John Leguizamo Joins ABC's 'Only Fools and Horses'

According to Deadline.com, actor and comedian John Leguizamo is set to star in the new ABC pilot, 'Only Fools and Horses.' The comedy is based on the British format. It is adapted and executive produced by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. It is also executive produced by Leguizamo's manager Jeff Golenberg.

The comedy "chronicles the misadventures of two streetwise brothers, Del (Leguizamo) and Rodney, and their aging grandfather as they concoct outrageous, morally questionable get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires."

Leguizamo will be playing the role of Del. His character is described as "an overly confident bon vivant and con artist who trades crap out of the back of his car, cheerful and oblivious to the fact that he is a lowlife scamster."

"As part of Leguizamo's deal with ABC, if Only Fools And Horses doesn't go to series, the network will develop a single-camera comedy inspired by Leguizamo's professional, personal and family life in New York City for him to star in and executive produce."

John Leguizamo has appeared on TV's ER and The Kill Point as well as the 2006 CBS pilot Edison. No writer has been named for the upcoming project. Leguizamo will serve as executive producer along with his manager Jeff Golenberg, David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.

Emmy and Obie Award winner John Leguizamo is currently on tour with his fifth one-man show Ghetto Klown following a successful run on Broadway. The actor received a Drama Desk award for his performance.

Ghetto Klown is the next chapter in John Leguizamo's hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix...a Love Story. In Leguizamo's trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who have populated his life. Leguizamo takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

Leguizamo received an Emmy Award for the televised version of Freak on HBO.

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