John Hickenlooper
- Actor
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.
John lives with his wife, Helen Thorpe, a writer, and their son Teddy in Denver. He is the cousin of director George Hickenlooper.
