1. Sean Hayes has received nominations for six Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards, winning one of the latter.
36 Facts About Sean Hayes
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Sean Hayes portrayed Jerry Lewis in the CBS film Martin and Lewis.
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Sean Hayes portrayed God in the comedy An Act of God from 2015 to 2016 and Oscar Levant in the Doug Wright play Good Night, Oscar in 2022, the latter of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play.
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Sean Hayes hosted the 64th Tony Awards in 2010 for which he was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Sean Hayes is of Irish descent and was raised as a Roman Catholic in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
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Sean Hayes has been estranged from his father for many years.
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Sean Hayes left "two or three classes short" of graduation when he became music director at the Pheasant Run Theater in St Charles, Illinois.
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Sean Hayes practiced improv at The Second City in Chicago.
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Sean Hayes composed original music for a production of Antigone at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.
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Sean Hayes made his professional debut in the independent film Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, which brought him wide attention.
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Sean Hayes was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards for his performances.
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Sean Hayes was the voice of Brain in the 2008 film Igor, and has guest-starred in television shows such as Scrubs and 30 Rock.
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Sean Hayes executive produced The Sperm Donor and Stephen's Life, the two winning scripts that were chosen by NBC.
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Sean Hayes guest-starred in 2006 in the Adult Swim cameo-filled show Tom Goes to the Mayor.
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Sean Hayes appeared as Thomas in the film The Bucket List.
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Sean Hayes appeared as Mr Hank Humberfloob and provided the voice of "The Fish" in The Cat in the Hat.
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Sean Hayes played Larry Fine in the film The Three Stooges.
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In 2017, Sean Hayes played the role of Steven, the devil emoji in The Emoji Movie.
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Sean Hayes made his Broadway debut in the April 2010 Broadway revival of the musical Promises, Promises.
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Sean Hayes received a nomination for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Sean Hayes was host of the 64th Annual Tony Awards on June 13,2010, on CBS.
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Sean Hayes starred in the Broadway production An Act of God, June 6 to September 4,2016, after engagements in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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In 2022, Sean Hayes portrayed pianist Oscar Levant in the play by Doug Wright entitled Good Night, Oscar which premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
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Sean Hayes reprised the role on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, beginning in April 2023.
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Sean Hayes received rave reviews for his performance earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
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Sean Hayes received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play.
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In February 2025, it was announced that Sean Hayes would make his debut on the West End reprising this role in a production at the Barbican Theatre in the summer of 2025.
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Sean Hayes was the host of An All Star Tribute to James Burrows.
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Sean Hayes has guest starred as Buddy Wood on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation.
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Sean Hayes was co-executive producer of the TV Land original comedy series Hot in Cleveland, which premiered in June 2010 and ran for six seasons.
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Sean Hayes was a co-executive producer of the NBC series Grimm, as well as creator and executive producer on another NBC series, Hollywood Game Night.
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Sean Hayes starred in and was one of the executive producers for the Netflix series Q-Force, released September 2,2021.
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Sean Hayes received an honorary PhD from Illinois State University in February 2013.
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In November 2014, Sean Hayes announced that he had married his partner of eight years, Scott Icenogle.
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In October 2017, while appearing on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sean Hayes revealed that he had been hospitalized with a rare condition in which his small intestine burst.
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Sean Hayes has been open about living with atrial fibrillation, a cardiac disorder that causes him to frequently visit the ER to get his heart shocked back into sinus rhythm whenever his heartbeat is too irregular or rapid.