A multi-faceted performer and Emmy Award winner, John Leguizamo has established a career that defies categorization. With boundless energy and creativity, his work in film, theatre, television, and literature covers a variety of genres, continually threatening to create a few of its own.

Currently, the ever versatile Leguizamo appears as a guest star in twelve episodes of NBC's cornerstone drama "ER." He plays 'Dr. Victor Clemente,' a dynamic supervising physician who shakes up the County General emergency room with his unconventional ideas and use of cutting-edge technology. "ER" airs on NBC on Thursdays at 10:00PM.

Last summer, Leguizamo earned rave reviews for his role as a popular TV reporter who's willing to sacrifice everything to get the story of a notorious serial killer in "Crónicas." Written and directed by Sebastian Cordero and produced and financed by Alfonso Cuaron's Monsoon Entertainment, the film screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and 2004 Toronto Film Festival and was honored as an Un Certain Regard selection at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Up next for Leguizamo is "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown," in which he reprises his voice role as 'Sid, the Sloth' and co-stars alongside Ray Romano, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah. 20th Century Fox will release the film on March 31, 2006. On August 4, 2006, Leguizamo co-stars in the Edward Burns project "The Groomsmen" alongside Edward Burns, Jay Mohr and Matthew Lillard.

Also upcoming for Leguizamo is "The Alibi" directed by Kurt Matilla and Matt Checkowski for Summit & Endgame Entertainment. The independent film tells the story of Ray Elliott (Steve Coogan) who runs a successful business providing alibis for men and women who cheat on their spouses. Leguizamo plays 'Hannibal,' a jilted chauffer who preys on Ray to find information about his former lover. James Marsden, Selma Blair, Sam Elliot and Rebecca Romijn also co-star.

Leguizamo's recent credits include "Land of the Dead," the fourth installment of writer/director George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" series, the remake of John Carpenter's 1976 film "Assault on Precinct 13" directed by French filmmaker Jean-Francois Richet with Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, Gabriel Byrne, Brian Dennehy, Maria Bello, and Drea de Matteo, and "Sueno," directed by Renee Chabria, and also featuring Elizabeth Pena and Nestor Serrano.

Leguizamo was last seen on the small screen in HBO's "Undefeated," his feature directorial debut. Scripted by Frank Pugliese from a story by Leguizamo and Kathy DeMarco, the film is a drama about a young Latino boxer dealing with love and career success.

Leguizamo's filmography includes Franc Reyes' "Empire," co-starring Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards and Isabella Rossellini, Jonas Akerlund's "Spin," with Jason Schwartzman, Mena Suvari and Brittany Murphy, Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge," starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor (ALMA nomination, Best Supporting Actor), "Ice Age," Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam," Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's "King of the Jungle" (ALMA nomination, Best Lead Actor), the cult hit "Spawn," Baz Luhrmann's "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet," and "Dr. Doolittle." For his performance as a sensitive drag queen in "Too Wong Foo: Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar," opposite Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes, Leguizamo garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Additional film credits include Stuart Baird's "Executive Decision," opposite Kurt Russell, Brian de Palma's "Carlito's Way," "Collateral Damage" with Arnold Schwarzenegger, "ZigZag," Brian de Palma's "Casualties of War" starring Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox, and John Shultz's "The Honeymooners."

In 1991, Leguizamo created an off-Broadway sensation as the writer and performer of his one-man show, "Mambo Mouth" in which he portrayed seven different characters. He received Obie, Outer Critics Circle and Vanguardia awards for his performance. The play's HBO special led to his first television comedy special, Comedy Central's "The Talent Pool," for which he received a CableACE Award.

Leguizamo's second one-man show, "Spic-O-Rama," had an extended sold-out run in Chicago at the Goodman and Briar Street theaters before opening in New York. The play received numerous accolades including the Dramatists' Guild Hull-Warriner Award for Best American Play and the Lucille Lortel Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Broadway Performance. Leguizamo received the Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent, as well as a Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance. "Spic-O-Rama" also aired on HBO, receiving four CableACE Awards.

"Freak," Leguizamo's third one-man show, ended a successful run on Broadway in 1998. Billed as a "Semi-Demi-Quasi-Pseudo Autobiography." "Freak" was described as "scathingly funny" (The New York Times.) Along with the Tony Award nominations for Best Play and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, Leguizamo won the Drama Desk and the Outer Critic's Circle Awards for Outstanding Solo Performance. A special presentation of "Freak," directed by Spike Lee, aired on HBO and earned Leguizamo the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program as well as a nomination for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.

Fall of 2001 saw Leguizamo's return to Broadway with his "Sexaholix...a Love Story." Directed by Peter Askin, the play is based on the sold-out national tour, "John Leguizamo Live!" Leguizamo was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for "Outstanding Solo Performance" and the show received a Tony nomination for Best Special Theatrical Performance. "Sexaholix" aired as an HBO Special in Spring 2002 and also toured the country.

Additional stage credits include "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "La Puta Vida" at the New York Shakespeare Festival and "Parting Gestures" at INTAR.

On television, Leguizamo starred with Ray Liotta in HBO's "Point of Origin" and in ABC's mini-series, "Arabian Nights" where he played both The Ring Genie and the The Lamp Genie in the literary classic. In January 1995, Leguizamo set a precedent by creating and starring in the first Latin comedy/variety show, the Emmy award-winning, "House of Buggin" for FOX.

Raised in New York City, Leguizamo studied acting with Lee Strasberg and Wynn Handman at New York University. He was the recipient of the 2002 ALMA Award for Entertainer of the Year.