Name : Barry
Watson
Birth Name : Michael Barret Watson
Date of Birth : April 23, 1974
Place of Birth : Traverse City, Michigan, USA
Height : 6' 0½''
Education : Richardson High (graduated in 1992).
Nationality : American
Profession : Actor
Claim to Fame : As Matt Camden on the WB series 7th Heaven
(1996-2002).
Nickname : Bucky
Barry Watson Detailed Biography
Born
April 23, 1974 in Traverse City Michigan, Barry Watson probably could
have never imagined the success he would attain. Perhaps that is why he
still humbly insists that he success was due to plain old luck. Barry
Watson Was the third of four children (Scott and Christie are older, Kip
is younger). Barry Watson's father was an attorney, and his mother a
paralegal. At the age of 8, Barry Watson's family moved to Dallas, and
this is when he began modeling. When Barry Watson was 14 his parents
divorced and at 15 he took off to Burbank, CA and almost immediatly
landed a six-month job on Days of Our Lives after-which he returned to
Dallas and graduated from Richardson High in 1992.
At age 19, Barry Watson returned to L.A. again, this time determined to
make it. For six months, while going to audition after audition, Barry
Watson parked cars at The House of Blues. Barry Watson finally landed
the role of "Seth" in Malibu Shores, an Aaron Spelling series. Then came
Co-Ed call girl, a made for TV movie, but finally Barry Watson got his
big break when he landed Matt Camden on the series 7th Heaven. Barry
Watson's rugged good looks have had him one of People Magazine's most
beautiful people on TV and TV Guide's 'One of the sexiest on TV'. When
Barry Watson's not working, Barry mostly enjoys spending his free time
outdoors in and around Los Angeles. Barry Watson also loves fixing up
his home and spending time with his dog, Harsky, named after the title
characters in his favorite television series, "Starsky and Hutch".