Professional Builder 40 Under 40: Jason Barbera

Jason Barbera, 35 Owner, general contractor Sweetwater Homes, Sweetwater Remodel Group, Culleoka, Tenn. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Founded home-building company at age 31 and remodeling division at 34 Purchased and developed 114 acres of farmland into 60-lot community (25 percent built-out as of May 2011) EXTRACURRICULAR Creator, host, Remodel America Home Improvement Show, a Fox News Radio home-building and remodeling program that airs in 28 states OFF THE CLOCK Fave vacation spot: Ireland, from where his wife hails Can’t live without filet mignon Assists with wife’s Irish dance production, Tir Na Nog SECRET LIFE Former child actor whose roles included a comatose patient on “Days of Our Lives” and a kid in a 7UP commercial Has an identical twin who once secretly filled in on “Days of Our Lives” so he could audition for another role