Red Symons Biography
Red Symons is a musician and television and radio personality who was born in England. He was the lead guitarist for the band Skyhooks, a snarky judge on ‘Red Faces’ (a part of the long-running variety show Hey Hey It’s Saturday), and a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.
How old is Red Symons? – Age
He is 55 years old as of 2023. He was born in 1949 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. His real name is Redmond Symons.
Red Symons Education
He arrived in Australia at the age of nine in 1958 (on the same ship as the Bee Gees). Symons attended Emerald Primary School, Monbulk High School, Upwey High School, and the University of Melbourne, where he studied pure mathematics and computer science and earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
Red Symons Wife
In 1990, Symons married Elly Agrotis, with whom he had three boys, Samuel, Raphael, and Joel. Elly and Symons divorced in 2016.
Red Symons Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Red Symons Son
In February 2010, an episode of Australian Story aired that chronicled his son Samuel’s fifteen-year fight with cancer. The episode received a silver medal in the “Worlds Best T.V. and Films” category at the 2011 New York Festivals, as well as a Quill award from the Melbourne Press Club in 2010 for Best Current Affairs Feature. Samuel died on October 3, 2018, at the age of 26, from an aggressive brain tumour.
Red Symons Podcast
Symons interviewed fellow ABC radio host Beverley Wang on her new podcast, It’s Not a Race, in June 2017. During the interview, Symons questioned Wang questions like “What’s the deal with Asians?” “Are they all the same?” and “Are you yellow?” and defended Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s iconic “blackface” sketch. The majority of the contentious remarks were cut out of the broadcast interview, but Wang made the entire interview available on the podcast stream. The ABC withdrew the recording and apologized for its broadcast, noting that “a review of the editorial processes around this content and its use is in progress.”
Red Symons Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
He was the first Australian celebrity to reach the $500,000 question on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2000, but he lost $218,000 after saying that Benvenuto Cellini was an architect rather than a sculptor, leaving him with $16,000 for his chosen charity and $16,000 for his home viewer.
Red Symons Career
In 1985, Symons visitor featured in Neighbors as criminal Gordon Mill operator, Terry Robinson’s ex. He combined his on-air role on Hey Hey It’s Saturday (where he also played in the house band) with jingle writing and composing for various films and television shows (like Blue Heelers). He toured Australia and Singapore as the narrator in The Rocky Horror Show from 1992 to 1995. Symons was featured in advertisements for Thrifty-Link Hardware from 2001 to 2011.
He was the host of the Nine Network show Shafted in February 2002; the show was pulled in April of that same year. Later in 2002, he was a candidate for VIP Elder Sibling. Symons appears to have adopted the role of a sarcastic killjoy in his on-screen persona as a result of his role as the third judge on “Red Faces.” On Australia’s Test: The Public Level of intelligence Test he scored higher than any of different famous people with an intelligence level of 131.
In October 2005, Symons along with his significant other, Elly, contended in and won the ‘VIP Couples Extraordinary Enticement’ with Elly addressing every one of the inquiries in the quick cash round during the fabulous last. He additionally contended in Organization Ten’s Australia’s Brainiest Entertainer the next month, where he came third. He signed a contract with Channel Seven in 2007 to serve as a judge on Australia’s Got Talent alongside Tom Burlinson and Dannii Minogue. He remained on the show until 2009, when Brian McFadden took his place.
Symons took part in a celebrity edition of Deal or No Deal in August 2008, winning $4,000 for a home viewer. On ABC TV’s The Einstein Factor, he was also a regular member of the brain trust.
Symons made guest appearances on the two high-rated Hey Hey Reunion Specials in 2009 and 2010, respectively, and returned to the 20-episode Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? featured him. Again in February 2021, he missed his tenth question and won $1,000. This time, he said that “entrepreneur” came from the French for “present yourselves,” not “rendezvous.”
