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Barry William Blenkhorn, known professionally as Barry Williams (born September 30, 1954 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor best known for his role as "Greg Brady" in the ABC television series The Brady Bunch.

Williams decided as a very young child that he wanted to be an actor, and in 1967 he made his television debut in an episode of Dragnet. He played guest roles in That Girl and The Mod Squad before being cast as Greg Brady in The Brady Bunch sitcom in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i. As the eldest of the kids, his storylines often involved his romances and as the Greg character reached his mid-teens the show's producers began to groom and promote Williams as a teen idolA teen idol is a famous person who generates attention from large numbers of teenagers, who follow their every move. The term means idol for teens; a teen idol is often young, but in many cases no longer a teen. However, some performers are very young, e.. With the show's demise in 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped, Williams was unable to attract the type of high profile roles that might have expanded on his earlier success. He resumed playing guest roles on television, and became involved in musical theatre, touring with productions such as GreaseFor the musical play, see Grease (musical). Grease is a lubricant of higher viscosity than oil, consisting originally of a calcium, sodium or lithium soap jelly emulsified with mineral oil. Greases are employed where heavy pressures exist, where oil drip, The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a Broadway musical and movie based on a true story. It contains many hit songs, including "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and "The Lonely Goatherd", as well as the title song. Julie Andrews as Maria, seeks g and West Side StoryWest Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and originally produced, choreographed and directed by Jerome Robbins. West Side Story debuted on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theate, as well as making unsuccessful attempts to establish a career as a recording artist.

In 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi his autobiography Growing Up Brady spent three months on the New York Times bestseller list.

Always proud of his success with The Brady Bunch, Williams has appeared in various Brady TV movie reunions, has built a cabaret act that pays tribute to his past, and has played himself in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star ( 2003).

Williams also featured as himself in the video to the Peter Gabriel song The Barry Williams Show .

External link: Official site