Attended The University of Texas at Austin in middle '70s
Twisted his knee during his first performance of the title role in
Phantom of the Opera which forced Michael Crawford to return from the
hospital since there were no other understudies.
He originated the role of Raoul in the original London cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera.
Barton and his wife, Denny Berry, had filed for divorce at the time of his death.