Randal Berry Orton was an American professional wrestler and actor.
17 Facts About Barry Orton
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Barry Orton was a son of professional wrestler Bob Orton, brother of professional wrestler Bob Orton Jr.
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Randal Berry Barry Orton was born in Amarillo, Texas, to professional wrestler Bob Barry Orton and his wife Rita.
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Barry Orton was named after professional wrestler Wild Red Berry.
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Barry Orton was a musician and performed in nightclubs, playing in many prominent club bands over the country.
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Barry Orton made his professional wrestling debut in 1976, trained by Bob Barry Orton, Bob Roop, and Tully Blanchard.
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Barry Orton was a replacement for Hercules Hernandez who had recently been unmasked by Jimmy Valiant.
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Barry Orton's career was affected in 1986 when he was driving under the influence and his female passenger died.
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The WWF would not allow him to wrestle until the matter was settled, and Barry Orton went to Stampede Wrestling in Calgary as the masked Zodiac.
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Barry Orton returned to WWF in 1990 and worked for Universal Wrestling Federation, Herb Abrams's promotion for a couple of appearances.
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Barry Orton came out of retirement in 2011 for one night for Pro Wrestling Guerilla participating in a battle royal which was won by Roddy Piper.
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Barry Orton went to New York and began studying classical theatre, spending a year there studying with Robert Patterson.
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Barry Orton was married four times; all four marriages ended in divorce.
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Barry Orton had two children, both of them daughters, from his third marriage.
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At the time Barry Orton did not speak up about the incident.
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Barry Orton brought up hearing from another ring boy while he was still employed by the WWF.
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On March 19,2021, Barry Orton died in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 62.