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Barry Simmons (Barry Lawrence Simmons) was born on 24 November, 1948 in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a British TV personality. Discover Barry Simmons's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
| Popular As |
Barry Lawrence Simmons |
| Occupation |
Game show contestant |
| Age |
75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
24 November 1948 |
| Birthday |
24 November |
| Birthplace |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality |
Edinburgh
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He is a member of famous with the age 75 years old group.
Barry Simmons Height, Weight & Measurements
At 75 years old, Barry Simmons height not available right now. We will update Barry Simmons's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Who Is Barry Simmons's Wife?
His wife is Janet (m. 4 July 1976)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Janet (m. 4 July 1976) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Barry Simmons Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Barry Simmons worth at the age of 75 years old? Barry Simmons’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Edinburgh. We have estimated Barry Simmons's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
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Timeline
Barry Lawrence Simmons (born 24 November 1948) is a Scottish quiz show contestant, the winner of the first BBC Two TV show Are You an Egghead?, and of Brain of Britain 2013.
Simmons was born in Edinburgh and now lives in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
On 4 July 1976 he married Janet.
He reached the hot seat on his 3rd attempt, having appeared as a fastest finger first contestant on two occasions during Series 15 in early 2004.
One of these failed appearances (on 24 April 2004) featured Pat Gibson becoming the 4th UK winner of the £1,000,000 jackpot.
Before becoming an 'Egghead', Simmons won £64,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, broadcast on 5 February 2005 (Series 17, Episode 6).
Alongside teammates and fellow former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestants Diane Hallagan and Lee Warburton, Simmons won the final series of Radio 4 quiz Masterteam in 2005/06.
He was a semi-finalist on Mastermind and also reached the final of the 2008/09 series of the radio programme Brain of Britain, but was defeated by Geoff Thomas.
Simmons has been a researcher at text question and answer service AQA 63336 since 2006.
He was part of an AQA team that appeared on Eggheads; he won his own round but the team was defeated in the final round.
He returned to compete individually on spin-off show Are You an Egghead? in 2008, where he won Series 1, defeating fellow future Egghead David Rainford in the semi-final and Shaun Wallace in the final.
He was the first person to appear on Eggheads as part of both the Eggheads, and a 'challengers' team.
About being an Egghead, he told The Jewish Chronicle, "It’s the best job in British quizzing and to get paid for doing something you love is just the icing on the cake. But I have to admit I hate losing."
Gibson would later join Simmons on Eggheads in 2009.
In the 2012/3 season, Simmons reached the final of Brain of Britain and won the competition in 2013.
Before the final, some controversy was caused as he was thought of as "a professional quizzer".
As reported by the BBC website, "There is no rule banning Eggheads from appearing on Brain of Britain – the only rule is that former champions are not allowed to return."
In 2013 he was ranked number three quizzer in the world.
He also appeared on Only Connect in 2013.
Simmons is Jewish and is a member of the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue.
