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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American author and columnist (born 1947)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other people named Dave Barry, see <a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Dave Barry (disambiguation)">Dave Barry (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div style="display:inline;" class="fn">Dave Barry</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barry at the 2011 Washington Post Hunt"><img alt="Barry at the 2011 Washington Post Hunt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg/220px-Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg/330px-Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg/440px-Dave-barry-post-hunt-2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1344" data-file-height="2027" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.4em;">Barry at the 2011 <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i> Hunt</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">David McAlister Barry<br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1947-07-03</span>) </span>July 3, 1947<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 77)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Armonk,_New_York" title="Armonk, New York">Armonk, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Humorist" title="Humorist">Humorist</a><br />Author</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Haverford_College" title="Haverford College">Haverford College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Ann Shelnutt (1969–19?)<sup id="cite_ref-shelnutt_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelnutt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Beth Lenox</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1976; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1993)<wbr /></div><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Kaufman" title="Michelle Kaufman">Michelle Kaufman</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1996)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Children</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dave_Barry_signature.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Dave Barry signature" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Dave_Barry_signature.jpg/150px-Dave_Barry_signature.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Dave_Barry_signature.jpg/225px-Dave_Barry_signature.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Dave_Barry_signature.jpg 2x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="212" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://davebarry.com">davebarry<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>David McAlister Barry</b> (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally <a href="/wiki/Print_syndication" title="Print syndication">syndicated</a> humor column for the <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Herald" title="Miami Herald">Miami Herald</a></i> from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and <a href="/wiki/Parody" title="Parody">parody</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Comic_novel" title="Comic novel">comic novels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_literature" title="Children's literature">children's novels</a>. Barry's honors include the <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Commentary" title="Pulitzer Prize for Commentary">Pulitzer Prize for Commentary</a> (1988) and the <a href="/wiki/Walter_Cronkite_Award_for_Excellence_in_Journalism" title="Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism">Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism</a> (2005). </p><p>Barry has defined a sense of humor as "a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Barry was born in <a href="/wiki/Armonk,_New_York" title="Armonk, New York">Armonk, New York</a>, where his father, David W. Barry, was a <a href="/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism">Presbyterian</a> minister. He was educated at Wampus Elementary School, Harold C. Crittenden Junior High School (both in Armonk), and <a href="/wiki/Pleasantville_High_School_(New_York)" title="Pleasantville High School (New York)">Pleasantville High School</a>, where he was elected "Class Clown" in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from <a href="/wiki/Haverford_College" title="Haverford College">Haverford College</a> in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an alumnus of a <a href="/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious Society of Friends">Quaker</a>-affiliated college, he <a href="/wiki/Draft_evasion" title="Draft evasion">avoided military service</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> by registering as a religious <a href="/wiki/Conscientious_objector" title="Conscientious objector">conscientious objector</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Barry decided "early on" that he was an <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">atheist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Huberman_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huberman-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said, "The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes."<sup id="cite_ref-Huberman_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huberman-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writing_career">Writing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Writing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Barry began his <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">journalism</a> career in 1971, working as a general-assignment reporter for the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Local_News" title="Daily Local News">Daily Local News</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/West_Chester,_Pennsylvania" title="West Chester, Pennsylvania">West Chester, Pennsylvania</a>, near his <a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">alma mater</a>, Haverford College. He covered local government and civic events and was promoted to City Editor after about two years. He also started writing a weekly humor column for the paper and began to develop his unique style. He remained at the newspaper through 1974. He then worked briefly as a <a href="/wiki/Copy_editor" class="mw-redirect" title="Copy editor">copy editor</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>'s Philadelphia bureau before joining Burger Associates, a consulting firm.