La Jolla Playhouse Blog

Full given name: John Alberto Leguizamo
Hometown: Jackson Heights, Queens New York
Worst job: Working stock room of kentucky fried chicken
First Broadway show you saw: Chorus Line
Preparation before a show: nap, boxing, pushups, cursing and praying.
Worst costume: captain vegetable on sesame street
Favorite part of the production process: On set doing as many ‘takes’ as it takes.
Worst onstage mishap: doing a beach scene and the suntan lotion got all over the stage and I ran on and slipped and almost knocked myself out.
Favorite stage role: Puck in Midsummer’s night dream
Favorite movie role: Frank in WHERE GOD LEFT HIS SHOES
Favorite websites: besides the porn ones? I gotta say the New York Times and Craig’s List. Ebay too.
If you weren’t an actor, what career would you have? I’d be a therapist if I could pass chemistry class.
What book are you currently reading? My Own Biography Pimps Ho’s and Playa haters etc. looking for the passages that got everyone so worked up about.
Guilty pleasure T.V. Show: How things are made. I can watch for hours. anything with Aztecs or Mayans on history channel.
If you could live during any other time period, what would it be? I’d like to Live in the Aztec times before the conquest. when chocolate flowed, gold was everywhere and women ran everything.
You were recently on CNN discussing Latino Assimilation, what other issues/causes are you passionate about?
Helping immigrants, underprivileged kids, teens in prison, saving historic buildings, stopping Genetically mutated foods, going green and making this country healthy, anti corporate, protecting our unions, stopping out sourcing, buying American… I got a million cause. Why cause I care.
Is there one thing you’d like your fans to know about you? I’m great listener. if somebody has a great story I’m your best audience. But then I like to try to top it too. Oh well.
How would you spend a million dollars? A million dollars ain’t nothing. Ask me how I would spend 10 million and then we are talking. I’d buy make kick ass super funny and meaningful independent movies.
Favorite thing about San Diego? the people. I really get a kick how laid back everybody is and how mellow. Great diversity makes it hip.