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Barry Pearl

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Barry Pearl
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Barry Pearl was born on March 29, 1950 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA as Barry Lee Pearl. Upon graduating from Carnegie -Mellon University (1973) he joined the cast of the first national tour of the stage play, Grease, which began his journey with that project to the very present. He is known for his work on the film, Grease (1978), My Favorite Martian (1999) and The Newest Pledge (2012) to name a few. To see a partial, yet rather extensive list of Barry's other theatrical credits, please view his resume.
BornMarch 29, 1950
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    Known for

    John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
    Grease
    7.2
    • Doody
    • 1978
    Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Abbott
    • Strip Club Manager
    • Disc Jockey Ron Durand
    • Kevin Kissel
    • Mr. Raymond
    Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Paulson
    Port Charles (1997)
    Port Charles
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Dr. Aikman

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Boomers
      • Murray Klein
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2018
    • Rock and Doris (try to) Write a Movie
      • Weasel
      • Groucho
      • 2024
    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Abe
      • 2024
    • Robin Shelby and Sean Spence in 2 Cops and a Car (2018)
      2 Cops and a Car
      TV Series
      • Sgt. Seumas Shillingshaw
      • 2023
    • Lana McKissack, Branscombe Richmond, and Brandon Ford Green in The Walls Are Watching (2022)
      The Walls Are Watching
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Auctioneer Sims
      • 2022
    • Lindsey Dresbach in Squeeze (2020)
      Squeeze
      Short
      • Barry
      • 2020
    • The Silent Natural (2019)
      The Silent Natural
      6.1
      • Milwaukee Owner
      • 2019
    • BlindDateMe (2019)
      BlindDateMe
      TV Series
      • Sam
      • Erik
      • David
      • 2019
    • Boomers (2018)
      Boomers
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Murray Klein
      • 2018
    • Straight Outta Oz (2016)
      Straight Outta Oz
      7.4
      • Museum Curator
      • 2016
    • Vanessa Hudgens, Julianne Hough, and Aaron Tveit in Grease Live! (2016)
      Grease Live!
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Stan Weaver
      • 2016
    • Summer with Cimorelli
      TV Series
      • Barry Ortega
      • 2014
    • Far from the Tree (2011)
      Far from the Tree
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Barry
      • 2012
    • Outside the Box
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Captain Keller
      • 2011
    • Jason Mewes and Kevin Nash in The Newest Pledge (2010)
      The Newest Pledge
      4.0
      • Mr. Motes
      • 2010
    • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
      House
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Dr. Paulson
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Michael Bollner, Julie Dawn Cole, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in After They Were Famous (1999)
      After They Were Famous
      7.4
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2002

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    The Newest Pledge
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    The Newest Pledge

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Barry Lee Pearl
    • Born
      • March 29, 1950
      • Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouses
        Cindy PearlMarch 24, 2016 - present
    • Other works
      Played Ali Hakim in "Oklahoma!" from January 10-March 31 at the Welk Resort Theatre in Escondido, California.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Probably best remembered as Doody one of the T-Birds in Paramount's iconic hit film, Grease (1978).

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      75 years old
    • When was Barry Pearl born?
      March 29, 1950
    • Where was Barry Pearl born?
      Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    • What is Barry Pearl's birth name?
      Barry Lee Pearl
    • What is Barry Pearl known for?
      Days of Our Lives, Grease, Port Charles, and House

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