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Barry Corbin: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Leonard Barrie Corbin
  • Birth Place: Lamesa, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/16/1940, Libra
  • Profession: Actor; writer
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Barry Corbin Fast Facts:
  • Wanted to be an actor since childhood.
  • Studied theatre at Texas Tech University without following a degree program.
  • While napping in a dumpster at college, was emptied into a garbage truck.
  • Jobs outside of acting included chopping cotton, working on an oil rig, loading laundry trucks and shoveling lead in a print shop.
  • Joined the Marines at 21 on a dare.
  • During his early career, traveled the country to perform in regional theater productions and penned plays for National Public Radio. 
  • 1980's Urban Cowboy marked his big-screen debut, and his impressive body of work includes the films Stir Crazy (1980) and WarGames (1983), the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove, and TV series Dallas and Northern Exposure.
  • Discovered that, back in college, he fathered a daughter who was given up for adoption by her mother; Corbin was introduced to his daughter in 1991.
  • Barry Corbin Relationships:
  • Alma Corbin - Mother
  • Bernard Weiss Corbin - Son
  • Blaine Corbin - Brother
  • Christopher Clayton Corbin - Son
  • Elyse Soap - Ex-wife
  • James Barry Corbin - Son
  • Jane Corbin - Sister
  • Kilmer Corbin - Father
  • Shannon Katy Ross - Daughter
  • Susan James Berger - Ex-wife
  • Barry Corbin Awards:
  • 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Special - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Special - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX

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