Barry Farber

Barry Farber
Name	Barry Farber
Aliases	Mr. Potato Head (by Rachel)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Orthodontist
Relatives	Mindy Hunter-Farber (ex-wife) Rachel Greene (wife in the alternate timeline The One That Could Have Been part 1 and 2)
Relationships	Rachel Greene (ex-fiancée) Mindy Hunter-Farber (ex-wife) Amy Greene (affair)
Information
First appearance	The One With The Sonogram At The End
Last appearance	The One That Could Have Been, Part 2
Number of episodes	5
Portrayed by	Mitchell Whitfield

Barry Farber, DDS was engaged to Rachel Greene, before she left him at the altar. He is an orthodontist. He is portrayed by Mitchell Whitfield.

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Who played the character of Barry Farber in Friends?

Mitchell Whitfield, an American actor, played the role of Barry Farber in Friends. Barry is best known as Rachel's ex-fiance, whom she left on their wedding day. Whitfield's portrayal of Barry Farber is seen in five episodes of the series.

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Who was Barry Farber's first fiancée in Friends?

In the sitcom Friends, Barry Farber was first engaged to Rachel Greene in 1994. However, Rachel left him at the altar. Barry later married Mindy, Rachel's best friend, in the season 2 finale, but they divorced four years later due to Barry's infidelity.

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Who did Barry Farber have an affair with while being engaged to Rachel?

While engaged to Rachel, Barry Farber from Friends had an affair with Mindy, Rachel's best friend. After Rachel left him at the altar, Barry and Mindy went on the planned honeymoon. However, during his engagement to Mindy, Barry cheated on her with Rachel. Additionally, he had an affair with Rachel's sister, Amy.

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What happened to Barry Farber after Rachel left him at the altar?

Post Rachel's departure from the altar, Barry Farber embarked on the planned honeymoon to Aruba with Mindy. He later proposed to Mindy, despite an affair with Rachel. Mindy, aware of the infidelity, chose to marry Barry. Their marriage ended in season six when Barry was found cheating again. Additionally, Amy, Rachel's sister, admitted to secret liaisons with Barry.

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History

While Rachel and Barry were engaged, he was having an affair with Mindy Hunter, Rachel's best friend and maid of honor. After Rachel left him at the altar, he and Mindy went on the honeymoon that he and Rachel would have had in Aruba. Two years later he became engaged to Mindy, but he then cheated on her with Rachel. When Mindy found out from Rachel, the two confronted Barry, however Mindy decided that she would still marry Barry. They divorced in season six after he was once again caught cheating on her with another woman.

Later on, Rachel's sister Amy reveals her making out sessions with Barry after Rachel had gone to sleep, while they were engaged, confirming his (and her) disloyal nature.

In the alternative timeline in "The One That Could Have Been", Rachel is married to Barry. When she and Joey nearly sleep together, Joey tells Rachel she is a good wife and she should not cheat on her husband. When she comes home that day, she finds Barry in bed with the dog walker.

Appearances

• "The One With The Sonogram At The End"
• "The One Where The Monkey Gets Away"
• "The One With The Evil Orthodontist"
• "The One With Barry And Mindy's Wedding"
• "The One That Could Have Been, Part 2"

Trivia

• In a 2019 interview, Mitchell Whitfield hopes Barry still has his orthodontist practice following his divorce from Mindy, and is trying to find the right woman for him (source).
• In "The Pilot", his last name was "Finkle", but in all other episodes it was "Farber".
• As Rachel explains to Monica why she abandoned her wedding, she says that just before running away, she realized "how much Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head."
• In "The One With Barry and Mindy's Wedding", Barry organized a betting pool on when Rachel would leave the wedding, which could possibly indicate that all the misfortune Rachel suffered during the wedding might had been orchestrated by Barry himself, possibly to get revenge against her for leaving him at the altar when they were going to get married.