John Benjamin Hickey Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Tony Award for best performance by a featured actor in 2011 for his role in "The Normal Heart․"
• Graduated from Fordham University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in English after studying and participated in the theater department at Texas State University, San Marcos, for several years
• Quote: "My favorite collaboration in the theatre is the collaboration between the actors and the audience․"
• Quote: "[on coming out] "I think at the end of the day if you're a good actor then you're a good actor․ People don't care․""
• His theater credits include "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "The Normal Heart" and revivals of "Mary Stuart," "The Crucible" and "Cabaret․"
• Best known for his work on and off Broadway, he has also had several memorable roles on television including those of Philip Stoddard on the sitcom "It's All Relative" and Sean, the homeless brother of the main character in "The Big C․"
• Cherishes the photographs that Arthur Miller's wife took of him and costar Laura Linney while they were working with Miller on the revival of "The Crucible․"
• Is a fan of John Mayer and considers Joni Mitchell's "Ladies of the Canyon" to be one of the greatest albums of all time
• Had an interview called "Finding Himself" by Michael J․ Giltz published in "The Advocate" in 1999
• Listed his favorite New York City restaurants as Café Luxembourg, Bar Pitti, Babbo, Joe Allens, Il Cantinori and Good on Greenwich Avenue