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Sid [the character from 'Ice Age'] is a prehistoric sloth. Sloths move really slowly and they store food in the cheek pouches. That's where I got the voice that you hear. He had to sound as though he was storing food.
John Leguizamo
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John Leguizamo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 22
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John Alberto Leguizamo
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