Larry Barron

Larry Barron

Date of Passing: December 24, 2020
Obituary: Deadline

Larry Barron was an American television producer.

The veteran unscripted reality producer and executive was perhaps best known for his work on The Amazing Race.

He was a Syracuse University alumnus, co-founder of Syracuse Z89 FM, and held degrees in Television/Radio/Film from the Newhouse School and in Management & Marketing from the Whitman School of Management.

Barron co-created and executive produced the Fox reality series Coupled, Idiotest, Paradise Hotel, and What Chilli Wants, on which he was also a concept writer.

Larry Barron was an American television producer.

The veteran unscripted reality producer and executive was perhaps best known for his work on The Amazing Race.

He was a Syracuse University alumnus, co-founder of Syracuse Z89 FM, and held degrees in Television/Radio/Film from the Newhouse School and in Management & Marketing from the Whitman School of Management.

Barron co-created and executive produced the Fox reality series Coupled, Idiotest, Paradise Hotel, and What Chilli Wants, on which he was also a concept writer.

In the early 2000s, he was a consultant on UPN's America's Top Model and would become vice president of alternative programs, overseeing development and production of reality series for the network.

Barron died December 24, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California. He was 55.

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