During the 1970s and 80s, Barry Healey wrote television variety for
such performers as Milton Berle, Arte Johnson, Soupy Sales, Bob
Crane, Andy Griffith, Sally Kellerman, Jackie Mason, Henry Mancini,
Van Johnson and others. His motion picture credits include the
award-winning shorts: Outtakes (1978) writer/director/producer;
The Night Before The Morning After (1979) writer/director; and
the feature films: The Grey Fox (1982) co-producer; One Magic
Christmas (1985) writer; Big Deal (1985) director; Hollywood
North (2003) writer. The Sex Life of the Amoeba is his first novel.
Barry lives in Toronto.