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John Leguizamo began voicing Sid the Sloth in the first Ice Age film in 2002<\/p>\n
As he prepares for the premiere of Ice Age: Boiling Point in February 2027, Leguizamo shared his gratitude for the role and talked about how he’s used his paychecks from it<\/p>\n
Ice Age 6 also stars Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary and Simon Pegg<\/p>\n
John Leguizamo<\/a> opened up about his experience as part of the cast of Ice Age, including how he’s used his paychecks.<\/p>\n The 66-year-old actor recently caught up with Entertainment Tonight<\/a> to discuss the sixth film, Ice Age: Boiling Point, which debuts in February 2027. During the conversation, he reflected on getting paid for being part of the successful and enduring franchise.<\/p>\n “It paid my bills! It got me a second and a triple home. It paid for my kids’ college,” the actor said with a laugh.<\/p>\n Additionally, Leguizamo said the role has always “allowed me to be really as funny as I want to be.”<\/p>\n “Movies are more dramatic usually, but in that, I got to be hilarious. I got to be so silly and create this incredible character and creature,” he shared.<\/p>\n The outlet showed Leguizamo an interview from 2002 in which he talked about voicing his character, Sid the Sloth.<\/p>\n “I said, ‘Give me some Discovery Channel footage on sloths,’ and of course, you’re watching, and it’s like there’s a sloth on fire and he’s running,” he said at the time. “And just when I was about to turn it off two hours later it still hadn’t moved. The narrator said, ‘They store food in their mouths.’ That’s how I started to come up with this sort of lateral lisp, from all the food. And that’s how we started to come up with the character,” he explained in the clip.<\/p>\n Reacting to the clip, Leguizamo realized he “can’t really let go of Sid the Sloth” and said that he could hear himself slipping into the character’s signature lisp.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Ice Age: Boiling Point follows the first movie, Ice Age: The Meltdown<\/a> (2006), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs<\/a> (2009), Ice Age: Continental Drift<\/a> (2012) and Ice Age: Collision Course<\/a> (2016).<\/p>\n Sharing a hint about what fans can look forward to with the latest installment, he teased, “Now we got number six coming up. They’re reuniting the trio, bringing Queen Latifah<\/a> abroad and I think J. Lo’s in it as well. I mean, everybody’s coming back for this one.”<\/p>\n In June 2026, the first teaser for Ice Age: Boiling Point was released. The film is described as “a dinosaur-and-lava-filled madcap adventure that takes Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat and the rest of the herd to visit never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World,” per Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ice Age films and shorts are currently streaming on Disney+.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n