- Uncle of (WWE) wrestling superstar Randy Orton.
- Son of wrestling legend, Bob Orton Sr.
- Brother of wrestling legend, Bob Orton, a.k.a The 'Ace' Cowboy Bob Orton.
- Once acted as Bodyguard for Sam Kinison.
- Joined John Kay and Steppenwolf, onstage in Des Moines, Iowa for a performance of 'Born to be Wild'.
- Held both the 'North American' and the 'Southern States' Heavyweight Wrestling Tag Team Titles concurrently with Brother Bob Orton (1980-1981).
- Is an accomplished bassist. Also plays drums, guitar and piano.
- An assigned celebrity driver along with Michael Winslow, Cassandra Peterson, Pauly Shore and Jeff Conaway for ESPN's Desert Storm Celebrity Road Ralley in Las Vegas (1991). The program was aired on ESPN and delivered to the Gulf War soldiers via satellite to show support and boost moral.
- Was NWA Americas Tag Champion with partner Hector Guerrero in 1979.
- In 1998 During treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, Barry, and close friend, top ranked Equestrian Competitor, Esther Hillner became partners in ownership of Harmonious (Harvey), a Dutch Warmblood ranked in the top three in the nation for Dressage Musical Freestyle before a suspensory injury, neglect by his trainer and an addiction to painkillers and sedatives left his career in question. Incredibly, the bond of horse and man both in recovery and rehabilitation proved to be a therapy Barry, most adapted to. Barry, now drug-free, studies fine arts in Las Vegas and New York and Harmonious, has prevailed as reserve champion in his first two Hunter/Jumper competitions.
- His father, Big Bob Orton shared the WWWF (now the WWF) World Tag-Team Championship with wrestling legend, Buddy Rogers 1961-1962 holding the all-time attendance record for any event ever in the history of the old Madison Square Garden against Bearcat Wright and Argentina Antonio Rocca, attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas and played H.S. football with his fellow student and now life-long friend, Ed Asner of TV's Lou Grant.
- Played Bass/Vocals in a band with, Harry Rushakoff, now the drummer of Concrete Blonde.
- Played 'Wild Thing' in the local Las Vegas TV Series Vegas Rocks (1991-1992).
- Studied Theatrical Dance Movement under, Pearl Lang, at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance in New York City.
- Gained forty-five pounds for his role in Timecollapse (2002).
- Shaved his eyebrows for his cameo as Dog Guy in Mission Idiot (2003).
- Sister Rhonda Orton, accompanied close friend André René Roussimoff during filming of The Princess Bride (1987) at Lee International Studios, Shepperton, UK. There she became acquainted with Wallace Shawn. As fate would have it, a decade later in 1997, Rhonda, a gaming industry professional in Las Vegas, was hired to coach Mr. Shawn as a blackjack dealer for _Vegas Vacation_ (1997).
- Former IWF Heavyweight Champion.
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