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.
Inspired by *Teen Titans* (2003), *Smallville*, and *Batman: The Animated Series*, this is a universe masterfully crafted by Paramount and Skydance, under the direction of new CEOs Drew Goddard (*Daredevil*) and stephan fleet (*The Boys*).
