John Leguizamo
‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Review: Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo Earn Your Tears in a Touching Dramedy of Connection
A lonely young woman befriends a childless older man while searching on Facebook for her estranged father in Tracie Laymon's SXSW competition entry.
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‘Translators’ Doc Director Aims to Show Young Translators With “Voice and Hope”
Translators, a documentary short by two-time Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez, showcases the lives of three Latino children – Harye, 13; Densel, 11; and Virginia, 16 – as they translate everyday transactions for their parents who don’t speak English. Following a screening at Hollywood’s Ricardo Montalban Theatre (the film also premiered at Los Angeles Latino International […]
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‘Leguizamo Does America’ Renewed for Season 2 at MSNBC
John Leguizamo is heading back out on the road to explore America’s Latin history. MSNBC has renewed the award-winning actor’s travel series Leguizamo Does America for a second season. The renewal comes just over a month after the series — which debuted on the cable network on April 16 and also streamed on Peacock — […]
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“Your Fight Is Our Fight”: John Leguizamo, Busy Philipps, Tony Kushner and Unions Show Solidarity With WGA
John Leguizamo, Busy Philipps, Tony Kushner, Neil Gaiman, Al Franken and Wanda Sykes were among those who took to the stage during WGA East’s Rally at 30 Rockefeller Center on Tuesday, appearing alongside union leaders from SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Actor’s Equity and more pledging that “all of labor stands behind the writers.” Cynthia Nixon, Ilana Glazer, […]
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John Leguizamo on Exploring Latin History With MSNBC’s ‘Leguizamo Does America’
John Leguizamo really, really loves Latin history. “I’m a history addict. I’m an idiot savant in history,” the actor, writer and producer says, laughing. “Latin history’s become my thing — my passion — and I try to smuggle it wherever I can.” The Menu and Encanto star had done a version of that with his popular […]
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Late Night Hosts Celebrate Trump’s Indictment: “Historic and It’s Funny”
The news that a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump broke shortly before many of the late night shows taped their Thursday night episodes, but most of the hosts were still able to get in a few jokes at Trump’s expense. The indictment came after a grand jury investigation into six-figure […]
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‘The Power’ Review: Toni Collette and John Leguizamo in an Amazon Sci-Fi Thriller Full of Untapped Potential
Based on Naomi Alderman's novel, the series is set in a world suddenly transformed when teenage girls develop the ability to generate electric jolts from their fingertips.
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Debbie Allen, Questlove, Jennifer Beals Pay Tribute to Irene Cara: “She Defined a Decade”
Debbie Allen, Questlove, Jennifer Beals and Diane Warren were among the Hollywood notables remembering Irene Cara following the news of the Oscar-winning performer’s death at age 63. Cara began her career as a child singer and dancer before breaking out with the 1980 musical film Fame, in which she starred as Coco Hernandez and sang […]
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‘Alina of Cuba’ Producer Responds to John Leguizamo’s Criticism of James Franco Casting as Fidel Castro: “His Comments Are Culturally Uneducated”
Following criticisms by John Leguizamo of James Franco’s casting as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in the independent film Alina of Cuba, producer John Martinez O’Felan has responded, calling the comments “culturally uneducated.” In the film, to be directed by Miguel Bardem and based on a script written by Jose Rivera and Nilo Cruz, Franco will star opposite […]
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Oscars: Simu Liu, Uma Thurman, Lily James and Rami Malek to Present
Simu Liu, Uma Thurman, Lily James and Rami Malek are among the latest group of presenters for the 2022 Oscars. Ruth E. Carter, John Leguizamo and last year’s best actor winner, Anthony Hopkins, who notably wasn’t present when he won the award at the end of last year’s show, will also take the stage during […]
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John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo Join David Harbour in ‘Violent Night’ (Exclusive)
John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Hassell and Alexis Louder have joined David Harbour in Universal’s Christmas action movie Violent Night. David Leitch, Kelly McCormick and Guy Danella are producing the feature via their Universal-based 87North Banner, with the moviemakers hoping to replicate the success of their previous effort, the Bob Odenkirk sleeper action hit Nobody. […]
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Meet the Voices Behind the ‘Encanto’ Cast
Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, Maluma and Wilmer Valderrama, among others, voice the characters in the Oscar-nominated animated Disney film.
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