Barry Moss

Barry Moss was born April 25, 1940 in Los Angeles. He was a child actor who graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and studied theatre arts at UCLA. He worked for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences before moving to New York to begin a career as a director a field he studied as a student at UCLA. He later replaced agent MaryJo Slater at the Mort Schwartz Agency, where he was put in charge of the theatrical department. He soon met Julie Hughes, with whom he founded Hughes Moss Casting in 1981. They quickly became a successful team, and, at one stage, had eight shows running simultaneously on Broadway. Among his casting credits are nearly 90 Broadway and touring productions, including West Side Story (1980 revival), Nine, Torch Song Trilogy, The Who's Tommy, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995 revival), Titanic, Woman of the Year, My One and Only, Black and Blue, Sweeney Todd, Crazy For You, the 2008 production of A Tale of Two Cities and more. He also was the casting director for the duration of the highly successful television series The Cosby Show and was a founding member of The Casting Society of America (CSA) Barry's boundless affection for and support of actors was a well-known delight to his vast array of colleagues, clients and friends Responsible for assisting many famous and not-so-famous performers in securing their first job, he remained the New York "anchor" for a wide circle of show business classmates from the days at UCLA. He is remembered as a true gentleman of the theatre - tasteful, loyal, generous and fun.Moss is survived by his longtime partner and business associate Bob Kale, nephew Mark Ellman of Lahaina, HI, nieces Laurie Levinsky of Seattle, WA and Gerry Ellman, grand nieces and nephews of Lahaina, HI, cousin Fran Thiessen of Cliffside Park, NJ as well as soul mate David Giella. Plans for a memorial service will be announced soon. Show less «