He also composed original music for a production of Antigone at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. He practiced improv at The Second City in Chicago.

He left 'two or three classes short' of graduation when he became music director at the Pheasant Run Theater in St. Īfter graduating from Glenbard West High School, Hayes attended Illinois State University, where he studied piano performance. He has been estranged from his father for many years. His father, an alcoholic, left the family when Hayes was five years old, leaving his mother to raise him and his siblings. He is of Irish descent and was raised as a Roman Catholic in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Hayes was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, the youngest child of five of Mary Hayes (1939-2018), the director of a non-profit food bank called the Northern Illinois Food Bank, and Ronald Hayes, a lithographer.

He hosted the 64th Tony Awards in 2010 for which he was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award. He 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 later of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play nomination. Hayes made his Broadway debut playing Chuck Baxter in the musical Promises, Promises in 2010 and received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical nomination. Since July 2020, he has co-hosted the comedy podcast SmartLess alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. He is known for his appearances in films such as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998), Pieces of April (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), The Bucket List (2007), and Am I OK? (2022). He portrayed Jerry Lewis in the CBS movie Martin and Lewis (2002). He also runs a television production company called Hazy Mills Productions, which produces shows such as Grimm, Hot in Cleveland, The Soul Man, and Hollywood Game Night. He's also received nominations for six Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer.

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