Paul Henry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Henry
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Aug 4, 1960(1960-08-04)
Age	64
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland
Horoscope	Leo

Paul Henry Biography

Paul Henry is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on August 4, 1960 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Best known for his work on TV3’s The Paul Henry Show (New Zealand) and Network Ten’s Breakfast program (Australia), this television personality also hosted numerous radio shows and even established the Today FM 89.3 radio station.

He made controversial on-air comments about both British singing sensation Susan Boyle and Indian politician Sheila Dikshit.

Paul Henry Hopes (born 4 August 1960), known professionally as Paul Henry, is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster who was the host of the late night show The Paul Henry Show on New Zealand’s TV3 which ended December 2014 so that Henry could host a new cross platform three-hour breakfast show Monday to Friday on TV3, RadioLive and on line. Paul Henry launched on 7 April 2015 and initially had an audience larger than the two shows it replaced on radio and TV. For nine months in 2012, he also co-hosted an Australian television show, Breakfast, which ceased production on 30 November 2012, due to low ratings.

Paul Henry started his broadcasting career working for the BBC, as a studio assistant and in the mail room. He worked as a projectionist in the natural history unit, where, according to the Sunday Star Times, “David Attenborough would come in and Henry would play the rushes”. Henry returned to New Zealand when he was 19 and worked as a producer on National Radio. On radio, Henry worked as a breakfast host on 2ZD Radio Wairarapa from 1986 to 1990.

He was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and Bristol, England. Before divorcing, he and Rachael Hope became parents to three daughters: Bella, Sophie, and Lucy.

Paul Henry Net Worth

Paul Henry is one of the richest TV Show Host from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Henry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Early in his broadcasting career, he worked for the BBC and for New Zealand’s National Radio.

In 1999, he led an unsuccessful campaign for a National Party seat in New Zealand’s parliament.

Paul Henry Hopes was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Brian and Olive Hopes, on 4 August 1960. He attended Cockle Bay Primary in Howick, Auckland. His parents separated when he was 11, and in 1971 he moved with his English-born mother to Bristol, United Kingdom, where he finished his education and won a drama school scholarship. Paul and his mother Olive lived in a council flat. Olive worked triple shifts in a plastic bag factory to make ends meet. Henry says that when he was 25 he discovered that his grandmother was a “Gypsy”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Paul Henry Dating?

According to our records, Paul Henry married to Linzi Dryburgh. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Henry’s is not dating anyone.

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Moving into television, Henry co-hosted TVNZ’s Breakfast between 2004 and

2010. In 2009, ratings for the show had improved to around 150,000 viewers from a base of around 100,000. He was also the 2007-2008 host of the New Zealand version of This Is Your Life and was also supposed to host the 2010 series, but did not, after numerous controversies involving the Breakfast programme. He was later replaced by Paul Holmes. Henry won the People’s Choice Award, Best Presenter at the 2010 Qantas NZ Film and Television Awards. His outrageous acceptance speech has attracted more than 300,000 views on YouTube.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Paul Henry celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.

In November 2009, Henry sparked controversy when he called singer Susan Boyle ‘retarded’. His comments led to almost 200 complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Authority and an apology from Television New Zealand.

Where is Paul Henry now?

Henry recently teamed up with MediaWorks to help the company launch their new station Today FM. He worked as a consultant and will voice the station’s promos.

Where is Benny from Crossroads now?

Benny Hawkins He attended the city’s Alderlea Boys School in Shard End with Jeff Lynne and later trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama before spending time with Birmingham Rep and then in Crossroads. Now 70, he lives in Shropshire.

How much are Paul Henry prints worth?

They were estimated to be worth $60,000-$80,000 (about €51,000-€68,000) after being spotted by Graydon Sikes of the auction house, who is an appraiser on the US version of the TV series Antiques Roadshow. He recognised that they were not prints and were in fact by Ireland’s foremost impressionist, Paul Henry.

What did Paul Henry do?

(Irish, 1876–1958) Paul Henry was an Irish artist , best remembered for his inventive landscape paintings: lush vistas of the West of Ireland, replete with towering cumulonimbus clouds and calm lakes and channels surrounded by rural villages, landscapes, and geography endemic to the Irish island.

Who is Paul Henry's partner?

Linzi Dryburgh