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Burger, he taught effective writing to businesspeople. In his own words, he "spent nearly eight years trying to get various businesspersons to...stop writing things like 'Enclosed please find the enclosed enclosures,' but...eventually realized that it was hopeless."<sup id="cite_ref-bioold_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bioold-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981 he wrote a humorous guest column in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i> about watching the birth of his son, which attracted the attention of <a href="/wiki/Gene_Weingarten" title="Gene Weingarten">Gene Weingarten</a>, then an editor of the <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Herald" title="Miami Herald">Miami Herald</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Sunday magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Tropic_(magazine)" title="Tropic (magazine)">Tropic</a></i>. Weingarten hired Barry as a humor columnist in 1983. Barry's column was syndicated nationally. Barry won a <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Commentary" title="Pulitzer Prize for Commentary">Pulitzer Prize for Commentary</a> in 1988 for "his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Barry's first novel, <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Trouble_(novel)" title="Big Trouble (novel)">Big Trouble</a></i>, was published in 1999. The book was adapted into a <a href="/wiki/Big_Trouble_(2002_film)" title="Big Trouble (2002 film)">motion picture</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sonnenfeld" title="Barry Sonnenfeld">Barry Sonnenfeld</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Tim_Allen" title="Tim Allen">Tim Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rene_Russo" title="Rene Russo">Rene Russo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Warburton" title="Patrick Warburton">Patrick Warburton</a>, with a cameo by Barry (deleted in <a href="/wiki/Post-production" title="Post-production">post-production</a>). The movie was originally due for release in September 2001 but was postponed following the <a href="/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">September 11, 2001, attacks</a> because the story involved terrorists smuggling a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">nuclear weapon</a> onto an airplane. The film was released in April 2002. </p><p>In response to a column in which Barry mocked the cities of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Forks,_North_Dakota" title="Grand Forks, North Dakota">Grand Forks, North Dakota</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Grand_Forks,_Minnesota" title="East Grand Forks, Minnesota">East Grand Forks, Minnesota</a>, for calling themselves the "Grand Cities", Grand Forks named a sewage pumping station after Barry in January 2002. Barry traveled to Grand Forks for the dedication ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Articles written by Barry have appeared in publications such as <i><a href="/wiki/Boating_(magazine)" title="Boating (magazine)">Boating</a></i>, <i>Home Office Computing</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Reader%27s_Digest" title="Reader's Digest">Reader's Digest</a></i>, in addition to the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Soup_for_the_Soul" title="Chicken Soup for the Soul">Chicken Soup for the Soul</a></i> inspirational book series. Two of his articles have been included in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_American_Sports_Writing" title="The Best American Sports Writing">The Best American Sports Writing</a></i> series. One of his columns was used as the introduction to the book <i>Pirattitude!: So You Wanna Be a Pirate? Here's How!</i> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-451-21649-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-451-21649-0">0-451-21649-0</a>), a follow-up to Barry's role in publicizing <a href="/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day" title="International Talk Like a Pirate Day">International Talk Like a Pirate Day</a>. His books have frequently appeared on <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>The New York Times</i> Best Seller list</a>. </p><p>On October 31, 2004, 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 December 2005, Barry said in an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Editor_%26_Publisher" title="Editor & Publisher">Editor & Publisher</a></i> that he would not resume his weekly column, although he would continue such features as his yearly gift guide, his year-in-review feature, and his blog, as well as an occasional article or column. </p><p>In 2005, Barry won the <a href="/wiki/Walter_Cronkite_Award_for_Excellence_in_Journalism" title="Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism">Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dave's_World_television_series"><span id="Dave.27s_World_television_series"></span><i>Dave's World</i> television series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Dave's World television series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1993 to 1997, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> broadcast the sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Dave%27s_World" title="Dave's World">Dave's World</a></i> based on the books <i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry_Turns_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Barry Turns 40">Dave Barry Turns 40</a></i> and <i>Dave Barry's Greatest Hits</i>. The show starred <a href="/wiki/Harry_Anderson" title="Harry Anderson">Harry Anderson</a> as Barry and <a href="/wiki/DeLane_Matthews" title="DeLane Matthews">DeLane Matthews</a> as his wife Beth. In an early episode, Barry appeared in a <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo</a> role. After four seasons, the program was canceled shortly after being moved from its "coveted" Monday night slot<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to the "<a href="/wiki/Friday_night_death_slot" title="Friday night death slot">Friday night death slot</a>", so named because of its association with low viewership.