Red Symons Son Cancer Battle ends with Samuel Symons passing away! What is Red Symons doing now?

Updated On October 16, 2018, at 8:01 AM

Explore Red Symons son Samuel Symons cause of death including Samuel Symons wiki, bio, age, birthday. Also, have a look at Red Symons net worth, family and wife updates.

Red Symons son Samuel Symons (age 27) passed away on 2 October 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Red Symons son cancer battle started when Samuel was just a 4 years child.

Soon after his death, the family released a statement on the 3AW radio station where Red Symons was a former employee. Broadcaster Neil Mitchell read the statement as,

“It is with the deepest sadness Red announces the passing of his beautiful son Samuel Symons. Samuel passed peacefully overnight surrounded by his family. We ask that you please respect the privacy of Red and his family at this very sad and difficult time.”

As Symons family go through rough time, let’s find out more about Red Symons. Where is Red Symons now? What is Red Symons doing now? What happened to Red Symons? What is Red Symons net worth? Let’s find the answer to these questions below.

Where is Red Symons now?

On October 2, 2018, Red Symons son Samuel Symons passed away after a long battle with cancer. Red Symons now, along with his wife and children have been struck by the horrible tragedy.

Red Symons, last year, had injured his head from a fall. He was still recovering from the injury. But the new tragedy now would need more time for Red Symons and his family to recover.

Red Symons now have to arrange for his son’s funeral.

Red Symons Wiki-Bio

Red Symons age is 69 years. According to Red Symons wiki, he was born on 13 June 1949. He is originally from the UK and was born in Brighton, Sussex.

When Red Symons age was 9 years, in 1958, he along with his family emigrated to Australia. After arriving Australia, Red Symons family settled in the suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.

He graduated Emerald Primary School and attended Monbulk High School. He graduated in high school education from Upwey High School. Later he joined the University of Melbourne, Queen’s College and obtained a bachelor’s degree in pure mathematics and computer science.

Symons had always been interested in music and was an exceptional guitarist. So, after graduating his college, in the 1970s, he became the lead guitarist for the Australian rock band Skyhooks. During this period, he worked as a musical director and also released his own singles none of which saw commercial success.

Later, in the 1980s, he took his career to the Television. He was guest-starred in 1985 show Neighbours. Red Symons has also been a contestant on various reality TV shows like Celebrity Big Brother, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Deal or No Deal and many more. He was a judge on Australia’s Got Talent until 2009.

Red Symons is also known for his presentation of ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’ on ABC Radio. He was the breakfast presenter for until the end of 2017 and eventually retired in 2018.

During the decade of the 1980s and 1990s, Symons made his living by composing for various movies and television shows, along with his show ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’ and writing jingles.

Red Symons son cancer battle was also documented as a part of the ‘Australian Story’ and has won a silver medal in World Best TV and Films category of New York Festivals 2011.

Red Symons Net Worth

Red Symons began his career as a professional musician and was associated with the Australian rock band Skyhook as a guitarist. The commercial success of the band still reflects on Red Symons net worth after all these years.

Red Symons was the breakfast presenter for ABC radio and had worked as a presenter until 2017. His steady job as presenter also adds to his net worth.

Red Symons has also worked in television. He is known for narrating The Rocky Horror Show and has participated in many reality TV series.

In 2002 he was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother. Later, he scored an IQ of 131, highest among celebrities in Test Australia: The National IQ test. He was also a contestant in Who wants to be a millionaire, Australia’s Brainiest, Deal or No Deal and many more, the perks of which adding to his net worth.

He was also a judge on Australia’s Got Talent from 2007 to 2009. With these many sources of income, Red Symons net worth should certainly be in millions.

However, the treatment for his son increases his expenditure thus, his net worth. Red Symons son cancer battle had been going for more than two decades now.

As of 2018, Red Symons net worth is estimated at $250,000.

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