Barry Manilow is a singer and song writer who was born in 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the most celebrated singer and has completed seven decades in the music industry. Barry Manilow married love of his life Garry Kief in 2014 after dating for around thirty six years.
He kept the relationship with Kief out of the spotlight and the singer and his partner did not come out as gay until he gave interview to People. It was in 2017, he announced to the public that the couple has married in 2014.
He was celebrating his fourteenth year in residency at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. He says that it took him a lot to disclose his sexuality and to come out as a homosexual.
He had previous relationships with the opposite sex but later found out that he is a gay. He thought that it would be very disappointing to his fans if they knew he was gay. But when they knew about his and Garry’s relationship, they reacted pleasantly.
Many comments from the fans were really uplifting and their reaction seemed to be very beautiful. Manilow and Kief met in 1978 and Manilow instantly had feelings for Kief. He said that Garry treated him as a very normal person and not like a superstar or a musician.
Barry Manilow and Garry Kief Timeline
Barry Manilow is a very popular singer in America and is very famous for the works he has done. He is also a songwriter and has been in the music industry for decades. He has won many glorious awards.
These include the Tony and Grammy Awards, multiple Emmy and American Music Awards. In 2002 he was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. His hit recordings include the Weekend in New England, Can’t Smile Without You, Looks Like We made it, Could It Be Magic and many more.
He married at first to his high school sweetheart Susan Deixler but the marriage did not last and they were separated after a year. He said in an interaction that he was so in love with Susan but was not ready for the marriage. He also said that he did not have any sexual desires for her and that is when he started to realize his sexuality.
Later he married TV executive Garry Kief in 2014, after a decades-long romance during which they waited for same-sex marriage to become legal in California. In an interview with the People he said that they have been married for all these years and made it legal in April ,2014. He also admitted that the experience was very emotional.
One of their who was invited for the marriage said that it was very surprise for them. The couple only invited their most loved and trusted people who believed that they were just meeting the couple to have lunch. The friend also said that couple is in love and happy and also he has got his career and personal life in a great place.
Kief has been the singer’s manager for a very long time and was taken the role after he was introduced by Manilow. Kief has one daughter Kristen from his previous relationship and Barry has been raising their daughter together with Kief.
