VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: John Leguizamo’s Dad Told Him To Beat Up Boy Who Stole His Bike At Seven Years Old
Actor John Leguizamo recently spoke about his childhood experience – and how it informed his comedy and politics. Leguizamo explained how his bike frequently gets stolen growing up in New York City. “Now I have the crappiest bike and it’ll probably get stolen anyway,” he told an audience at SXSW in Austin, Texas. He recalled the first time he got mugged when he was just seven years old over his first bike. He grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens with his immigrant parents. He specifically recalled how his parents, “would make me earn my Christmas presents. So I had to read the encyclopedia to t...