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During college, Barry was in a band called the Federal Duck (the band actually issued a self-titled album on <a href="/wiki/Musicor_Records" title="Musicor Records">Musicor Records</a> in 1968, but Barry was no longer in the group by that point). While at the <i>Miami Herald</i>, he and several of his colleagues created a band called the Urban Professionals, with Barry on lead guitar and vocals. They performed an original song called "The <a href="/wiki/Tupperware" title="Tupperware">Tupperware</a> Song" at the Tupperware headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in 1992, Barry played lead guitar in the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Bottom_Remainders" title="Rock Bottom Remainders">Rock Bottom Remainders</a>, a rock band made up of published authors. <i>(<a href="/wiki/Remaindered_book" title="Remaindered book">Remainder</a></i> is a publishing term for a book that doesn't sell.) The band was founded by Barry's sister-in-law, <a href="/wiki/Kathi_Kamen_Goldmark" title="Kathi Kamen Goldmark">Kathi Kamen Goldmark</a>, for an <a href="/wiki/American_Booksellers_Association" title="American Booksellers Association">American Booksellers Association</a> convention, and has also included <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Tan" title="Amy Tan">Amy Tan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ridley_Pearson" title="Ridley Pearson">Ridley Pearson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Turow" title="Scott Turow">Scott Turow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Albom" title="Mitch Albom">Mitch Albom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Blount_Jr." title="Roy Blount Jr.">Roy Blount Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Kingsolver" title="Barbara Kingsolver">Barbara Kingsolver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a>, and Barry's brother <a href="/wiki/Sam_Barry_(author)" title="Sam Barry (author)">Sam</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-RBR_NYT1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RBR_NYT1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's members "are not musically skilled, but they are extremely loud," according to Barry. Several high-profile musicians, including <a href="/wiki/Al_Kooper" title="Al Kooper">Al Kooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_Zevon" title="Warren Zevon">Warren Zevon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roger_McGuinn" title="Roger McGuinn">Roger McGuinn</a>, have performed with the band, and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> sat in at least once. The band's road tour resulted in the book <i>Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude</i>. The Rock Bottom Remainders disbanded in 2012 following Goldmark's death from breast cancer. They have reunited several times, performing at the <a href="/wiki/Tucson_Festival_of_Books" title="Tucson Festival of Books">Tucson Festival of Books</a> in 2016 and 2018. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_activities">Other activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 1984, Barry and <i>Tropic</i> editors <a href="/wiki/Gene_Weingarten" title="Gene Weingarten">Gene Weingarten</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Shroder" title="Tom Shroder">Tom Shroder</a> have organized the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_Hunt" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropic Hunt">Tropic Hunt</a> (now the Herald Hunt), an annual <a href="/wiki/Puzzlehunt" class="mw-redirect" title="Puzzlehunt">puzzlehunt</a> in Miami. A <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, spinoff, the <a href="/wiki/Post_Hunt" title="Post Hunt">Post Hunt</a>, began in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Barry has run several mock campaigns for President of the United States, running on a <a href="/wiki/Libertarianism" title="Libertarianism">libertarian</a> platform. He has also written for the <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a>'s national newsletter.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The screen adaptation of Barry's book <i>Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys</i> was released in 2005; it is available on DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Barry married Lois Ann Shelnutt in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-shelnutt_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelnutt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He married Beth Lenox in 1976. Barry and Lenox worked together at the <i>Daily Local News</i>, where they began their journalism careers on the same day in September 1971; they had one child, Robert, born 1980. Barry and Lenox divorced in 1993. In 1996, Barry married <i>Miami Herald</i> <a href="/wiki/Sportswriter" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportswriter">sportswriter</a> <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Kaufman" title="Michelle Kaufman">Michelle Kaufman</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they had a daughter, Sophie, in 2000. </p><p>Barry's father and his youngest brother suffered from <a href="/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a>, and his father died in 1984; his sister Mary Katherine was institutionalized for <a href="/wiki/Schizophrenia" title="Schizophrenia">schizophrenia</a>; and his mother died by <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Barry has had dogs named Goldie, Earnest, Zippy, and now Lucy. All have been mentioned regularly in Barry's columns.