- He was badly burned when a stunt went wrong on the set of his series The Powers of Matthew Star (1982). Production on the series was delayed a year while the star healed.
- Beat out Tom Cruise for the title role in The Powers of Matthew Star (1982).
- There was a scene in Hell Night (1981) where Peter was thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt his leg. In reality, he had really hurt himself and most of his limping wasn't an act.
- He and Kevin Brophy were bequeathed $500,000 each by Ray Fulk of Lincoln, Illinois. According to the newspaper The State Journal-Register, Fulk, who never met Barton or Brophy, was a fan of their TV shows. [July 2012].
- Was thinking of retiring from the film industry until Linda Blair coaxed him into doing Hell Night (1981) with her. He now credits that film as bringing him back and has been in the business ever since.
- Got to meet his idol, James Stewart, when he ran Stewart's relay marathon benefit in 1992.
- When he first started out in Hollywood, he was occasionally mis-identified in the media as Donny Osmond, due to his resemblance to the singer at that particular time.
- He currently lives in Los Angeles and works in the fitness field. (2005)
- Majored in chiropractic medicine at Nassau Community College in New York before deciding to start a modeling and acting career.
- He shares his July 19th birthday with four other alumni of the Friday The 13th film franchise. Robbi Morgan (Annie, Part 1), Director Tom McLoughlin (Jason Lives: Friday The 13th Part 6), Elizabeth Kaitan (Robin in Friday The 13th Part 7: The New Blood), and Jared Padalecki who played Clay in the 2009 remake.
- Named one of the 10 sexiest guys in soaps by Playgirl.
- Actress Kimberly Beck shared an apartment with him in the early '80s.
- Both he and his The Powers of Matthew Star (1982) co-star, Amy Steel, have appeared in a sequel to Friday the 13th (1980). Barton appeared as Doug in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), while Steel starred as Ginny in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981).
- As a youngster, he was terrified of Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961).
- He's an avid golfer.
- Has one daughter: Bella.
- Has a brother named Billy and a sister, Linda.
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