Education
University of Texas at Austin.
University of Texas at Austin.
He is president of Barnes Creative Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, which specializes in digital marketing and social media strategy. His acting career, which began in 1991, has comprised lead and supporting roles in several films, including The Joneses, Sex & Consequences, and Number Witness. He has performed guest-starring and recurring roles in several television shows, including Drop Dead Diva, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Matchpoint, Men On Pause, Music Television’s Road Rules, Guiding Light, Ned & Stacey, As the World Turns, and The Young and the Restless.
In 2009, Barnes created, starred in, and produced the television series High Rise.
In 2012 he was cast as the recurring character “Flip” on the Discovery Science television Series Stuff You Should Know, which will debut in January 2013. On September 30, 2013, Barnes returned to the radio on Clear Channel"s 105.7 (WRDA) in Atlanta in a part-time capacity.
Barnes grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and graduated from Mary Carroll High School in 1985. In 2012, Barnes married Heather Searing Cook.
Favorite Radio DJ – Creative Loafing Magazine, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Best Radio Voice – Creative Loafing Magazine, 1996, 1997 Best Morning Show – Atlanta Magazine, 1996 National Major Market Morning Show - Billboard Magazine, 1996 Best Morning Show - Atlanta Associated Independent Recording, 1996 Best Morning Show – Atlanta Press, 1999 National Major Market Morning Show Award – Radio & Records, 1999.
