A place for those who "Trust the Fungus"

That's right, folks. I finally met John Leguizamo--Luigi himself--in person.

Leguizamo has started doing a comedy club tour of his upcoming one-man-show, Latin History For Dummies. When developing his shows in the past, he had done it for small groups of friends and at theaters, etc. Doing this at comedy clubs is a new thing for him and I think that the show I attended at Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh was the first stop of his tour.



After the show was over, John made time for a meet-and-greet where he let fans get some signed merchandise and have their pictures taken with thim. John signed my Second Sight Super Mario Bros. Blu-Ray and I was able to speak to him for a few moments. I told him who I was and how much me and all the fans appreciate his support for things like his 20th Anniversary Message and participation in the Blu-Ray documentary. John noted that it was sad that we've been losing Super Mario Bros. actors in the past few years like Dennis Hopper and Bob Hoskins. I agreed with him, and told him that's exactly why the SMB Movie Archive exists--to make sure their work can be celebrated and not forgotten.

That is awesome! Very nice. That blu-ray looks amazing...I really have to get it.

Fantastic, just fantastic! Congratulations of your splendifferous adventure.

Very nice! That must have been amazing!

Pretty cool! Did he seem interested in you and our work or at least pleasant to a fan, or did he not care? (I really can't see him being an asshole, even considering the subject-matter)

Now I just need to meet him! 25th anniversary screening, maybe?

I think he was pretty tired...it was after midnight and he had done two shows that day. But yeah--once I told him who I was he opened up a little and we got to talk for a few moments. Definitely a great interaction!

1) I can't believe I missed this all this time. That's awesome.

2) That mustache! Now THAT is a Luigi!

I'm not saying that as a matter of "Luigi has to have a mustache," I'm saying that this shows Leguizamo can clearly rock a mustache worthy of the Mario Bros.

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:1) I can't believe I missed this all this time. That's awesome.

2) That mustache! Now THAT is a Luigi!

I'm not saying that as a matter of "Luigi has to have a mustache," I'm saying that this shows Leguizamo can clearly rock a mustache worthy of the Mario Bros.

I believe John offered to grow a mustache for the part but they said it was unnecessary. I read that somewhere in an interview with him from a long time ago. It is odd though, in a lot of his post-SMB movies he has a mustache, Spike Lee's Summer of Sam comes to mind, as does George Romero's Land of the Dead, which he incidentally starred alongside Dennis Hopper once more in.

Yeah, I think I remember reading that somewhere as well. More's the pity; again, not that I really minded him lacking it in context, but he's really proven he can rock it like a Bro.

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:Yeah, I think I remember reading that somewhere as well. More's the pity; again, not that I really minded him lacking it in context, but he's really proven he can rock it like a Bro.

It's never bothered me (that Luigi in the movie had no mustache) but yes, he certainly does rock the 'stash well.