BARRY Manilow was married to Susan Deixler from 1964-1966.
The power ballad singer’s ex-wife filed for annulment.
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Who is Barry Manilow’s ex-wife, Susan Deixler?
Susan Deixler was a high school student at the Eastern District High School in Brooklyn, New York when she met Barry Manilow.
The high school sweethearts began dating when Susan was a junior and Barry was a senior.
The couple eloped when she was 19 years old in 1964.
In 1966, however, the singer told his wife that he was going on “this wondrous musical adventure” as his career was about to take off.
Afterwards, Susan told him to leave their apartment and filed for annulment.
In his 1987 autobiography, Barry describes Susan as “the perfect wife.”
He also reveals how the couple’s friends “thought they were rushing things.”
Do Barry Manilow and Susan Deixler have any children?
Susan and Barry did not have any children during their short union.
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Susan, however, went on to have two children. She is the mother of one girl, Pauline, and one boy, Danny.
Barry never had any children of his own but he has one stepdaughter, from another marriage.
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Who is Barry Manilow married to now?
Although Susan never remarried, the Copacabana star married his manager and long-time lover, Garry Kief in 2014.
The pair had been dating since 1978 and finally tied the knot after same-sex marriage became legal in the United States.
Garry has a daughter, Kirsten, from a previous marriage, whom Barry helped raise as a stepdaughter.
In October 2023, Barry told People that Kirsten had “adopted a little girl, and so I’m now a grandfather.”
He added, “I’m watching this little girl—she’s 2½—grow up and learn. This is a brand-new experience for me, and I really am enjoying it.”
Susan told MailOnline that she wishes Barry the best and that any ill feelings are all in the past.
“What happened between us, our relationship is ancient history… It’s 50 years ago,” she says.
She continues, “I’m a private person but I’m happy for him. I really am.”
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