Barry Lee Pearl (born March 29, 1950 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. Pearl is best known for his role as "Doody", one of the three supporting T-Birds, in the 1978 film version of Grease. He also had a cameo as Mr. Weaver in the Grease: Live television special on FOX in 2016.
Pearl was also seen as "Enma" in Mirmo! and starred in an episode of Disney Channel's Even Stevens. In 2011 he starred in the Broadway musical Baby It's You! and in 2012 he starred in the Lionsgate release, The Newest Pledge. He also starred as "Arnold" in the national tour of Happy Days, the Musical. In 2014, he was part of the series Summer with Cimorelli.
Pearl played Professor Tinkerputt in the Barney television special, Imagination Island, and the US tour of Barney's Big Surprise, a stage production based on the popular television show, Barney & Friends.
Career[]
Barney[]
Imagination Island[]
While in California, Pearl's agent called to tell him that they had an audition for Pearl for an industrial for the role of Professor Lighthead. Pearl auditioned, not knowing it was for the NBC special, Imagination Island. Pearl eventually landed the role as Professor Tinkerputt for the primetime Barney special. Pearl was in Dallas, Texas filming the special in February 1994.[3]
Barney's Big Surprise[]
In the summer of 1996, Pearl's agent got a call from Sloan Coleman to come tour for Barney's Big Surprise. Pearl toured in Barney's Big Surprise as Professor Tinkerputt from 1996-1998.
Personal Life[]
Like David Joyner, who portrayed Barney with him in Imagination Island, Pearl refers to his house as "The house that Barney built".
Trivia[]
- Pearl considers his time on Imagination Island the best theatrical experience of his lifetime.[3]
Videos[]
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