. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,Today we are finding out what's new with 7th Heaven star Barry Watson. He has been on a few television shows and appeared in some films over the years - let's find out more about his career!
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View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives***--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Jamie Farr: He played Corporal Klinger on the TV series "M*A*S*H"
Maximilian Schell: He's appeared in "Judgment at Nuremberg", "Topkapi", "The Odessa File", "Julia", "Deep Impact" and other movies, born in Austria
Dan Lauria: Played the dad on the TV series "The Wonder Years"
(Answer at the bottom)***Barry WatsonLearn More About Barry Watson on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: April 23, 1974, Traverse City, Michigan
BIRTH NAME: Michael Barrett Watson
CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known as Matt Camden on the television series 7th Heaven.
FAMILY LIFE: Watson has been married twice. He was first married in 1996 to Laura Payne-Gabriel, whom he met through actress Tori Spelling. They later divorced. He married his second wife, Tracy Hutson in 2006, and they have two children together: Oliver (b. 2005) and Felix (2007).
INFO: Watson began a modeling career after his family moved to Dallas when he was eight. He studied acting at the Dallas Young Actors Studio with director Linda Seto.
When he was 15, he moved to Burbank, California, and quickly nabbed a six month contract on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. After his contract ended, Watson moved back to Texas, and graduated from Richardson High School in 1992.
Watson headed to Los Angeles when he was 19, and got a job parking cars at a House of Blues nightclub while auditioning for roles. He began making appearances on television shows such as Baywatch and Sister, Sister, and then was cast on the Aaron Spelling series Malibu Shores. This role led him to Aaron Spelling's next project 7th Heaven
It was his role as Matt Camden on the WB's 7th Heaven that finally earned Watson some recognition. He also went on to appear in films including Teaching Mrs. Tingle and Sorority Boys.
TRIVIA: Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, and began treatment for it in May 2002.
His father worked as an attorney and his mother as a paralegal.
Is the third of four children.
Is an avid basketball fan and often attends Los Angeles Clippers home games.
WHERE IS HE NOW: After 7th Heaven, Watson starred on the ABC series What About Brian as the lead character Brian Davis. He starred as Todd on the ABC series Samantha Who?, which was cancelled. In 2011, he appeared in the ABC Family original movie My Future Boyfriend as Pax. Recently, he starred on Drop Dead Diva as an accountant dressed as a clown on account of the death of his wife.
VIDEO CLIPS OF BARRY WATSON:Boogeyman - TrailerBoogeyman - Horror Coming of Age*** CREDITS:2012 Kiss at Pine Lake (TV movie) (completed)...Luke
2011 My Future Boyfriend (TV movie)...Pax
2011 The Chateau Meroux...Chris
2011 Rip City (TV movie)...Frank Madigan
2010 Drop Dead Diva (TV series)...Evan Robbins
Good Grief (2010) â?¦ Evan Robbins
2007-2009 Samantha Who? (TV series)...Todd
2006-2007 What About Brian (TV series)...Brian Davis
1996-2006 7th Heaven (TV series)...Matt Camden
2005 Boogeyman...Tim
2004 Love on the Side...Jeff Sweeney
2002 Sorority Boys...Dave / Daisy
2001 When Strangers Appear...Jack Barrett
1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle...Luke Churner
1996-1997 Baywatch (TV series)...Thomas Edward 'Cowboy' O'Hara
Trial by Fire
The Incident
1996 Malibu Shores (TV series)...Seth
1996 Nash Bridges (TV series)...Trent
Home Invasion
1996 Co-ed Call Girl (TV movie)...Jack Collins
1995 Sister, Sister (TV series)...Barney
1994 The Nanny (TV series)...Greg
Everybody Needs a Bubby
1993 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (TV movie)...Teen Boy
1993 Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (TV movie)...Young Guy at TV Station
1990 Days of Our Lives (TV series)...Randy
To see Then & Now pictures of Barry Watson, visit: Celebrity Nooz***--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Jamie Farr - ALIVE
Born: 07/01/1934
Maximilian Schell - ALIVE
Born: 12/08/1930
Dan Lauria - ALIVE
Born: 04/12/1947
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Bruno Giacometti, 104, Swiss architect, brother of Alberto and Diego Giacometti.
Tonino Guerra, 92, Italian poet and screenwriter (L'Avventura, L'eclisse, Blowup, Amarcord).
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Noboru Ishiguro, 73, Japanese anime director (Space Battleship Yamato, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Megazone 23).
Ante Juric, 89, Croatian Roman Catholic prelate, Metropolitan Archbishop of Split and Makarska (1988-2000).
Hirofumi Kabashima, 56, Japanese editor, drowning and fall.
Mel Parnell, 89, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), cancer.
Stanislav Rassadin, 77, Russian literary critic, heart attack.
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, 101, Polish-born Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva.
Jim Stynes, 45, Irish-born Australian football player, cancer.
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Ulu Grosbard, 83, Belgian-born American theatre and film director (The Subject Was Roses, American Buffalo).
William J. Hibbler, 65, American federal judge.
Sanford N. McDonnell, 89, American businessman (McDonnell Douglas), pancreatic cancer.