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Barry M. Greenberg was born on November 9, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently the founder, CEO of Celebrity Connection.

Air Force Career
Barry graduated from Antioch University and of the Defense Information School. He served in the U.S. Air Force on on active duty from 1969-1975, where he was stationed at Otis Air Force Base, MA, Howard and Albrook Air Force Bases, Canal Zone, and Roslyn Air National Guard Base in New York. Following that duty, he served as an advisor to The White House and Congress on U.S./Panama treaty issues. He was a spokesperson from 1973 until treaty ratification in 1978.

Professional Career
Barry M. Greenberg founded Celebrity Connection over 30 years ago. The company, originally conceived by Greenberg's friend Harry Chapin exclusively as a central connecting point for celebrities who want to participate with charitable organizations, has evolved to become a leading celebrity coordination firm, working with a broad range of clients from public relations firms and advertising agencies to government agencies, corporations and television networks.

Greenberg has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments while at Celebrity Connection. He has been the catalyst for client-celebrity relationships involving Tom Hanks, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Ed Asner, Richard Gere, William Shatner, Emily Watson, Michael J. Fox, and Elizabeth Taylor and many hundreds of others. Large and small organizations such as advertising agencies, public relations firms, television networks, non-profit organizations have profited from Greenberg’s deep ties within the entertainment industry. Celebrity Connection has created long standing partnerships with television networks and production companies, industry associations and the leading PR firms and advertising agencies.

Some of the shows he has produced include: The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie) (talent producer) 2008 My Music: My Generation - The 60s (TV documentary) (live talent producer) 2004 ALF's Hit Talk Show (TV series) (talent executive - 4 episodes) – Tom Arnold (2004) (talent executive) – Bryan Cranston/Leon Redbone (2004) (talent executive) – Joe Mantegna/Merv Griffin (2004) (talent executive) – Drew Carey/Dennis Franz (2004) (talent executive) 2004 TV Land Convention Special (TV documentary) (talent executive) 2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (TV special documentary) (talent executive) 1999 TV Land's Ultimate Fan Search (TV movie) (talent executive) 1998 1998 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (TV movie) (talent executive) 1996 1996 MTV Movie Awards (TV special) (talent executive) 1995 1995 MTV Movie Awards (TV special) (talent executive) 1994 1994 MTV Movie Awards (TV special) (talent executive) 1985 George Burns Comedy Week (TV series) (talent executive) 1984 53rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV special) (talent executive) Hide HideThanks (2 titles) 2009 Scream Awards 2009 (TV movie) (special thanks) 1994 The Glass Shield (special thanks: The Gersh Agency - as Barry Greenberg)

Greenberg decided to share what he has learned at USC's Annenberg School. In 2003, He co-created a course that he taught for five years called “The Role of Celebrity in Public Relations” (Journalism 457).

In 2010, he created Sham Productions, a Los Angeles-based entertainment venture that bought the film rights to Alan Goldsher's acclaimed novel, "Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion."

In 2012, he published the Likeability Theorem in The Huffington Post. Published just in time for the presidential election, Likeability Theorem states "that no election hinges on the merits of the issues, elections are won or lost based on the likeability of the candidates, our attachment to him or her."

Family
Married to Julie Marie Greenberg (9 October 2005 - present), with whom he shares triplets, born February 10, 2010: Noah Martin Greenberg, Emmett Asher Greenberg, Hudson Davis Greenberg. He is also the father of Seth Grahame-Smith (author/writer/producer) and Samuel Jacob Greenberg.

Civic & Philanthropic Efforts
Throughout his career, Greenberg has dedicated time to several civic and charitable organizations. With FimLA, an organization that serves as a conduit between the entertainment industry and the public sector Greenberg was on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

He has served as a civilian advisor to Secretaries and Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. He was also a Specialist Reserve Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. He has received awards for his work.