Thursday 24 July 2008

Barry Watson

Michael Barret "Barry" Watson (born April 23, 1974) is an American actor, known for his roles of Matt Camden on 7th Heaven, Brian Davis in What About Brian and Todd in Samantha Who?.

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Watson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in May 2002, and went on hiatus from 7th Heaven while he underwent treatment. As of April 2003, it was reportedly in remission, and he began appearing on the program again, starting with the 150th episode.

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Barry Watson is currently in his second marriage. His first marriage was in 1996 to Laura Payne-Gabriel, whom he met through actress Tori Spelling. They later divorced. In December 2003, Watson was reunited with high school classmate Tracy Hutson.

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They had met in high school and briefly dated during their 20s before losing touch. On August 3, 2004 she became engaged to Watson and they wed on July 14, 2006. He and Tracy Hutson had their first child, Oliver, on May 2, 2005. Barry and Tracy welcomed their second son, Felix, on November 13th 2007. The family resides in Los Angeles.

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