John Alberto Leguizamo
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Born	July 22, 1964
Alias	Johnny Legs
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Ice Age
Latest appearance	Ice Age: Continental Drift
Character(s) portrayed	Sid

John Leguizamo, born in Bogotá, Colombia, is an actor. He voices the ground sloth Sid in the Ice Age series, and voices the character in the last few Ice Age video games.

Born to Alberto and Luz Leguizamo, Leguizamo’s father once studied at Cinecittà, only to drop out after funds were low; at the age of four, the Leguizamo family moved to America, where their son soon began comedic undergraduate work at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, dropping out in time so as to start up a career in standup comedy. In time, Leguizamo moved on to acting roles in addition to standup comedy.

To voice Sid in the first Ice Age film, Leguizamo tried out thirty different voices, among them a Southern American accent and a Hindi accent. After viewing specials on the “Discovery Channel” on sloths, Leguizamo learned that sloths store food in their mouths and so began to use such foods as chocolate, jam, and peanut butter to voice Sid in his thick, lispy voice.

External linksEdit

• John Leguizamo at the Internet Movie Database