Barry Pearl Biography

Barry Pearl Actor / Director / Teacher has been in the professional theatre for over fifty years with many Broadway Film and TV credits to his name. Most remembered for his portrayal of Doody in the film version of GREASE and as Professor Tinkerputt in BEDTIME WITH BARNEY: IMAGINATION ISLAND.
Barry holds a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University and got his Improv training from the renowned Howard Storm and Rex & Sherry Knowles. He has been teaching the Viola Spolin Theatre Game method since 1979 in LA at: Performing Arts Cooperative Professional Artists Group LA Film Actors Workshop Beck Bros. CSUN In The Act Actors Alley Repertory Theatre The Acting Lab (his own school) in New York with Gotham City Improv as well as many others throughout the nation.
This Drama-Logue Award winner has directed three improv / sketch comedy troupes including THE ALLEY OOPS and the highly successful SHORT RIBS which he also created.
Barry made his Broadway debut in 1961 as Randolph MacAfee in the original production of BYE BYE BIRDIE. He went on to do the National Tour and Vegas companies of the show. Other stage productions include: the original Broadway company of OLIVER! the first National Tour of GREASE in which he played Sonny and in which John Travolta played Doody GUYS AND DOLLS FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and many others.

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