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I'm Jesse Thorn, it's Bullseye.

John Leguizamo, the actor, works a lot.

I mean, his IMDB page is closing in on 150 credits.

He was in Carlitos Way, the past, the Ice Age movies, two-wong foo, bunch of others.

And he is an electric screen presence.

But that's not the only thing he does.

Since 1991, Leguizamo has written and performed in a handful of theater shows, award-winning

solo shows like Mamba Malf, Sexaholics, and Freak.

They're all deeply personal and touching and hilarious.

Leguizamo finds a way to talk about himself in the people in his life and sometimes even

channel those people with a remarkably sensitive touch.

His latest show is called Latin History for Morons.

The title kind of explains the show's conceit.

With a chalkboard and a professory looking outfit, Leguizamo gives the audience a history

of the Americas that you don't always see in textbooks.

But since it's John Leguizamo, there are dozens of funny voices, there are recreations

of historical figures long since dead, and it's all framed with a story about his life.

A few years back, his son was bullied over his Latinx heritage at school, called a slur.

Leguizamo wanted to do something about it, give him something to be proud of.

He talks about that incident in the show, how it happened, how it affected his son,

and as you're about to hear how it affected him.

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