Barbieri was born in New York City and is of Italian descent. He became interested in acting after seeing his brother, John, act in a school play. He gave up baseball to take acting classes. Afterwards, he got into the Lee Strasberg Acting School and soon auditioned for Little Men. His role in the film resulted in him getting signed to WME. He soon began booking roles for major films.
Michael Barbieri has been suggested to play 183 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.