Barbieri was born in New York City and is of Italian descent. He became interested in acting after seeing his brother, John, act in a school play. He gave up baseball to take acting classes. Afterwards, he got into the Lee Strasberg Acting School and soon auditioned for Little Men. His role in the film resulted in him getting signed to WME. He soon began booking roles for major films.
Barbieri was born in New York City and is of Italian descent. He became interested in acting after seeing his brother, John, act in a school play. He gave up baseball to take acting classes. Afterwards, he got into the Lee Strasberg Acting School and soon auditioned for Little Men. His role in the film resulted in him getting signed to WME. He soon began booking roles for major films.
