Early Life
Hickenlooper was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Barbara Jo Wenger, a social worker and stage actress, and George Hickenlooper, Jr., a teacher and playwright. He attended high school at St. Louis University High, where he was part of a group of teenage filmmakers he informally called the "Splicers".
After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in History and Film Studies in 1986, Hickenlooper interned for the producer Roger Corman, and launched his directing career with Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper in 1988.
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