John Leguizamo, the veteran stage and screen actor and leading activist for Latino representation in Hollywood, who is currently garnering career-best notices and Oscar buzz for his portrayal of Eumaeus in Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey, is the latest guest on THR's 'Awards Chatter' podcast with scott_feinberg.⁠ ⁠ Over the course of this episode, the youthful 66-year-old reflected on his journey from Bogotá to Jackson Heights to Hollywood, and how his discovery of comedy and acting saved; how he managed to make early inroads into the business, despite the reluctance of people to cast Latinos as anything other than stereotypes; and why he hated working on 'ER,' loved being part of the 'Ice Age' series and 'Encanto,' and was invited to play the villain Vulture in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' — before being uninvited.⁠ ⁠ He also went deep on 'The Odyssey': why it meant so much to him that Nolan decided to employ non-traditional casting for the film; how he prepared to play a blind and elderl...