Richard Howard "Rick" Hilton (born August 17, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and hotelier. He is the Chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, a real estate brokerages firm based in Beverly Hills that specializes in homes and estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Hollywood Hills, as well as estates from Santa Barbara to San Diego. He is a son of Barron Hilton and grandson of Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels. He is also the father of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton. Hilton was born in Los Angeles, California, the sixth of eight children of Marilyn June (née Hawley) and Barron Hilton, whose father was Hilton Hotel founder Conrad Hilton. In 1978, Rick graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in hotel and restaurant management. His brothers and sisters are: William Barron Hilton, Jr. (born 1948); Hawley Anne Hilton (born 1949); Stephen Michael Hilton (born 1950); David Alan Hilton (born 1952); Sharon Constance Hilton (born 1953); Daniel Kevin Hilton (born 1962); and Ronald Jeffrey Hilton (born 1963). Hilton married Kathy Avanzino on November 24, 1979. They have four children: Hilton joined the New York office
Rick Hilton says his son Conrad insists the only reason he crashed into a parked car in Brentwood this weekend was to avoid running over a dog that darted out into the street. Rick was out in… READ MORE >
Paris, Kathy and Rick Hilton were out in Las Vegas Saturday night for son Barron Hilton's 22nd birthday ... one night after their youngest son Ferris Bueller Conrad cracked up his car in… READ MORE >
One of the biggest real estate deals in the history of Los Angeles was hatched by none other than ... BRANDON DAVIS!!! And get this ... He'll get hundreds of thousands of bucks for his… READ MORE >
FEAR NOT -- the Hilton family is NOT poor ... in fact, Paris' parents tell TMZ the fact they can take a $10 million equity line out of their Bel Air mansion shows they've still got TONS of cash.… READ MORE >
One would think Paris Hilton's parents have billions at their disposal ... but for some mysterious reason, Rick and Kathy Hilton just took a $10 million equity line out of their Bel Air mansion.… READ MORE >
Brooke Mueller spent a lovely evening at Dan Tana's steakhouse in West Hollywood last night, looking a lot better than she did on Thanksgiving morning.As TMZ first reported, a disheveled Mueller… READ MORE >
Paris Hilton's father, Rick Hilton, was very chatty yesterday about his daughter's recent run-in with the police in Las Vegas -- or at least we think he was.We ran into Papa Hilton at LAX… READ MORE >
Three hours before Paris Hilton was arrested for possession of cocaine, her parents, Rick and Kathy, were all smiles as they walked into BOA steakhouse in Hollywood. The loving parents were… READ MORE >
A likely sober Barron Hilton is back behind the wheel -- and he wasted no time getting his sick new $60,000 ride on the road.As TMZ previously reported, Paris' younger bro was given a 2010… READ MORE >
Here's 47-year-old redone Internet singing sensation Susan Boyle in Scotland on Wednesday (left) -- and Paris Hilton's birth father Rick Hilton, 53, in Santa Monica yesterday (right).One of them… READ MORE >
