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I've been hurt so many times I don't have the balls for it anymore.

John Leguizamo

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John Leguizamo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 22
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Painter
Playwright
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Bogota
Colombia
John Alberto Leguizamo
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I read that 36% of Latin kids drop out of high school, and we're the most bullied minority in schools right now. And my son had troubles in elementary school. So that made me really question being Latin in the United States.
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