Barry Hickey

Barry Hickey (aka Barry James Hickey) has worn many hats in his illustrious career as a stage and screen actor, novelist, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, director, and producer. Born on the south side of Chicago (one of nine siblings), in his early years he was a stage actor (Oedipus Rex, Jubilee, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Oklahoma, and I Do-I Do, to name a few). He was the lead singer in Outer Drive, a Rock & Roll band in Chicago and The Acapulco Road Show, a touring country group in Colorado. Moving to Hollywood in his late twenties he starred in a handful of films before branching into screenwriting, directing and producing. He also worked as an executive assistant for studio heads at Disney, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and CBS Television. His last major role was starring in a Chollywood film in India (Kaadal Oor Aalayam). In the past decade Hickey has written eight novels.