About Dan

Shaking Obama's hand at a rally in 2007

Hey fellow movie watchers!!  My name is Dan Barbour.  I really love movies - not all movies - but the art form in general.  Life sucks so much, it's nice to escape to other worlds, other lives, and other places whenever you want.  I'm 27 years old, a Christian, and am most known to strangers for my appearance as a contestant on the ABC reality show I Survived a Japanese Game Show.  By day I am a Young Adult Librarian, and I work with the best youth alive.  Shout outs to my Loft crew, SPLAT, and volunteers who make my life worth living.  By night I watch a heck of a lot of movies, read, and watch more television than I am proud to admit.  My heroes in life are Jesus Christ (go ahead, roll your eyes, I don't care), Tina Fey, President Obama, and Mark Burnett.  In that order.

My work caricature
Favorites (As of Now) -
Overall Movie:  It's a Wonderful Life
Comedy:  Dude, Where's My Car
Action:  Kill Bill (both parts)
Adventure:  The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Romance:  When Harry Met Sally...
Horror:  Vertigo
Drama:  You Can Count On Me
Sports:  Rocky
Documentary:  Food, Inc. 
Chick-Flick:  Love, Actually


Serious Actor:  None, changes by the role.  One day it's Tom Hanks, the next day it's Jeff Bridges.
Comedic Actor:  Ashton Kutcher
Serious Actress:  Laura Linney
Comedic Actress:  Tina Fey
Director:  Anthony Minghella (RIP)
Screenwriter:  Alexander Payne
In Japan, as a cactus