Was born and raised in Honeoye Falls, New York, a suburb of Rochester.Splits his time between Durham, North Carolina, where his wife Virginia teaches Yoga, and New York City where his daughter Michele and his amazing grandson Langston reside.Graduated from the Actor's Conservatory at Purchase, New York, where Stanley Tucci and Ving Rhames were his classmates.Studied many years with the late Fred Kareman who was his mentor and good friend. Mr. Barber co-founded "Theatre 808" with Jeff LeBeau in Los Angeles in the mid 1990s. "808" was a dedicated group of actors who had studied under Mr. Kareman and were committed to expanding upon the principles and techniques ingrained into them by this Master Teacher.Was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army and an Airborne Ranger.