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-fiction">Non-fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Non-fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The Taming of the Screw</i> (1983, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)</li> <li><i>Babies and Other Hazards of Sex: How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months With Tools You Probably Have Around the Home</i> (1984, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)</li> <li><i>Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead</i> (1985, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)</li> <li><i>Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week</i> (1986, with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex</i> (1987 with illustrator Jerry O'Brien)</li> <li><i>Homes and Other Black Holes</i> (1988)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States</i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry_Turns_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Barry Turns 40">Dave Barry Turns 40</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need</i> (1991)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Guide to Life</i> (1991) (includes <i>Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex</i>, <i>Babies and Other Hazards of Sex</i>, <i>Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead</i> and <i>Claw Your Way to the Top</i>)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry Does Japan</i> (1992)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides</i> (1994)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys</i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry_in_Cyberspace" title="Dave Barry in Cyberspace">Dave Barry in Cyberspace</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry%27s_Book_of_Bad_Songs" title="Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs">Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry_Turns_50" title="Dave Barry Turns 50">Dave Barry Turns 50</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>"My Teenage Son's Goal in Life is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old" and Other Thoughts On Parenting From Dave Barry</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>"The Greatest Invention in the History Of Mankind Is Beer" And Other Manly Insights From Dave Barry</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Money Secrets</i> (2006)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry on Dads</i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barry%27s_History_of_the_Millennium_(So_Far)" title="Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)">Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Mature_When_I%27m_Dead" title="I'll Mature When I'm Dead">I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i>You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>For This We Left Egypt?: A Passover Haggadah for Jews and Those Who Love Them</i> (2017, with <a href="/wiki/Alan_Zweibel" title="Alan Zweibel">Alan Zweibel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Mansbach" title="Adam Mansbach">Adam Mansbach</a>)</li> <li><i>Lessons from Lucy</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>A Field Guide to the Jewish People</i> (2019, with <a href="/wiki/Adam_Mansbach" title="Adam Mansbach">Adam Mansbach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Zweibel" title="Alan Zweibel">Alan Zweibel</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collected_columns">Collected columns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Collected columns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book</i> (1985)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Greatest Hits</i> (1988)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry Talks Back</i> (1991)</li> <li><i>The World According to Dave Barry</i> (1994) (includes <i>Dave Barry Talks Back</i>, <i>Dave Barry Turns 40</i> and <i>Dave Barry's Greatest Hits</i>)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry is NOT Making This Up</i> (1995)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus</i> (1997)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down</i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boogers_Are_My_Beat" title="Boogers Are My Beat">Boogers Are My Beat</a></i> (2003)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiction">Fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Trouble_(novel)" title="Big Trouble (novel)">Big Trouble</a></i> (1999). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-399-14567-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-399-14567-4">978-0-399-14567-4</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tricky_Business_(novel)" title="Tricky Business (novel)">Tricky Business</a></i> (2002). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1491509692" title="Special:BookSources/978-1491509692">978-1491509692</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_and_the_Starcatchers" title="Peter and the Starcatchers">Peter and the Starcatchers</a></i> (2004, with <a href="/wiki/Ridley_Pearson" title="Ridley Pearson">Ridley Pearson</a>). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7868-3790-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7868-3790-X">0-7868-3790-X</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_and_the_Shadow_Thieves" title="Peter and the Shadow Thieves">Peter and the Shadow Thieves</a></i> (2006, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7868-3787-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7868-3787-X">0-7868-3787-X</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_and_the_Secret_of_Rundoon" title="Peter and the Secret of Rundoon">Peter and the Secret of Rundoon</a></i> (2007, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7868-3788-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-7868-3788-8">0-7868-3788-8</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Land_Books" title="Never Land Books">Escape From the Carnivale</a></i> (2006, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7868-3789-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-7868-3789-6">0-7868-3789-6</a>.</li> <li><i>The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog</i> (2006). