John Leguizamo Says ‘Ice Age’ Money ‘Paid for My Kids’ to Go to College and ‘Got Me a Second and Third Home’

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John Leguizamo has been voicing Sid the sloth since the “Ice Age” franchise launched in 2002, and the blockbuster success of the animated franchise is what allowed Leguizamo to put his kids through college. The actor told “Entertainment Tonight” on his press tour for “The Odyssey” that “Ice Age” has predominantly paid for the bills over the years.

“‘Ice Age’ allowed me to be as funny as I want to be. I got to be hilarious and so silly and create this incredible character and creature. It paid my bills, so I could be a theater actor,” Leguizamo said. “Now we got the sixth coming up. The longest-running animated movie franchise in the history of animated movies. It paid my bills. It got me a second and a triple home. It paid for my kids’ college.”

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