哈莉·贝瑞于1968年8月14日出生于美国俄亥俄州克利夫兰,父亲是一名前医院护工,母亲是一名退休的精神科护士。哈莉有一个姐姐赫蒂。 哈莉第一次站在聚光灯下是在17岁时,当年她代表俄亥俄州参加全美20岁以下小姐竞选,获“全美青少年小姐”。1986年,她参加美国小姐选美竞选,获“美国小姐”、“俄亥俄小姐”称号,之后她成为模特。
Buckley is a member of the DGA and ACE. A native of Fort Worth, TX, he majored in history at the University of Texas at Arlington before graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in film and television production. He was an adjunct professor at UCLA for several years, teaching editing classes to both graduate and undergraduate students. He was married to the late artist Davyd Whaley, until Whaley's death in 2014.