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Sean Hayes

Acting

Sean Hayes

EN, FR cinema · 43 credits

Born

26 June 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

Also known as Sean P. Hayes · Sean Patrick Hayes · شان هيس

Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. 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. He has also received nominations for six Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards, winning one. 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 portrayed Jerry Lewis in the CBS film Martin and Lewis (2002). He is known for his appearances in films such as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Pieces of April (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), The Bucket List (2007), Igor (2008), The Three Stooges (2012), Monsters University (2013), and Am I OK? (2022). Since July 2020, he has co-hosted the comedy podcast SmartLess alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. Hayes made his Broadway debut playing Chuck Baxter in the musical revival Promises, Promises in 2010, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He portrayed God in the comedy An Act of God from 2015 to 2016. 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. He hosted the 64th Tony Awards in 2010, for which he was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Untitled Grimm Reboot Film

Untitled Grimm Reboot Film

ENNot rated

Executive Producer

The Unknown poster

The Unknown

EN · 2026Not rated

as Elliott

The Running Man poster

The Running Man

EN · 20256.7

as Gary Greenbacks

Is This Thing On? poster

Is This Thing On?

EN · 20256.6

as Stephen

Am I OK? poster

Am I OK?

EN · 20246.3

as Stu

"Sr." poster

"Sr."

EN · 20226.9

as Self

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery poster

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery

EN · 20226.0

as Johnny Blaze

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 poster

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

EN · 20215.0

Executive Producer

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone poster

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

EN · 202010.0

as Self

Lazy Susan poster

Lazy Susan

EN · 20204.5

as Susan, Writer

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway poster

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

EN · 20206.0

as Self

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

EN · 20196.6

as Mr. Lorenzo

Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin poster

Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

EN · 20197.0

as Self

So Close

2018

So Close

EN · 2018Not rated

Executive Producer

Tangled: Before Ever After poster

Tangled: Before Ever After

EN · 20176.8

as Pete the Guard (voice)

The Emoji Movie poster

The Emoji Movie

EN · 20175.4

as 'Devil' Steven (voice)

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows poster

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

EN · 20164.0

as Self

Hairspray Live! poster

Hairspray Live!

EN · 20167.4

as Mr. Pinky

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown poster

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

FR · 20166.9

as Self

Party Central poster

Party Central

EN · 20146.8

as Terri (voice)

How Murray Saved Christmas poster

How Murray Saved Christmas

EN · 20146.3

as Edison Elf (voice)

The Maya Rudolph Show poster

The Maya Rudolph Show

EN · 20145.0

as Self

Monsters University poster

Monsters University

EN · 20137.1

as Terri (voice)

The Three Stooges poster

The Three Stooges

EN · 20125.8

as Larry

Hit & Run poster

Hit & Run

EN · 20125.7

as Sandy Osterman

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore poster

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

EN · 20105.2

as Mr. Tinkles (voice)

Igor poster

Igor

EN · 20086.1

as Brain (voice)

Soul Men poster

Soul Men

EN · 20086.2

as Danny Epstein

The Bucket List poster

The Bucket List

EN · 20077.2

as Thomas

Roberto the Insect Architect poster

Roberto the Insect Architect

EN · 200510.0

as Narrator (voice)

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! poster

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

EN · 20045.7

as Richard Levy the Shameless

The Cat in the Hat poster

The Cat in the Hat

EN · 20035.4

as Mr. Humberfloob / Fish (voice)

Pieces of April poster

Pieces of April

EN · 20036.5

as Wayne

NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

EN · 20026.0

as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

EN · 20027.8

as Clerk (archive footage)

Martin and Lewis poster

Martin and Lewis

EN · 20026.2

as Jerry Lewis

The Tracker poster

The Tracker

EN · 20014.5

as Punk Nikolai

Cats & Dogs poster

Cats & Dogs

EN · 20015.4

as Mr. Tinkles (voice)

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins poster

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

EN · 20006.4

as Brain Pod #13 (voice)

Jackie's Back! poster

Jackie's Back!

EN · 19996.9

as Sean Hayes

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss poster

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

EN · 19985.9

as Billy Collier

Dancing on the Moon poster

Dancing on the Moon

EN · 19976.2

as Young man

A & P

1996

A & P

EN · 19967.8

as Sammy