David McAlister Barry, conhecido como Dave Barry ( Armonk, 3 de julho de 1947) é um escritor e colunista americano que escreveu uma coluna de humor para o Miami Herald de 1983 a 2005. Ele também escreveu vários livros de humor e paródia, bem como romances em quadrinhos. Entre os prêmios de Barry estão o Prémio Pulitzer de Comentário (1988)[1] e o Prêmio Walter Cronkite de Excelência em Jornalismo (2005).
Série de televisão Dave's World
De 1993 a 1997, a CBS transmitiu o seriado Dave's World baseado nos livros Dave Barry Turns 40 e Dave Barry's Greatest Hits. Harry Anderson interpretou Barry e DeLane Matthews foi sua esposa Beth. Em um episódio inicial, Barry apareceu em uma participação especial. Após quatro temporadas, o programa foi cancelado logo após ser transferido do seu "cobiçado" horário de segunda à noite[2] para o "horário mortal da noite de sexta-feira", assim chamado por causa de sua associação com baixa audiência.[3]
Livros
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The Taming of the Screw (1983, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)
Babies and Other Hazards of Sex: How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months With Tools You Probably Have Around the Home (1984, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)
Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead (1985, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)
Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week (1986, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)
Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex (1987 with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)
Homes and Other Black Holes (1988)
Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States (1989)
Dave Barry Turns 40 (1990)
Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need (1991)
Dave Barry's Guide to Life (1991) (includes Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex, Babies and Other Hazards of Sex, Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead and Claw Your Way to the Top)
Dave Barry Does Japan (1992)
Dave Barry's Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides (1994)
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys (1996)
Dave Barry in Cyberspace (1996)
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs (1997)
Dave Barry Turns 50 (1998)
Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions (2001)
"My Teenage Son's Goal in Life is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old" and Other Thoughts On Parenting From Dave Barry (2001)
"The Greatest Invention in the History Of Mankind Is Beer" And Other Manly Insights From Dave Barry (2001)
Dave Barry's Money Secrets (2006)
Dave Barry on Dads (2007)
Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) (2007)
I'll Mature When I'm Dead|I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood (2010)
You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (2014)
Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry (2015)
Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (2015)
For This We Left Egypt?: A Passover Haggadah for Jews and Those Who Love Them (2017)
Colunas
Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book (1985)
Dave Barry's Greatest Hits (1988)
Dave Barry Talks Back (1991)
The World According to Dave Barry (1994) (includes Dave Barry Talks Back, Dave Barry Turns 40 and Dave Barry's Greatest Hits)
