Dave Barry has been a professional humorist ever since he discovered that professional humor was a lot easier than working. For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and generated thousands of letters from readers who thought he should be fired. Despite this, Barry won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, although he misplaced it for several years, which is why his wife now keeps it in a secure location that he does not know about. One of Barry’s columns was largely responsible for the movement to observe International Talk Like a Pirate Day every year on September 19. This is proba...
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Dave Barry has been a professional humorist ever since he discovered that professional humor was a lot easier than working. For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and generated thousands of letters from readers who thought he should be fired. Despite this, Barry won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, although he misplaced it for several years, which is why his wife now keeps it in a secure location that he does not know about.
One of Barry’s columns was largely responsible for the movement to observe International Talk Like a Pirate Day every year on September 19. This is probably his most enduring achievement.
Barry has written more than 30 books, including the novels Big Trouble, Lunatics, Tricky Business and, most recently, Insane City. He has also written a number of books with titles like I’ll Mature When I’m Dead, which are technically classified as nonfiction, although they contain numerous lies. Two of Barry’s books were the basis for the CBS sitcom Dave’s World, which can probably still be seen on cable TV in certain underdeveloped nations.
Barry lives in Miami with his family and a dog that is determined to urinate on every square inch of North America.
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The house was packed and LOVED Dave Barry. He was a real sweetheart—as hospitality person, I had the opportunity to meet the person behind the funny mask. He was a dear. He was gracious to everyone and emanated a joy and sincerity in his “conversation” with the audience (it definitely felt like more of a conversation) such that one of the questions asked of him afterwards was, “When are you coming back?” Of course, he was funny—we expected that—but at no one’s expense and without cheap tricks. Afterwards, many of us agreed that laughing with Dave Barry was better than any workout class. We’re still sore today! AND the Syracuse Post-Standard review of Dave Barry as a guest of the Friends of the Central Library will most likely help us recruit more sponsors and members for the ’06-’07 series.
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Life According to Dave Barry
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Dave Barry, "Live Right and Find Happiness"
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You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About
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