Personal Life
Barbieri is reportedly a vegetarian and a believer in animal rights. In 1995, Barbieri avoided jail time by pleading no contest to a third-offense drunk driving charge; He spent 120 days in a residential treatment program, instead. Following the incident, Barbieri settled down, giving up what he called "25 years of sex, drugs and Rock and Roll." In 2000, Barbieri fathered a son, Tayte Ali, via in-vitro fertilization, using an egg donor and a surrogate mother. In 2004, the American Diabetes Association named Ralph Barbieri one of five "Bay Area Father of the Year" Award winners.
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