Who is barry manilow married to

Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. For decades Barry Manilow gave the world timeless hits, while keeping his own world a total secret. Now at 73 years old, the music legend is opening up about his life, struggles and, for the first time, his sexuality. Fiercely private, the pop icon recently welcomed PEOPLE into his Palm Springs home for an exclusive interview and photo shoot with his manager husband Garry Kief — and talked for the first time about their nearly year romance.

I always have been. Born Barry Alan Pincus in and raised by his single mother Edna Manilow, in Brooklyn, Manilow knew early on his first love was music. Whenever I get one of those little puppies, I stop everything I do. I train them. My belief is that you do that and you get a great eight or nine years with a great dog.

A biography of Barry by Patricia Butler, which the crooner threatened legal action over, contained references to the star being a gay man. Publisher Chris Charlesworth said he felt confident publishing as "it fairly well known within the music industry that Manilow was gay", and there were plenty of supporting quotes from friends and colleagues confirming that in the book.

But Barry, who did not sue after the book was published, has always referred to himself as "happily single" in interviews and until now hasn't given his fans any cause to believe he was gay. Jump directly to the content. Sign in. All Football. Showbiz Celebrity Olivia Waring. He is now married to TV executive Garry Kief, but they kept their relationship under wraps for decades.

From that point on, he started writing music for off-Broadway productions and some commercial jingles for brands like Dr. Eventually, he became her musical director and co-produced her Grammy Award-winning debut album. Shortly after graduating high school, he married Susan Deixler. However, they were together for only a year. He once admitted that while he was in love with Deixler, he was not ready to tie the knot. Manilow was too young and focused on making music each night to settle down.

In , he met TV executive Garry Kief, who shortly later became his manager and lover.