Born in Manhattan, New York City, Barbera was raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn. He worked as a bank accountant before becoming interested in animation after seeing The Skeleton Dance by Walt Disney.
Barbera began submitting cartoons to magazines, eventually selling his first to Collier's. In 1937, he joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a sketch artist, where he collaborated with William Hanna on the Tom and Jerry series. In 1957, the two formed Hanna-Barbera Productions and began producing cartoons for television.
Barbera and Hanna produced over 3,000 half-hour shows for 150 television cartoon series, including The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo. They won seven Academy Awards for their cartoons between 1943 and 1952, and eight Emmy Awards. Barbera also co-directed and produced the 2005 Tom and Jerry short "The Karate Guard".
Barbera and Hanna were among the most honored animation producers in Hollywood. They have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a wall sculpture at the Television Academy's Hall of Fame Plaza was dedicated to them.
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