Joseph Edward Barbara (born December 5, 1967) is an American

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and

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Early life

Barbara was born on December 5, 1967, in

New Smyrna Beach, Florida New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, located on the central east coast of the state, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The downtown section of the city is located on the west side of the Indian River and the ...

. He has a B.S. in television and film production from

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. After leaving college, he worked briefly as a production assistant at ''

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''.

Career

Barbara is currently starring in the first national tour ''A Bronx Tale - The Musical'', written by Chazz Palminteri and directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks. He is best known for his role on '' Another World'' as Joseph Carlino (from 1995 to 1999). He then appeared on ''

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'' in 2000 as Paolo Caselli. He also appeared on Broadway in the revival of the musical '' Grease'' (as Danny Zuko) and

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in '' Tony and Tina's Wedding'' (as 'Dominick Fabrizi'). He is currently performing the role of mob boss Gyp DeCarlo in the

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production of ''

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''. He was also the voice of Ray Boccino in ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Personal life

He revealed in ''

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'' that he was an

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and had been an

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. He’s married to former WFMJ-TV 21 Morning News Anchor Nicole Perry (since July 15, 2000) and they have a son, Joseph Frederick Barbara (born March 4, 2003).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbara, Joseph (actor) 1967 births Male actors from Florida American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people People from New Smyrna Beach, Florida American people of Italian descent