Perez Hilton is an American columnist, blogger, and television personality who has a net worth of $31 million. He runs the blogging site PerezHilton.com which covers gossiping about celebrities. Side by side, Hilton acted on Broadway shows. However, his real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.
As a blogger, Perez earned popularity within a short time. He has written four popular books. Besides, he is associated with two YouTube channels. Perez mostly earns from the advertisement on his PerezHilton.com site. He also posts tabloid pictures. His site mainly deals with popular celebrities.
Hilton is also a television personality who has appeared in two Broadway shows and numerous films and television series. Perez further appeared in many music videos. As an actor, he appeared in more than eleven movies so far. His appearance in notable television series is Perez Hilton Superfan, Celebrity Big Brother, and Worst Cooks in America.
Perez Hilton: At a Glance
| Real Name | Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 March 1978 |
| Birth Place | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5ft 10in (1.80m) |
| Weight | 65kg |
| Sexual Orientation | Gay |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Blogger, Television Personality |
| Nationality | American |
| Net Worth | $31 million |
Early Life
Mario Armando Lavandeira was born in Miami, Floria, on 23 March 1978. He is professionally known as Perez Hilton. Mario Lavandeira was born to Cuban parents. They are Mario Lavendeira and Teresita Lavandeira. Perez passed his childhood in Westchester and Little Havana, Florida.
Talk about schooling, Perez went to Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, situated in Miami, Florida. Later, he graduated from New York University in 1996.
Career
After graduation, Perez Hilton began working in numerous magazines and media. He worked in GLAAD for LGBT rights. Perez was the managing editor of the Gay Men’s magazine, Instinct. Side by side, Perez started running a website called PerezHilton.com, where he mainly gossips about celebrities.
Apart from freelancing, Perez Hilton appeared in numerous television series and movies. He appeared in television series like Grey’s Anatomy, Celebrity Big Brother, The Sopranos, Family Guy, Glee, Worst Cooks in America, and so on.
Perez Hilton has appeared in more than eleven films so far. His appearance in notable films is Todrick Hall: Straight Outta Oz, Going Down in LA-LA Land, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild, Most Likely to Die, Meet the Blacks, and so forth. As an author, Perez Hilton has written four books. In October 2009, Perez published his maiden book titled Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide on Keeping Up With the Hiltons, which was highlighted in Glamour magazine.
Salary Highlights
Perez Hilton earns $5.2 million a year. His monthly income is $433k. Hence, he accumulates more than $100k per week and $14k per day. Hilton’s hourly earning is $593.
FAQs
Perez Hilton is a famous American blogger. He mainly earns from the advertisement on his PerezHilton.com website. Besides, he earns from the TV shows he appeared.
The HNA group owns Perez Hilton now. In 2018, this group earned $551 million worldwide. This financial service company has a revenue of $100.9 billion.
Perez Hilton is a Gay. He hasn’t married yet. However, he has three children via surrogate.
