Barbi Benton is an actress, singer, former Playboy cover girl, and model. Barbi Benton is widely recognized as a longtime ex-girlfriend of an American adult magazine publisher and businessman Hugh Hefner.
She entered the entertainment industry in 1970. However, since 1986 she has stayed away from the spotlight. Smoking hot Barbi Benton raised many eyebrows with her confidence and talent during her time.
As a singer, she has released eight albums and a number of singles.
Quick Info:
- Birthday: January 28, 1950 (age 68)
- Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Actress, singer, former model
Barbi Benton Net Worth and Salary
Barbi Benton is a former Playboy model who has a net worth of $20 million. Barbi’s whopping worth is derived from her hard work and long career being an actress, singer & a Playboy model.
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- Salary: N/A
- Net Worth: $20 million
Barbi Benton Movies and TV shows
After moving to Los Angeles at age 16, Barbi Benton stepped into modeling. She has been featured on the Playboy’s cover numerous times.
She posed nude for the Playboy magazine’s March 1970 issue, December 1973 edition, January 1875 issue and December 1985 edition. Though she was regular on the cover and pages of Playboy magazine, she never became “Playmates of the Month”. She was regular on the series “Hee Haw”.
In order to focus on Hollywood-oriented career, she left the shoe after 4 seasons. She as well starred on the comedy sitcom “Sugar Time!”. After earning some fame in modeling and acting, she tried her hands on music. Her debut album “Brass Buckles” entered the top five on the Billboard’s Country Singles chart. Barbi’s followed up self-titled album was also the big success.
In 1976, she dropped her third album titled “Something New” which was followed up by 1978’s “Ain’t That Just the Way” and “Kinetic Voyage”. The singles that have peaked the charts include “Brass Buckles”, “Movie Magazine, Stars in Her Eyes”, “Roll You Like a Wheel”, “The Reverend Bob” and “Staying Power”. In 1979, she released her last album.
She has worked in Canadian, Italian, Dennis, Germany, Columbian and Greek movies. Her movie credits include “How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?”, “The Naughty Cheerleader”, “Apo mikri ston erota”, “Dove vai senza mutandine?”, “Hospital Massacre” and “Schulmadchen” among others.
On the small screen, she has appeared in “The Great American Beauty Contest”, “The American Bandstand”, “Fantasy Island”, “The Love Boat”, “The Hollywood Squares”, “Riptide” and “The Girls Next Door” to name a few.
Barbi Benton Age, Height and Body Measurements
Barbi Benton is short with a height: 5 feet 3 inches (160 Cm) and her body weighs 58 Kg (128 lbs). Almost in her late sixties, Barbi is still very charming and beautiful.
Quick Info:
- Height: 5 feet 3 inches (160 Cm)
- Weight: 58 Kg (128 lbs)
- Body Measurements: 37-25-37 in
- Plastic Surgery: N/A
Barbi Benton Husband – Daughter and Family
Barbi Benton married with a real-estate developer, George Gradow on 14th of October 1979. Barbi and George have two children together. She gave birth to her first child, Alexander on 23rd August 1986.
Barbi second child and only daughter, Ariana Gradow took birth on 13th of July 1988.
They have a house in Los Angeles and Aspen.
On April 28, 2006, Barbi Benton’s husband was sentenced to fifteen months after being charged with tax fraud. Unlike other celebs, Barbi has not yet resorted to the plastic surgery to enhance her looks. Barbi has been spotted in a number of charity events.
Barbi Benton earned fame due to her>Hugh Hefner. Barbi and Hugh commenced dating in 1969. At that time she was just nineteen years old and Hugh was forty-two years old.
The relationship that lasted for several years gave her major career leap. Hugh placed her in the center of his enterprise.
After being convinced by Hugh, she changed her name from Barbara Klein to Barbi Benton. The high-profile relationship ended in 1976.
The actress, model, singer and interior designer who started the journey of her life as Barbara Lynn Klein on 28th of January 1950 in New York, New York City, USA is famously known as Barbi Benton in the show business.
Her dad was a military doctor & afterward physician in California.
At age 2, Barbi shifted to Sacramento, California, where she attended the well known Rio Americano High School. After completing her secondary education, she joined the University of California, Los Angeles. At age of sixteen, Barbi started modeling.
Initially, modeling was just a way of making more money for Barbi. However, she soon started taking modeling more seriously and landed a job with one of the globe’s most popular men’s magazine “Playboy”.
Her first job was to co-host a show called “Playboy After Dark”.