bˈɔːɹn ɪn tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ, sˌɪkoːɹˈɪɾi bɪkˌeɪm ˈæktɪv ɪn ˈæmətʃɚ dɹˈɑːmə ɪn hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌv bˈʌdɪz ɪn bˈæd tˈaɪmz θˈiəɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd ʌvðə ɹˈuːbɑːɹb θˈiəɾɚ fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
Born in Toronto, Ciccoritti became active in amateur drama in high school and was one of the founders of Buddies in Bad Times theatre in 1978 and of the Rhubarb Theatre Festival in 1979.