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John Hickenlooper

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John Hickenlooper

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  • Born
    February 7, 1952 · Narberth, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Birth name
    John Wright Hickenlooper Jr.

Biography

    • John W. Hickenlooper was sworn in as Denver's 43rd mayor during an inauguration ceremony at Boettcher Concert Hall on July 21, 2003. After graduating from Wesleyan University with a BA in English and an MS in Geology, he found himself in Denver. He was employed as an exploration geologist with Buckhorn Petroleum for five years until the regional collapse of the oil business. During the mid-80s, he spent time working on the states first brewpub, the Wynkoop Brewing Company. In 1988, he opened the 10,000-square-foot Wynkoop restaurant/brewpub in the renovated J.S. Brown Mercantile Building (constructed in 1899). The brewpub has expanded numerous times and is still one of the largest brewpubs in the world. Over the years, The Wynkoop Brewing Company has acquired many other Denver landmarks. For his efforts, he received a National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Additionally, he has served on more than thirty boards for various charities in the Denver area.

      John lives with his wife, Helen Thorpe, a writer, and their son Teddy in Denver. He is the cousin of director George Hickenlooper.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Ian McRae

Family

  • Spouse
      Helen Thorpe(2002 - present) (separated, 1 child)
  • Relatives
      George Hickenlooper Sr.(Aunt or Uncle)
      George Hickenlooper(Cousin)

Trivia

  • Mayor of Denver, Colorado (2003-2011) and the cousin of director George Hickenlooper.
  • Father, with Helen Thorpe, of son Teddy.
  • Elected Governor of Colorado on November 2, 2010.
  • Graduate of Wesleyan University, where he received a B.A. in English in 1974 and a master's degree in geography in 1980.
  • Nephew of George Hickenlooper Sr..

Quotes

  • [on becoming a dad again at age 70, just two months before his 71st birthday] I think in a funny way, by having a child so late in life, I'm like the proof that everybody has at least one more miracle inside them

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