Barry O'Brien

Barry O'Brien

Born	Barry O'Brien 1959 San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation	Producer, Writer, Screenwriter
Nationality	American
Education	Terra Linda High School, Santa Clara University
Genre	Children's books, suspense, crime fiction, action, adventure, humour
Notable works	Hannah Montana

Barry O'Brien (born 1959) is an American television writer and producer best known as the co-creator of Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. His credits include Happy Days, Perfect Strangers, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Judging Amy, and CSI: Miami.

Barry O’Brien was born in San Francisco, California, to a large Irish Catholic family. He attended Terra Linda High School, before joining Santa Clara University on a football scholarship, studying business and finance.

While convalescing from a knee injury, O’Brien began writing his first television scripts, a successful submission resulting in a commission for the hit television series Happy Days. For the next three decades he would script some of America’s most popular family shows, including Perfect Strangers, Judging Amy, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Ghostbusters, Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, The Jetsons, Fraggle Rock, and CSI: Miami, where he served as writer and executive producer.