Sean Hayes

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Sean Patrick Hayes was born on June 26, 1970, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He is the youngest of five children; his mother, Mary, directed the Northern Illinois Food Bank, while his father Ronald, a lithographer, left the family when Sean was five. A classically trained pianist, Hayes attended Glenbard West High School before studying piano performance at Illinois State University, which he left just short of graduation to become musical director at the Pheasant Run Theater in St. Charles, Illinois. He later moved through stand-up comedy, improv at The Second City in Chicago, and commercial work in Los Angeles before landing the role that would change his life.

In 1998, Hayes was cast as Jack McFarland on NBC’s groundbreaking sitcom Will and Grace, one of the first mainstream American television shows to feature openly gay lead characters. His portrayal of the flamboyantly witty Jack earned him seven consecutive Emmy Award nominations — winning once, in 2000 — along with four Screen Actors Guild Awards, six Golden Globe nominations, and an American Comedy Award. The show ran from 1998 to 2006 and was revived from 2017 to 2020, with Hayes earning a reported 00,000 per episode in the final seasons of the original run. The series remains a landmark in LGBTQ+ representation on television.

In 2004, Hayes co-founded Hazy Mills Productions with longtime friend Todd Milliner. The company produced numerous successful television series including Hot in Cleveland (starring Betty White), Grimm, Hollywood Game Night, and The Soul Man. On the big screen, Hayes appeared in Pieces of April (2003), The Bucket List (2007), The Three Stooges (2012), and Monsters University (2013). His theatrical career culminated in winning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2023 for his performance in Good Night, Oscar, in which he played legendary pianist and radio personality Oscar Levant.

Hayes is also a co-host of the SmartLess podcast alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, which generated approximately 00 million across its Amazon and SiriusXM distribution deals — roughly 0 million per host. He married his partner of eight years, Scott Icenogle, in November 2014.

As of 2025, Sean Hayes’ net worth is estimated at approximately 0 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, reflecting his decades of television work, production ventures, theatrical achievements, and podcasting income.

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