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Barry Williams Biography

Birth Name:Barry William Blenkhorn

Birth Place:Santa Monica, California, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Animation department

Fast Facts

  • Won a lifetime achievement award from the Young Artist Foundation in 1989
  • Determined to become an actor as young as 4 years old, he would often seek advice from his neighbor, Peter Graves
  • Got his first role in a film called "Why Johnny Can Read" and soon began appearing in TV series like "Run for Your Life" and "Mod Squad․"
  • After "The Brady Bunch" series ended, he appeared in stage productions of "Pippin," "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music․"
  • Best known for playing Greg Brady in "The Brady Bunch" and its assorted spin-offs and concert tours
  • Recorded a parody of the popular Eminem song "The Real Slim Shady" titled "The Real Greg Brady․"
  • Published an autobiography titled "Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg" in 1992, which he later produced as a TV movie of the same name in 2000

Awards

  • 1989Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award-: winner
  • 2003TV Land Award-Hippest Fashion Plate - Male: nominated
  • 2004TV Land Award-Favorite Fashion Plate - Male: nominated
  • 2005TV Land Award-Favorite Singing Siblings: nominated
  • 2007Pop Culture Award-: winner