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Actor: John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo has written and performed several one-man shows on Broadway about Latino identity and his own family, winning a special Tony for the body of that work.

Carlito’s Way, Romeo and Juliet and Summer of Sam gave him the dramatic run, and To Wong Foo cast him against type entirely.

He voices Sid across the Ice Age films, which is his most widely heard work, and has been consistently outspoken about representation in casting.

Keanu Reeves as John Wick in a dark suit, holding a gun in a combat stance during an action sequence.Adrianne Palicki

John Wick (2014) Review

John Wick (2014) rates 8 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. Two stuntmen directed it for twenty million dollars, put the camera far enough back to see the whole body, and built an entire criminal economy out of about…

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Al Pacino as Carlito Brigante in a scene from the 1993 crime film, likely showing him in a tense moment.Al Pacino

Carlito’s Way (1993) Review

Carlito's Way (1993) rates 9 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. De Palma tells you Carlito dies in the first ninety seconds and then makes you hope for two and a half hours that he will not. Sean Penn…

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Violent Night (2022)

Violent Night is Tommy Wirkola's 2022 American action-comedy depicting Santa Claus, played as a disillusioned former Viking warrior, trapped inside a wealthy family's Connecticut compound as mercenaries take the family hostage on Christmas Eve, leading Santa to fight back with…

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