John Pyka

John Pyka

Sometimes credited as: Johnny Dellarocca, Big Daddy Cool

Vocal Range: tenor    ·    Height: 6'2"    ·    Weight: 280 lbs    ·    Hair Color: brown    ·    Eye Color: hazel    ·    Training: BFA - Music & Theater Performance    ·    Special Skills: magic, juggling, yoyo, black belt in Tae Kwon Do, impressions, writing, illustration    ·    Hometown: Barberton, OH    ·    Born: 12/1/1970    ·    High School: N. Canton Hoover High    ·    College: Eastern Ky University    ·    Occupation: entertainer

John Pyka is an award winning actor, singer and magician, as well as original content producer with John Pyka Productions.





Stage Awards and Nominations:
1989 Players Guild Theater Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
1989 Ruth Cogan Award for Choral Excellence
1989 Canton Civic Opera Scholarship
1993 David E. Witt Scholarship for Vocal Excellence
1994 Joan Bowe Art Song Scholarship
2001 Third Coast Variety Theater Award for Entertainer of the Year
2003 Third Coast Variety Theater Award for Entertainer of the Year
2005 Southeastern Magicians Association Close-up Magic Champion
2007 Magi Fest Stage Magic Champion
2009 Houdini Award for Variety Artist of the Year
2010 International Battle of Magicians Stage Magic Champion
2010 Houdini Award for Variety Artist of the Year