Barry Roberts: How Did Tanya Roberts’ Husband Die?

Barry Roberts was the husband of Victoria Leigh Blum best known as Tanya Roberts. Barry’s wife Tanya was an American actress who portrayed Julie Rogers in the final season of the television series Charlie’s Angels (1980–1981), Stacey Sutton in the James Bond film A View to a Kill (1985), Sheena in Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1984), Kiri in The Beastmaster (1982) and Midge Pinciotti on That ’70s Show (1998–2004).

Barry Roberts: Bio Summary

Who Was Tanya Roberts’ Husband, Barry Roberts?

Barry Roberts is said to have been born on April 3, 1945, other sources have it that he was born on April 3, 1946. He was born in New York City, New York, USA. His parent’s identity and information are not available. He may have brothers and sisters or not. Many details regarding his childhood, relatives, and family background are not publicly known. The names of the high schools or colleges he attended are also unknown.

However, Barry Roberts was a psychology student. He was married to Tanya Roberts born Victoria Leigh Blum. The two met and fell for each other. Tanya is the one who proposed to Barry, per The Guardian. She is said to have proposed to him in a subway station. The two got married beautifully in the year 1974, in front of their loved ones. They had no children but remained married until Barry died.

Tanya Roberts once shared of her marriage in an interview: “We have been together over 20 years. I’m not really sure, we don’t celebrate anniversaries. I feel it only leads to divorce. Barry and I are best pals. We’re both physical people and have similar interests. Yet, Barry does not like golf!” After Barry Roberts died, Tanya found love again after meeting Lance O’Brien. Tanya was first married at age 15 but the marriage ended when her mother annulled it.

Barry Roberts Was A Writer And Actor

Barry Roberts was involved in the entertainment industry. He was a television writer, in a cinema queue in New York. He is credited as an actor on his IMDb page. He appeared as a Card Player in Legal Tender, a film which he served as an associate producer and writer. He appeared as himself on one episode of Hour Magazine. His wife Tanya Roberts was an actress but she started her career as a model.

Tanya was a model in television ads for Excedrin, Ultra Brite, Clairol, and Cool Ray sunglasses. She played roles in the off-Broadway productions Picnic and Antigone. She made her film debut in The Last Victim and later appeared in The Yum-Yum Girls. She landed a role in the films The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, Fingers, Tourist Trap, and California Dreaming.

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Tanya Roberts appeared in episodes of Vega$. She played Julie Rogers in the final season of the television series Charlie’s Angels (1980–1981). She has played roles in the films The Beastmaster, Hearts and Armour, Sheena, A View to a Kill, Body Slam, Purgatory, Twisted Justice, Night Eyes, Inner Sanctum, Legal Tender, Sins of Desire, and Deep Down. She was in an episode of The Love Boat.

Barry Roberts’ wife has appeared in the television series Fantasy Island, Burke’s Law, Silk Stalkings, Hot Line, High Tide, and Off Centre. She played Midge Pinciotti on That ’70s Show (1998–2004). She appeared as Ellie Palmer in episodes of Barbershop. She appeared as herself on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Martin Short Show, The Geraldo Rivera Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Mike Douglas Show.

How Did Tanya Roberts’ Husband Die?

Barry Roberts died after a four-and-a-half-year battle with encephalitis. He took his last breath on the 15th of June 2006, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States. He was 60 years old when he died. His burial details are unknown. His wife Tanya Roberts died on January 6, 2021, at age 71, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. of sepsis due to a urinary tract infection. She was mistakenly reported dead before she actually died.

“With a heavy heart I can confirm the death of Tanya Roberts (age 65) last night on Jan. 4, 2021, around 9:30 p.m. PT at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,” her publicist, Mike Pingel, of Rainbow PR said in a statement to Yahoo Entertainment. “Her 18-year domestic partner Lance O’Brien received the phone call from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last night at their home confirming her passing.”

Mike Pingel shared of Tanya Roberts: “I’m devastated. She was brilliant and beautiful and I feel like a light has been taken away. To say she was an angel would be at the top of the list. She was the sweetest person you’d ever meet and had a huge heart. She loved her fans, and I don’t think she realized how much she meant to them.”

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Tanya Roberts was hospitalized after she collapsed at her home and eventually died “from a urinary tract infection which spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and then blood stream.” She was cremated and her ashes were scattered along a hiking trail near her home in Laurel Canyon, California.