriner Award for Best American Play and a Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance. Spic-O-Rama also aired on HBO and garnered four ACE Awards.