21 Facts About Dave Barry

David McAlister Barry was born on July 3,1947 and is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005.

Dave Barry has written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels and children's novels.

Dave Barry's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Dave Barry was educated at Wampus Elementary School, Harold C Crittenden Junior High School, and Pleasantville High School, where he was elected "Class Clown" in 1965.

Dave Barry earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Haverford College in 1969.

Notwithstanding his father's vocation, Dave Barry decided "early on" that he was an atheist.

Dave Barry began his journalism career in 1971, working as a general-assignment reporter for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania, near his alma mater, Haverford College.

Dave Barry covered local government and civic events and was promoted to City Editor after about two years.

Dave Barry started writing a weekly humor column for the paper and began to develop his unique style.

Dave Barry then worked briefly as a copy editor at the Associated Press's Philadelphia bureau before joining Burger Associates, a consulting firm.

Articles written by Dave Barry have appeared in publications such as Boating, Home Office Computing, and Reader's Digest, in addition to the Chicken Soup for the Soul inspirational book series.

Dave Barry's books have frequently appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List.

On October 31,2004, Dave Barry announced that he would be taking an indefinite leave of absence of at least a year from his weekly column to spend more time with his family.

In 2005, Dave Barry won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

On Sunday, September 22,2013, the opening night of the 15th annual Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia, Dave Barry was awarded the event's highest honor, the Fairfax Prize, honoring outstanding literary achievement, presented by the Fairfax Library Foundation.

From 1993 to 1997, CBS broadcast the sitcom Dave's World based on the books Dave Barry Turns 40 and Dave Barry's Greatest Hits.

Dave Barry has run several mock campaigns for President of the United States, running on a libertarian platform.

Dave Barry has written for the Libertarian Party's national newsletter.

Dave Barry and Lenox worked together at the Daily Local News, where they began their journalism careers on the same day in September 1971; they had one child, Robert, born October 8,1980.

In 1996, Dave Barry married Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman; they had a daughter, Sophie, in 2000.

Dave Barry has had dogs named Goldie, Earnest, Zippy, and now Lucy.