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Barry Livingston Biography

Birth Name:Barry Gordon Livingston

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • He played the stepbrother to his real-life older brother on the show "My Three Sons․"
  • Quote: "People think that being famous, well it is a wonderful thing and it creates a lot of opportunity, but it also creates some issues in your life when that fame when it's pulled away, it can be a hole in your life and that creates a problem․"
  • Quote: "I have been, knock on wood, very fortunate that people have accepted me as an adult actor․ I have aged, and I grew into the doctor, lawyer, professor, those kind of dads․"
  • As a child he landed various parts as the rambunctious child-neighbor and as an adult he has used his harmless appearance to play brilliant-minded characters
  • Earned his place in Hollywood as a child actor, starring in roles alongside industry icons
  • Was able to live his childhood dream, when he was invited to watch television with Elvis Presley in his limo
  • His need for glasses cost him his role on the film "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!"