Barry Hilton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barry Hilton
Occupation	Comedian
Date Of Birth	Jan 29, 1956(1956-01-29)
Age	68
Birthplace	Harare
Country	Zimbabwe
Birth City	Harare Province
Horoscope	Capricorn

Barry Hilton Biography

Barry Hilton is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on January 29, 1956 in Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe. Hilton was born on the 26th of September 1956. He had Irene Natalie Lieveaux, a French Mauritian descendant of Lancashire and a the Lancashire-born dad Jack Hilton. Hilton’s family moved in 1961 out of Southern Rhodesia to North Wales where Hilton attended St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Junior School from age five (1961) until at the age of 10 (1966). The years 11-12 were taught in Blessed Edward Jones Catholic High School in Rhyl until the family moved in Newlands which is located in Cape Town, South Africa where his father was employed as bricklayer. From March 1969 until November 1971 Hilton was a student of Observatory Boys (now Rhodes High School) however he left at the age of 15 to begin the apprenticeship program at Joffe Electrical. He finished in 1974.

Six youngsters of his own. Hilton remains a committed patron for the “Little Fighter’s Cancer Trust” and regularly participates in fundraising events for charity to raise funds and raise an awareness of the West Rand Heart and Organ Transplant Foundation. Hilton has a third wife, Sandy Hilton (2007-current) after two previous marriages to Janet McKirdy (1976-1980) and Jane Tweedie (1980-2004). Hilton is currently residing in Hermanus, South Africa with his family and wife.

At the Feel Good Film Festival in Hollywood, Hilton was nominated for best actor in a lead role for ‘Finding Lenny’ which also ended up winning best narrative feature in the Pan African Film Festival in Cannes. In 2010 he starred in a South African stand up comedy feature film titled ‘Outrageous’ with fellow comedians John Vlismas and Mark Banks. Barry hosted and performed an episode for Comedy Central Africa in June 2012 filmed at Parkers Comedy and Jive and was shortlisted, alongside John Cleese, for Best Comedy Act Dubai TimeOut Night Life Awards in 2013. Hilton has over seven signature comedy DVDs attributed to his name and celebrated 30 years in comedy in 2012.

In June 2013 he was invited back to Live at Parkers and again filmed for Comedy Central with the top rated headlining acts from the past season. In July Hilton received the Comics Choice Lifetime Achiever Award. Winners of the prestigious awards are voted by fellow artists and receive a “Waldo” statuette of which only 6 are made each year, however only the “Lifetime Achiever” recipient receives the ring called the “Charles” named after Charlie Chaplin and are ‘honoured’ at a special grilling at Parker’s a few weeks before the formal awards ceremony. Zimbabwean born Hilton qualified for a nomination in 2014’s Zim awards for the Personality of the year award. Other nominees included John Vlismas, Getmore Sithole, Melgin Tafirenyika and Leroy Gopal. Hilton won, and was at the prestigious ceremony in Johannesburg to collect his award. In 2015 The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International named Hilton a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation for assisting in the better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.

Hilton has been the Savanna Cider brand’s spokesperson between 1999 and the year 2011. He was back on the show as Larry the Bartender for thirteen commercials over the course of 12 years. Since 2011, Hilton has appeared in 14 commercials in a continuous campaign to promote the newly launched fast food chain, Romans Pizza. “Schoolkids,” the “Schoolkids” ad was placed at number 9 in Millward Browns 2012 Best Liked South African adverts. Between 2012 and 2013, Hilton was featured in voiceovers on radio as well as print ads to promote 2014’s Chevrolet Campaign 2014 and three television ads to promote Lasher Tools.

Barry Hilton Net Worth

Barry Hilton is one of the richest Comedian from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barry Hilton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

David Barry Hilton (born 29 January 1956 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia) is a South African stand-up comedian. His Middle name of Barry (aka “The Cousin'”) He is also an actor TV personality , and motivational speaker. After 6 years of employed as an electrician, he began to try his hand at comedy and was able to become a professional in 1983, at 26 years old. Inspired by the comedians Richard Pryor and Billy Connolly his personal style could best be described as a mix of observational, satirical , and physical comedy.

When he was being the main supervisor of an establishment frequented by the characters of the comedy television show ‘Biltong & Potroast’, Hilton was introduced to Johnny Noble who managed to gain his first show with The Holiday Inn, in Port Elizabeth in May 1983. It was followed by six months as the comedian at cabaret The Millionaires Club in Cape Town following which he moved to Johannesburg to perform at the local establishment, The Jolly Roger. It was at this venue that the agent Josie Broude (of the “Don Hughes Organisation”) managed by Maurice Fresco discovered Hilton and was his agent for a period of 10 years to her death in 1994. Shows were held at Runway Bar Royal Swazi Sun and Wild Coast Sun followed, which made Hilton as the only South African comedian ever to perform at the latter. Hilton was also the very first South African comedian ever to perform at the Sun City Extravaganza. There he shared the stage with eccentric French actress/dancer/singer Jacqueline Du Gay from Las Vegas whilst continuing to perform as a relatively unknown comic at the Sun City Super Bowl in ‘Laugh Aid’ 1989. Due to his mother’s struggle of cancer Hilton was able to return to South Africa after a four-night concert called ‘In the park’ in St Helier on the Channel Islands Jersey in which he opened with Billy Connolly. In 1990, he returned in South Africa permanently, returning to the Runway Bar for four years in order to continue his work in a different Connolly style. In this venue, Joe Parker advised him to book sets and to take cash from the doors instead of pursuing guaranteed cash-based shows. Basil O’Hagen gave Hilton the opportunity to perform in the Dan Keld West Comedy Club. Dan Keld West, and after performing for just six people on the initial night, gigs began to increase gradually and Hilton’s career in comedy began to look very promising. Up to date, Hilton has performed for some of the most famous comics in the world, including Bob Monkhouse, Bobby Davro, Billy Connolly and Les Dennis and was also only the second South African to perform at London’s Comedy Store. Today, Hilton is still filling 4000 seats and more – theatres with his own performances.

Besides comedy, Hilton has also contributed to television by hosting talk shows Catch A Wake Up and Funny You Should Say That and TV game show The Generation Game in 2008. More recently Hilton guested on TV game show I Love South Africa. He has also guested numerous times on The Expresso Show.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Barry Hilton Dating?

According to our records, Barry Hilton married to Sandy Hilton , Jane Tweedie , Janet McKirdy. As of December 1, 2023, Barry Hilton’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Barry Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Barry Hilton celebrates birthday on January 29 of every year.

Where does Barry Hilton live now?

Hilton is married to his third wife Sandy Hilton (2007–current) after two previous marriages to Janet McKirdy (1976–1980) and Jane Tweedie (1980–2004). He presently resides in Hermanus, South Africa with his wife and children. Catch a wake up!

Where is Barry Hilton from?

Harare, Zimbabwe

Who is the heir to Hilton?

Barron Hilton
Occupation| Business magnate philanthropist sportsman
Spouse| Marilyn June Hawley ​ ​ ( m. 1947; died 2004)​
Children| 8, including Richard
Parent| Conrad Hilton (father)

Who is the richest in the Hilton family?

Net Worth: $4.5 Billion
Date of Birth:| Oct 23, 1927 – Sep 19, 2019 (91 years old)
Gender:| Male
Profession:| Businessperson, Socialite, Investor, Magnate
Nationality:| United States of America

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