Carol Burnett Biography, Age, Wiki, Height, Weight, Boyfriend, Family & More

The road to success comes through hard work, determination, and sacrifice, this line has been very well proved by Carol Burnett who is rightly known as the Queen of comedy since she stepped up her fame over a decade.

The road to success comes through hard work, determination, and sacrifice, this line has been very well proved by Carol Burnett who is rightly known as the Queen of comedy since she stepped up her fame over a decade.

Moreover, she is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer who rose to huge fame for her groundbreaking comedy variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS.

In fact, Burnett was recognized as “one of America’s most cherished entertainers” and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom “for enhancing the lives of millions of Americans and for her extraordinary contributions to American entertainment” in the year 2005.

Recently, Burnett came into the limelight in the year 2019 when the Golden Globes named an award after her for career achievement in television, the Carol Burnett Award and Burnett received its first award.

Born on 26 April 1933, this gorgeous personality turned 90 years old. Her height measures 170 centimeters and 5’7” in feet & inches. Moreover, she is very conscious about her physique and figure and takes care of her weight which is 57 kilograms and 126 lbs in pounds.

She maintains herself with the figure measurements of 34 inches breast, 25 inches waist, and 35 inches hips. She has a beautiful doll-like face which is complemented by her dark brown eyes and blonde hair. Her bra size is 34A while her shoe size is 8.5 (US).

This versatile lady, Carol has gathered a very handsome amount of money being a part of the entertainment industry since 1955. According to the sources, her estimated net worth is $25 million approximately.

Born and grew up in San Antonio, Texas, United States, Carol belongs to a mixed ethnicity including English and Welsh. She was born to Ina Louise Creighton (Mother) and Joseph Thomas Burnett (Father). Her mother worked as a publicity writer while her father was a movie theatre manager.

Moreover, Carol had a traumatic childhood as her parents suffered from alcoholism. So, she was raised by her maternal grandmother after the separation of her parents. Later, she moved to Hollywood, California along with her grandmother and stayed in a boarding house with her younger half-sister Chrissie.

As for her education, Carol studied at Hollywood High School and graduated from there in 1951. Furthermore, she also joined musical comedy and theatre at UCLA.

Nick NameCarol Burnett
Birth PlaceSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Date of birth26 April 1933
Age90 Years
HeightIn feet & inches: 5’7”

In centimeters: 170 cm

WeightIn kilograms: 57 kg

In pounds: 126 lbs

Eye colorDark Brown
Hair colorBlonde
ProfessionActress
Sexual orientationStraight
SchoolHollywood High School
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ReligionChristianity
NationalityAmerican
Home townSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Zodiac SignTaurus
Fathers nameJoseph Thomas Burnett
Mothers nameIna Louise Creighton
BrothersNot Known
SistersChrissie Burnett

Moving towards her career, Carol left New York City in 1954 and she got a couple of stints at a local show. Later, she got huge popularity in the year 1955 with the famous television series, The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show, where she played the role of a girlfriend to ventriloquist’s dummy.

After that, Burnett Achieved her first Tony Award nomination for her role as Princess Winnifred in the 1959 Broadway musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress. Apart from that, Carol became the regular player in the series, The Garry Moore Show until 1962.

Later, she co-starred with Carol at Carnegia Hall and Julie Andrews in Julie and for her outstanding performance, she was awarded her second Emmy. Furthermore, she made her debut in the film industry with the movie, Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed?. After that, Carol earned a recurring role in the series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Besides this, Carol got huge success with the show, The Carol Burnett Show, and garnered loyal viewership that lasted through all the seasons. In fact, during the eleven years of the show, she bagged 23 Emmy Awards and several Golden Globe Awards. Moreover, on March 17, 1978, she farewelled the show.

Other than this, she also made her crucial appearance at drama in television films such as Noises Off, The Four Seasons, Annie, Friendly Fire, and Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice. Besides this, in the 1990s, she made her television comeback with a couple of varieties of shows which include Carol & Company, Magnum, Mad About You, and Desperate Housewives.

In addition to this, from 2008 to 2012, Carol made her guest appearance in a variety of series such as Glee, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Secret of Arrietty and Horton Hears a Who!. Since 2013, she has made a recurring role, traditionally on Thanksgiving-themed episodes, of Hawaii Five-0 as Steve McGarrett’s Aunt Debbie until Aunt Deb died from cancer on January 15, 2016, episode.

Talking about her personal life, Carol is a married lady who first tied the sacred knot of marriage on December 15th, 1955 with her college sweetheart Don Saroyan, an actor. However, their relation couldn’t last long and ended in the year 1962. Thereafter, she again married a TV producer, Joe Hamilton on May 4th, 1965.

Later, the duo was blessed with three daughters named Jody Hamilton, Carrie Hamilton, and Erin Hamilton. Unfortunately, their relation also came to an end in the year 1984. After that, Burnett get hitched on November 24th, 2001 with Brian Miller who is a principal drummer and contractor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. As of now, the couple is living a happy and blissful life with each other.

BoyfriendDon Saroyan, Joe Hamilton, and Brian Miller
Marital statusMarried
HusbandDon Saroyan ​(m. 1955; div. 1962)​

Joe Hamilton ​(m. 1963; div. 1984)​

Brian Miller (m. 2001)

ChildrenDaughters: Jody Hamilton, Carrie Hamilton, and Erin Hamilton

Here we are providing the list of favorites of Carol Burnett:

Favorite SportsSwimming
Favorite FoodFast food
Favorite DestinationBudapest and Prague
  • Her daughter, Carrie died at the age of 38 from pneumonia as a complication of lung and brain cancer.
  • She was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
  • Burnett and her husband petitioned to receive guardianship of Burnett’s teenage grandson in August 2020.
  • Carol was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in the year 2013.
  • Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
  • She aired The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Special in the year 2017.
  • She is very fond of Jogging and Walking.
  • Her husband, Brian Miller, is 23 years younger than her.
  • She is also very popular on Instagram has more than 123K followers.
  • Instagram @itscarolburnett
  • Twitter@imcarolburnett
  • Facebook @TheCarolBurnettShow
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