Danny Hoch as Mickey
Washington Heights also stars actor, writer and performance artist Danny Hoch (MICKEY). Danny has received rave reviews for his performance pieces Some People and Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop, which were released together in book form by Villard in 1998. Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop was also released as a theatrical film in the fall of 2001. Producer of the New York City Hip Hop Theater Festival, Danny has received fellowships from the NEA, the Sundance Institute and the Vera List Center for Art & Politics. Film roles include Whiteboys, The Thin Red Line, and Black Hawk Down.