On Screen
In the mid-1990s, Barrett appeared as a bus driver on the Nickelodeon show Bus No 9. He also has a cameo role in the film Home of Phobia which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival
While Barrett was with the Bosstones he performed on several television shows, including Saturday Night Live, The Jon Stewart Show, as well as Sesame Street's Elmopalooza. Also, he and the rest of the Bosstones appeared in the film Clueless.
Barrett portrays a prison inmate in the unreleased 1999 film Big Helium Dog.
After the Bosstones went on hiatus Barrett became the announcer for ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2004.
Barrett has also done voice-over work for Minoriteam and appears in the documentary film American Hardcore. He has appeared on an episode of Criss Angel's Mind Freak. As well he portrayed rock pioneer Bill Haley in the miniseries Shake, Rattle, and Roll: An American Love Story.
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