Co-created and starring the Colombian-American actor/comedian, the project is based on his life as a husband, father and fish out of water on New York City’s Upper West Side.
Peña, starred in Showtime‘s Resurrection Blvd., will portray Leguizamo’s mother Olga.
But this isn’t the first time Peña has played the Fugly! star’s madre… The actors previously portrayed mother and son in the 2008 Latino-themed family drama Nothing Like the Holidays.
Luke Ganalon will soon be sharing screen time with a noted Latino comedian… The Latino child actor has landed a role on ABC’s still-untitled semi-autobiographical comedy pilot starring John Leguizamo. Co-created by the Colombian-American actor/comedian and written by Jeff Astrof, the project is based on Leguizamo’s life as a husband,…
Following his scene-stealing role in Matt Damon’s We Bought A Zoo, Dustin Ybarra could soon be heading to television opposite another Hollywood icon. The Latino stand-up comedian/actor has landed the lead opposite John Leguizamo in ABC’s comedy pilot Only Fools And Horses. Based on the British series of the same name,…
John Leguizamo is getting a second chance at a network television series… ABC has given a formal green light to a new pilot for Kings of Van Nuys, starring the 48-year-old Colombian American actor. The network first ordered a pilot for the multi-camera project, which is based on the British…