Everything you want to know about Dave Barry's private life!
Actually, you shouldn't be concerned with Dave Barry's private life. I don't really understand why anyone would care about his private life. It doesn't have anything to do with his work, and that's why you're here - right? Because you enjoy his work? And I believe that there's a reason for calling it a "private" life -- because it's supposed to be private.
From Dave's columns, books, and appearances during book promotional tours, we know the following:
Dave was born in 1947, and grew up* in Armonk, New York. Dave graduated from Haverford College, where he was an English major, in 1969. He began his professional life writing for the "Daily Local News," in West Chester, PA. In 1983, Dave began his work for the Miami Herald as a humor columnist. In 1988, Dave won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Dave "retired" from writing humor columns a few years ago, but some newspapers continue to print repeats of his old columns.
A long time ago, Dave was married to Beth, and together they produced a son, Rob, born in 1980. Rob and Beth have been mentioned in several of Dave's weekly columns as well as in a couple of his books. Beth was also the name of Dave's wife in the sitcom, "Dave's World," that was based on his columns. But now Dave and Beth are divorced. This was not mentioned in a column or book, but we know it is true since Dave has remarried. In 1996, Dave married Michelle Kaufman, a sportswriter for the Miami Herald. In March 1999, Michelle gave birth to the subject matter for dozens of new columns - a baby girl named Sophie.
Dave has written several funny books in addition to his humor column.
If you want to know more about Dave Barry, contact him, or read his books.
*Well, some would argue successfully that Dave never actually grew up. What I mean is that he reached the legal age of adulthood. Or something like that.