The Ice Age line of movies has been one of the most fascinating ones in animated projects. They’ve been a staple of the genre for many years now. A fan favorite, it has gone on to do phenomenal business and earned an amazing amount of money. They revolutionized that segment of the market and brought many innovations.
It is super challenging to bring to life a world in animated form. However, super creative stars like John Leguizamo have done phenomenal work to do just that. He once revealed the amazing way he brought the voice of Sid the Sloth to life. This super ingenious method shows just how creative and talented the people behind our favorite movies are.
Ice Age Movie Star John Leguizamo’s Epic Voice Work As Sid the Sloth
John Leguizamo is a multi-faceted star, a proud actor, comedian, and film producer. He is best known for his work across all entertainment fields. Leguizamo began his career in the movie business in the late 1980s with roles in the television show Miami Vice. In 1993, he had his first breakthrough role on the big screen in the film Super Mario Bros., based on the Mario video game franchise.
The actor has successfully produced numerous projects and earned boatloads of accolades. He has also voiced different characters in many animated films, one of which includes the Ice Age computer-animated film series. John Leguizamo entertained the audiences with his epic portrayal of Sid the Sloth in the 2000 adventure comedy Ice Age.
The actor personifies Sid’s character in the original film effectively and delivers an applaud-worthy performance. The John Wick star then went on to voice the good-hearted sloth in the follow-up sequels of the film series: Ice Age: Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and Ice Age: Collision Course.
John Leguizamo’s Ingenuity Behind Sid the Sloth’s Voice
According to reports, John Leguizamo tried 40 different styles of voices for his Ice Age film character before finalizing one intriguing mouthpiece. The film director Chris Wedge informed him that he should use his voice creatively for Sid the Sloth, to which the actor agreed to his demand and went on to do some research. In a tell-all interview, the 62-year-old star spoke about the methods and techniques he tried for his part to make it seem convincing. John Leguizamo told Movie Web,
“Well, Sid is a prehistoric sloth. Sloths move really slowly and they store food in the cheek pouches. That’s where I got the voice that you hear. He had to sound as though he was storing food. I did 40 voices, for Chris Wedge, the director of the first film, before coming up with the version we used. He was hard to please, I don’t know why. I gave him really slow-talking voices then I thought perhaps Sid could be an Indian-sounding sloth.”
He continued,
“To find out more about my character, I watched footage of sloths. I discovered that the food they store in their pouches rots and ferments and half the time they’re drunk. So I walked around my apartment with food in my mouth asking myself ‘How do I come up with this voice?’ Then I found THE VOICE. I called the director and said on the phone ‘Guess who you are talking to Chris? Sid, that’s right Sid!’ And that’s how I came up with the voice, that is a true story.”
Whether appearing in big banner films or starring as a lead star in television shows, John Leguizamo has steadily built a profile as a well-established actor on screen. The Colombia-native performer got the perks of acting in some of the most talked about action-comedy and blockbuster projects with which he has left an indelible mark on the screen.
Source: Movie Web
