Petri Hawkins-Byrd Wiki Biography

Petri Adonis Byrd was born on the 29th November 1957, in Brooklyn, New York City USA and as Petri Hawkins-Byrd is an actor and television personality, mostly known for his bailiff performance in Judge Judy – the CBS Network’s arbitration-based reality court show.

Have you ever wondered how much wealth he has accumulated so far? How rich Petri Hawkins-Byrd is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Petri Hawkins-Byrd’s net worth, as of mid-2017, is $4 million. It has been acquired through his bailiff and acting careers, active since the middle 1980s.

Petri Hawkins-Byrd Net Worth $4 Million

Petri was raised in Brooklyn, and attended the Eastern District High School and later Bronx’s Hostos Community College. He began his career as a court officer in the Brooklyn Family Court system, and showed such potential that he was transferred to the Manhattan Family Court system in 1986, where he started working with Judge Judith Sheindlin. These, besides creating new opportunities for him in the future, provided the basis for Petri Hawkins-Byrd’s net worth.

Petri decided to continue his education, and enrolled at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice from which he graduated in 1989 with the Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. He then started serving as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshall in San Mateo in California, and stayed in that position for the next three years. Between 1992 and 1996, Petri Hawkins-Byrd officiated as Monta Vista High School’s student counselor, in Cupertino in California. These engagements certainly increased Petri Hawkins-Byrd’s overall net worth.

The breakthrough in Petri’s life and career came in 1996, when, after reading an article about Judy Sheindlin’s new book and the upcoming TV show – Judge Judy, he sent her a letter of congratulations and, jokingly, offered to serve at her side again. Judith accepted, and his television career began. Petri Hawkins-Byrd is the longest running bailiff in the history of the court show, as he has been with the show since the very beginning. Although his speaking role is limited and consists of introducing cases, delivering materials, dismissing and escorting the parties – and occasionally controlling altercations – Petri is known for his non-verbal expressions which are quite surly and listless. It is certain that the engagement in Judge Judy TV show has been the main source of Petri’s Hawkins-Byrd’s net worth.

Apart from those mentioned above, Petri is also a popular master of ceremonies as well as stand-up comedian and actor with various performances in the movies, commercials, radio and even, as a voice actor, video games. These ventures have positively impacted his wealth in total.

When it comes to his personal life, Petri Hawkins-Byrd has been married to Felicia with whom he has four children; he resides in Elk Groove, California, where he enjoys singing, writing music and poetry in his spare time.

Apart from the professional career, he is very involved in charity causes and, as an inspirational speaker, he works with troubled youth. Petri Hawkins-Byrd also operates Teach Them to Fish, a non-profit mentoring program focused on mental, spiritual, physical and social development.



Full Name Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Net Worth $4 Million
Salary $3.5 Million
Date Of Birth November 29, 1957
Place Of Birth Brooklyn, New York City USA
Height 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Profession TV personality, event emcee, guest speaker
Education John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Bronx’s Hostos Community College, Eastern District High School
Nationality American
Spouse Felicia (m. 1980)
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Byrd-from-Judge-Judy-115111158583274/
Twitter https://twitter.com/byrdthebailiff?lang=en
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/petrihawkinsbyrd/?hl=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370257
Awards Action on Film Award (Action on Film International Film Festival, USA, 2013)
Nominations Daytime Emmy Awards
Movies “Image result for A Deeper Love A Deeper Love” (2007), “Playing Mona Lisa” (2000), “The Adventures of Umbweki” (2009), “Savior of None” (2013)
TV Shows “Judge Judy” (1996-2017), “Judge Judy: Justice Served” (2007), “Home & Family” (2012), “The Fast Food King” (2017)
Quote
1 [when asked if he would ever want to be a litigant in Judge Judy’s courtroom] Hell, no. And I wouldn’t advise any of my friends to do so, either. Not if they want to maintain their love of the judicial system.
Fact
1 Works in the New York City Court System as Judge Judy Sheindlin’s Bailiff. [1986]
2 (1992 – 1996) Worked as a student counselor at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California from 1992 to 1996.
3 Began his career as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal in San Mateo, California.
4 Currently lives in Elk Grove, California. [2007]
5 Graduate of John Jay College; Criminal Justice degree.
6 Married father of 4.
7 Motivational speaker.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
The Parkers 2000 TV Series Officer Duncan
Playing Mona Lisa 2000 Fire Captain (as Petri-Hawkins Byrd)
Akuji the Heartless 1998 Video Game Baron Samedi (voice)
Nash Bridges 1997 TV Series Kevin Raskin
Savior of none 2013 completed Hennessy
Reesie’s Pieces Short post-production Judge
Soul Lake post-production Kevin (rumored)
Tom Hennessy TV Movie post-production Tom Hennessy
Treasure Tales pre-production Rumored
The ‘N’ Word 2016 Short Flint
The Two Gamers 2015 Short ATM Man
How I Met My Father 2012 Short Guard
In the Eyes of a Killer 2009 Clarence
The Adventures of Umbweki 2009 Tribal Chef
A Deeper Love 2007 Lenny
Everybody Hates Chris 2006 TV Series Man on Fire Escape
Fugitive Hunter 2005 Judge
Redemption of the Ghost 2002 Detective Meyers (as Petri Byrd)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Reesie’s Pieces Short co-producer post-production
Tom Hennessy TV Movie executive producer post-production
The ‘N’ Word 2016 Short co-producer

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Tom Hennessy TV Movie post-production

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Fast Food King 2017 Documentary filming Himself
Judge Judy 1996-2016 TV Series Himself – Bailiff / Bailiff
Hollywood Today Live 2016 TV Series Himself
Home & Family 2016 TV Series Himself
The John Kerwin Show 2016 TV Series Himself / Guest
Reality Relapse 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Kathy 2012 TV Series Himself
Actors Entertainment 2010 TV Series Himself
Judge Judy: Justice Served 2007 Video Himself – Bailiff
Donny & Marie 1999 TV Series

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 Action on Film Award Action on Film International Film Festival, USA Best Action Sequence – Feature Tom Hennessy

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