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Barry Manilow

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow was born on 17 June 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Thumbelina (1994), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) and Transsiberian (2008). He has been married to Garry Kief since April 2014. He was previously married to Susan Deixler.
BornJune 17, 1943
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BornJune 17, 1943
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 12 wins & 16 nominations total

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Barry Manilow in Ode to Harold (2020)
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Barry Manilow in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
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Elizabeth Taylor and Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow and Markie Post at an event for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Barry Manilow and Garry Kief
Barry Manilow and Garry Kief
Clive Davis, Barry Manilow, and Aretha Franklin at an event for Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017)

Known for:

John Hurt, Charo, Jodi Benson, Carol Channing, Gino Conforti, Kendall Cunningham, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Gilbert Gottfried, Gary Imhoff, Joe Lynch, and Michael Nunes in Thumbelina (1994)
Thumbelina
6.2
  • Music Department
  • 1994
Ron Perlman in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Can't Smile Without You")
  • 2008
Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer in Transsiberian (2008)
Transsiberian
6.6
  • Soundtrack("It's A Miracle")
  • 2008
Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
Pretty in Pink
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Copacabana (At The Copa)")
  • 1986

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Music Department

  • Cranberry Christmas (2008)
    Cranberry Christmas
    • music performer
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Jet Set (2000)
    Jet Set
    • composer: song "Copacabana"
    • 2000
  • The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
    The Pebble and the Penguin
    • scoring supervisor
    • song arranger
    • song producer ...
    • 1995
  • John Hurt, Charo, Jodi Benson, Carol Channing, Gino Conforti, Kendall Cunningham, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Gilbert Gottfried, Gary Imhoff, Joe Lynch, and Michael Nunes in Thumbelina (1994)
    Thumbelina
    • music arranger
    • music producer
    • supervising composer
    • 1994
  • Barry Manilow in Because It's Christmas: Barry Manilow (1991)
    Because It's Christmas: Barry Manilow
    • musician: piano
    • Video
    • 1991
  • Bandstand (1952)
    Bandstand
    • singer: theme song
    • theme song
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1987
  • Copacabana (1985)
    Copacabana
    • music producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1985

Actor

  • Scarlett Johansson in (RED) Shopathon Holiday Jingle (2015)
    (RED) Shopathon Holiday Jingle
    • Barry Manilow
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Cranberry Christmas (2008)
    Cranberry Christmas
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Barry Manilow (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
    • Barry Manilow
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Unconditional Love (2002)
    Unconditional Love
    • Barry Manilow
    • 2002
  • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
    Ally McBeal
    • Barry Manilow
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
    • Barry Manilow
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Barry Manilow with Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Hey Mambo
    • Barry Manilow
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • Copacabana (1985)
    Copacabana
    • Tony Starr
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Barry Manilow: Let's Hang On
    • Barry Manilow
    • Music Video
    • 1983
  • Twilight Theater II
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • June 17, 1943
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Garry KiefApril 2014 - present
  • Other works
    Advertising jingle: State Farm Insurance ("Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there").
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Contrary to popular belief, his signature tune "I Write the Songs" was not written by him, but by (Beach Boy) Bruce Johnston. The song ousted the Bill Fries (C.W. McCall) hit "Convoy" from the US number one position in January 1976.
  • Quotes
    I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life. Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time. No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.

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