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0425217740" title="Special:BookSources/978-0425217740">978-0425217740</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Land_Books" title="Never Land Books">Cave of the Dark Wind</a></i> (2007, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7868-3790-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7868-3790-X">0-7868-3790-X</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Science_Fair_(novel)" title="Science Fair (novel)">Science Fair</a></i> (2008, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1423113249" title="Special:BookSources/978-1423113249">978-1423113249</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_and_the_Sword_of_Mercy" title="Peter and the Sword of Mercy">Peter and the Sword of Mercy</a></i> (2009, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1423130703" title="Special:BookSources/978-1423130703">978-1423130703</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Land_Books" title="Never Land Books">Blood Tide</a></i> (2008, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0786837915" title="Special:BookSources/978-0786837915">978-0786837915</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bridge_to_Neverland" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bridge to Neverland">The Bridge to Neverland</a></i> (2011, with Ridley Pearson). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0425253373" title="Special:BookSources/978-0425253373">978-0425253373</a>.</li> <li><i>Lunatics</i> (2012, with <a href="/wiki/Alan_Zweibel" title="Alan Zweibel">Alan Zweibel</a>). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0425253373" title="Special:BookSources/978-0425253373">978-0425253373</a>.</li> <li><i>Insane City</i> (2013). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0399158681" title="Special:BookSources/978-0399158681">978-0399158681</a>.</li> <li><i>The Worst Class Trip Ever</i> (2015). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1484708491" title="Special:BookSources/978-1484708491">978-1484708491</a>.</li> <li><i>The Worst Night Ever</i> (2016). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1484708507" title="Special:BookSources/978-1484708507">978-1484708507</a>.</li> <li><i>Swamp Story</i> (2023). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1982191337" title="Special:BookSources/978-1982191337">978-1982191337</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_adaptations">Film adaptations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Film adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Trouble_(2002_film)" title="Big Trouble (2002 film)">Big Trouble</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i>Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys</i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Peter and the Starcatchers</i> (Disney project, announced May 17, 2012. Release date TBA)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collaborations">Collaborations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Collaborations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America With Three Chords and an Attitude</i> (1994) with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kathi_Kamen_Goldmark" title="Kathi Kamen Goldmark">Kathi Kamen Goldmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kooper" title="Al Kooper">Al Kooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ridley_Pearson" title="Ridley Pearson">Ridley Pearson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Blount,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Blount, Jr.">Roy Blount, Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Selvin" title="Joel Selvin">Joel Selvin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Tan" title="Amy Tan">Amy Tan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Marsh" title="Dave Marsh">Dave Marsh</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tad_Bartimus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tad Bartimus (page does not exist)">Tad Bartimus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greil_Marcus" title="Greil Marcus">Greil Marcus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tabitha_King" title="Tabitha King">Tabitha King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Kingsolver" title="Barbara Kingsolver">Barbara Kingsolver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Dorris" title="Michael Dorris">Michael Dorris</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naked_Came_the_Manatee" title="Naked Came the Manatee">Naked Came the Manatee</a></i> (1998) with <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hiaasen" title="Carl Hiaasen">Carl Hiaasen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elmore_Leonard" title="Elmore Leonard">Elmore Leonard</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_W._Hall" title="James W. Hall">James W. Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edna_Buchanan" title="Edna Buchanan">Edna Buchanan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Standiford" title="Les Standiford">Les Standiford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Levine" title="Paul Levine">Paul Levine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Antoni" title="Brian Antoni">Brian Antoni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tananarive_Due" title="Tananarive Due">Tananarive Due</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Dufresne" title="John Dufresne">John Dufresne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hendricks" title="Vicki Hendricks">Vicki Hendricks</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_Hospital&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carolina Hospital (page does not exist)">Carolina Hospital</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Evelyn_Mayerson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evelyn Mayerson (page does not exist)">Evelyn Mayerson</a></li> <li>Novels (as listed above) with Ridley Pearson and Alan Zweibel.</li> <li><i>Hard Listening</i>, (July 2013) is an interactive ebook about his participation in a writer/musician band, the Rock Bottom Remainders. Published by digital publisher, <a href="/wiki/Coliloquy" title="Coliloquy">Coliloquy</a>, LLC<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Audio_recordings">Audio recordings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Audio recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>A Totally Random Evening With Dave Barry</i> (1992)</li> <li><i>A Prairie Home Companion: English Majors: A Comedy Collection for the Highly Literate</i> (as guest) (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stranger_than_Fiction_(compilation_album)" title="Stranger than Fiction (compilation album)">Stranger than Fiction (compilation album)</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Barry&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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