Biography of John Leguizamo

John was born on July 22nd 1964 in Bogota, Colombia. His father Alberto was a waiter and his mother a factory worker. His parents moved to New York leaving John and his brother Sergio with their grandparents. When they were established the boys moved too. In his teens he was seen as a troublemaker - he was arrested trying to get into an X-rated film and for evading paying for a subway ride. He was sent back to Colombia for a year to "straighten" him out. As a student he started writing comedy. He enrolled at New York University taking drama. His first acting experience was in Madonna's "Borderline" video.Many acting roles followed including Tybalt in the Leonardo diCaprio film Romeo+Juliet. He is married and has a son and daughter