John Leguizamo Says His Wife 'Just Found Facebook': 'It Still Connects Older Generations Together' (Exclusive)

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22-03-2025

John Leguizamo's wife Justine Maurer is venturing out into the social-media space!
The actor stars in the new dramedy Bob Trevino Likes It, in which a young woman named Lily Trevino (Barbie Ferreira) friends his character Bob on Facebook, mistakenly believing he is her estranged father Robert Trevino (French Stewart).
And in real life, Leguizamo, 64, tells PEOPLE, "My wife just found Facebook."
"And oh my gosh, she is loving it because she's connecting with people from high school, and she's connecting with people from elementary school," he adds of Maurer, whom he met in the early '90s and tied the knot with in June 2003.
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"It's so wild. But even though it's outdated, it still connects older generations together," Leguizamo adds of the social-media platform.
In Bob Trevino Likes It, the actor's titular Bob bonds with Lily (Ferreira, 28) as she navigates a familial plight.
Off camera, Leguizamo and the Euphoria star hit it off right away considering "there was a lot to connect with," including their Latinx backgrounds and respective roots in Queens, New York.
"We played basketball, [had] a couple of meals with Tracie Laymon, the director," he tells PEOPLE. "And Tracie also knew that you gotta do a little method stuff; you gotta hang out. So [Barbie and I] were able to create this bond and this relationship."
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Leguizamo has decades of experience in fatherhood in real life, too, as a dad to two kids with longtime love Maurer: daughter Allegra, born in 1999, and son Lucas, born in 2000.
Allegra has followed in Leguizamo's footsteps as an actress and filmmaker; in fact, her short film Flash Warning premieres next month at the Miami Film Festival, and she'll appear with her dad onscreen for the first time in the upcoming movie Tin Soldier.
"She's incredible. She's so talented, and I'm not just saying that as her dad," Leguizamo says of his oldest child. "I'm objective."
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And while he "had some trepidations" about Allegra getting into the industry, as it can be "pretty terrible sometimes," he tells PEOPLE that his daughter has been "in it for the right reasons."
"She's not in it for the fame or the money or the glory; she's in it for the work and the craft," Leguizamo says. "And when you're in it for that, you're always happy. You're always content."
Bob Trevino Likes It is in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York City now, with a wider release slated for March 28.
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