Christopher Daniel Barnes

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**Christopher Daniel Barnes** (born November 7, 1972) also known professionally as **C. D. Barnes**, **C. B. Barnes** and **Chris Barnes**, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his voice role as the title superhero of the 1994 animated series *Spider-Man* (1994–1998) and as Prince Eric from *The Little Mermaid* (1989), as well as his on-screen portrayal of Greg Brady in the films *The Brady Bunch Movie* (1995) and *A Very Brady Sequel* (1996).

He starred in 22 episodes of the science fiction series *Starman* (1986–1987) as the 14-year-old son of the title character played by Robert Hays and Leonard on *Malcolm and Eddie* (1998–2000).

## Early life

Barnes was born on November 7, 1972 in Portland, Maine. He has a sister, Lisa, and a brother, Steve.

## Career

### Live-action roles

In the 1986–1987 series *Starman*, he played the teenage boy Scott, the son of the Starman. He starred in the NBC sitcom *Day by Day* for two seasons. In one episode's dream sequence which included many guest stars from *The Brady Bunch*, he played a fourth Brady son, "Chuck Brady". He later played Greg Brady in the Brady Bunch parody movies. He starred as *Leonard Rickets* in the sitcom *Malcolm & Eddie*.

He appeared in *Beverly Hills, 90210*, *Clueless*, *Wings*, *Blossom*, *JAG*, *American Dreamer*, *The Golden Girls*, *Touched by an Angel*, *Herman's Head*, *Time Trax*, *7th Heaven*, *Empty Nest*, *Girlfriends*, *CBS Schoolbreak Special* and *ABC Weekend Specials*.

### Disney work

At age 16 in 1989, Barnes voiced Prince Eric in *The Little Mermaid* and reprised the role in 2006 for *Kingdom Hearts II*. He was unable to return for the sequel *The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea* in 2000 and was replaced by Rob Paulsen. He voiced Prince Charming in the *Cinderella* sequels *Cinderella II: Dreams Come True* and *Cinderella III: A Twist in Time*.

### As Spider-Man

Vocally, Barnes is best known for his main role in the 1994–1998 *Spider-Man* series. He later provided the voice of Spider-Man Noir in the 2010 video game *Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions*, Spider-Man 2099 in the 2011 video game *Spider-Man: Edge of Time*, Electro, Spyder-Knight and Wolf Spider in the 2012 cartoon series *Ultimate Spider-Man*, and also voiced two special costumes, Symbiote Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man 2.0, in the 2013 video game *Marvel Heroes*. He reprised his role of Electro and voiced Vulture in the Mobile game *Spider-Man Unlimited*.

### Other work

He has done voices for other animated series including several characters in *Captain Planet and the Planeteers*, Tagert McStone in *Jackie Chan Adventures*, Stripes the Tiger in *Sonic Underground*, and also voiced adult Speckles from *Speckles: The Tarbosaurus*.

He has done voice acting in video games including *Return to Krondor*, as Scott Donovan in the *Law & Order* titles *Law and Order: Dead on the Money* and *Law and Order: Double or Nothing*.

### Short Stories

Barnes is a writer of short stories which he shares freely on his website at christopherdanielbarnes.com.Template:Cn

### Retirement From Acting

Barnes retired from acting in 2021 after a 40-year career.Template:Cn

## Personal life

Barnes earned his BA in 2004 and his MA in 2009 and enjoys reading, writing short stories, playing the guitar, and practicing yoga.

He was previously married to Dawn Nallick, but later divorced. In 2012, Barnes married his second wife Rebecca Guyadeen.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Christopher Daniel Barnes - 31 Character Images". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christopher-Daniel-Barnes/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The-Little-Mermaid - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". *The New York Times*. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/29563/The-Little-Mermaid/cast/.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Christopher Daniel Barnes - About". https://www.oocities.org/indigo\_xia/about.htm.
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10. ↑ Dan. "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions at WonderCon — One Of Swords". Oneofswords.com. http://oneofswords.com/2010/04/spider-man-shattered-dimensions-at-wondercon.

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