Career
Barber is best known for his unusual performance in which "Seville," his dummy, actually appears to be holding Barber, contrary to the more orthodox way used by his peers. One of Barber"s more popular routines involves "Diva," a female dummy which appears to be operated by Seville (with Barber on the other side), with all three engaged in an operatic song from The Barber of Seville — part of the pun from which the name of Barber"s act, "Jim Barber and Seville," is taken. Barber co-starred in the Hamner Barber Variety Show in from 2004-2013.
His first work in the resort city was as a featured comedian in the Glen Campbell Goodtime Show.
He also worked in Branson with The Osmonds, Tony Orlando, Bobby Vinton and Eddie Rabbitt. Elsewhere Barber has appeared on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, The Nashville Network, A&East, Fox, American Broadcasting Company, and National Broadcasting Company. Barber has also been featured in Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and on United Service Organizations shows visiting American troops abroad.
Jim Barber has a background in entertainment marketing and for ten years promoted and performed at the Hamner Barber Theater, a 640 seat venue in In 2014 Jim was hired as Campaign Chairman to renew Branson"s Tourism Community Enhancement District sales tax which successfully passed with a 76.7% approval by the resident voters. Barber is also co-owner of a video production, graphic design and publishing company, having personally developed projects for Silver Dollar City, Big Cedar Lodge, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Osmond, Yakov Smirnoff, Pierce Arrow, Clay Cooper, Paul Harris and Tony Orlando among others
