Barry Hickey was born on the southside of Chicago. He is the 6th of 9 children. His great great uncle is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame. His grandparents came from Ireland. Barry hitchhiked across the U.S., Canada and Mexico eight times. After chance meetings with Jackie Gleason during a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans and then Bill Bixby at a Chicago theater, Barry decided to become an entertainer.He made his singing debut with an orchestra in Guadalajara, Mexico and received standing ovations for My Way and Cuando Cuando. His first play was as Lord Creon in Oedipus Rex at Chicago's Circle Theater. His movie break came after standing last in line for eight hours to audition for Revenge of the Stolen Stars (1985) for which he landed the lead role opposite Klaus Kinski. His friends call him "Hollywood Hickey" because of his vast knowledge in all matters related to filmmaking.
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