DAVE BARRY
Name: David "Dave" Barry
Born: 3 July 1947 Armonk, New York
David "Dave" Barry (born July 3, 1947) is a bestselling American author and
Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who wrote a nationally syndicated column for the
The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor
and parody, as well as comedic novels.
Barry was born in Armonk, New York, where his father, also named David Barry,
was a Presbyterian minister. He was educated at Pleasantville High School where
he was elected "Class Clown" in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English from Haverford College in 1969.
As the son of a minister and an alumnus of a Quaker-affiliated college, Barry
avoided military service during the Vietnam War by registering as a religious
conscientious objector.
Barry married his second wife Beth in 1976 and they had one child, Robert, in
1980. The Barrys divorced in 1993. In 1996, Barry married Miami Herald
sportswriter Michelle Kaufman; they had a daughter, Sophie, in 2000. All are
mentioned regularly in Barry's columns, though his divorce was notably not
discussed.
Name: David "Dave" Barry
Born: 3 July 1947 Armonk, New York
David "Dave" Barry (born July 3, 1947) is a bestselling American author and
Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who wrote a nationally syndicated column for the
The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor
and parody, as well as comedic novels.
Barry was born in Armonk, New York, where his father, also named David Barry,
was a Presbyterian minister. He was educated at Pleasantville High School where
he was elected "Class Clown" in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English from Haverford College in 1969.
As the son of a minister and an alumnus of a Quaker-affiliated college, Barry
avoided military service during the Vietnam War by registering as a religious
conscientious objector.
Barry married his second wife Beth in 1976 and they had one child, Robert, in
1980. The Barrys divorced in 1993. In 1996, Barry married Miami Herald
sportswriter Michelle Kaufman; they had a daughter, Sophie, in 2000. All are
mentioned regularly in Barry's columns, though his divorce was notably not
discussed.