David Birney Net Worth

Interesting Facts about David Birney

1. He holds a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in Theatre from UCLA.
2. For five years, he chaired the American Diabetes Association.
3. Has twice been a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.
4. Served on the Dartmouth College Board of Overseers for the Hopkins Center for the Perforning Arts
5. Serves on the Board of the Foundation for Bio-Medical Research and the Advisory Panel for the Council for Children's Rights
6. A long time spokesperson for childrens' and educational issues.
7. Once married to Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton on Family Ties (1982)), whom he met while filming their television series Bridget Loves Bernie (1972) in 1972. They have three children: a daughter, Kate, and twins named Mollie and Peter (b. 1984).
8. Although one of his earliest TV roles was that of Bernie Steinberg, a Jewish man who falls in love with an Irish woman, he is Irish himself and was once the Grand Marshal of the parade for the Irish Faire held in Burbank, California in the late 1980s.
9. Ex-stepfather of Eva Bush.
10. Played Anakin Skywalker in the NPR radio dramatization of "Return of the Jedi" (1996).
11. Performing at the Miniature Theatre of Chester in Arthur Miller's "The Price". [October 2005]
12. Born on the same date as Lee Majors.
13. Has been battling Alzheimer's disease since 2017.