William Bretherton – known as Billy the Exterminator – is an American reality TV star and pest exterminator. He was the main character in the television series “Billy the Exterminator” broadcast on the A&E network, following his life and career.
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Early life, education, family
Billy Bretherton was born on September 16, 1968 in Louisiana in the United States – he has a younger brother, Ricky. His parents are Bill and Donnie Bretherton, who raised him, and all of the family members appeared in the “Billy the Exterminator” series.
At the age of 19, Billy enlisted in the United States Air Force, seeking a career in law enforcement. The military entrance exam showed that he was good at biology, so he continued his education by studying entomology and biology.
Career
Billy’s career in extermination began at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. Subsequently, in 1996, with the support of his family, he founded the company “Vexcon Animal and Pest Control” in Benton, Louisiana, just before leaving the Air Force as a senior airman.
The family was living in New Jersey when his father retired and he invested all of his retirement money in his sons who started the business.
TV appearance
His first television experience was in the Discovery Channel series called “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe in 2005: episode “Vexcon” in the first season and episode “Termite Controller” in the second season. In 2004, Pilgrim Film contacted the company and came up with the idea of shooting for the Discovery Channel, “Vexcon” having been chosen among 200 companies.
This is how Billy was spotted by television producers.
In 2009, “The Exterminator” started, but its name was changed during the first season to “Billy the Exterminator”. Billy’s mother, Donnie, appeared as a Vaxcon dispatcher, and other family members were on the show because Vaxcon was a family business – even Ricky’s ex-wife appeared on the show. emission. The series followed the brothers who traveled, helping local exterminators.
In 2012, after six seasons, the show was canceled, without further explanation. However, Billy moved to Illinois and left the company for personal reasons. So her fans thought that was the reason the series ended. Meanwhile, Donnie and Bill have retired and Ricky now runs the business. He also opened a YouTube channel in 2015 and launched the “Vexcon the Exterminators” series, but he only released 17 episodes, and it didn’t attract many subscribers. In 2016, Corus Entertainment and Billy collaborated and the “Billy Goes North” series began.
It first premiered in Canada, then in the United States and continued as the seventh season of “Billy the Exterminator”, but only had 12 episodes, filmed deep in the Canadian wilderness. Billy usually explains the environment in episodes, gives information about pests and diseases related to the species. Fans appreciate that during his work, Billy used organic pesticides and natural methods to move animals.
Private life
When it first aired, in the main cast alongside Billy’s parents and brother Ricky was also his wife Mary.
They have a son, Bryce. She left the show at the start of the seasons, so divorce rumors started, but they were never confirmed. On the contrary, Billy said it was his decision to leave the show, and he simply supported it. The couple were arrested in 2012 for possession of marijuana, found in their room at the Louisiana Boardwalk Hotel in Bossier City, along with smoking materials. Billy paid a $500 fine, did community service and also agreed to undergo routine alcohol and drug testing. He pleaded guilty, but all charges against his wife were dropped.
Billy the Exterminator Helps New Mom With Wild Canine Problem in Season 7 Premiere@AETV #billytheexterminator https://t.co/hEyN53KBoa pic.twitter.com/BMGGuOgjmU
— Monsters and Critics (@monstersandcrit) April 5, 2017
Marie is not his first wife. While in the Air Force in the 1980s, Billy had a short marriage, but he never commented on this information from his private life.
Net value
During his fame as a TV star, Billy earned income from the show as well as his exterminator business. His net worth at that time was estimated to be over $500,000. For the past two years, Billy has not been in the spotlight, so his net worth as of the start of 2020 is not known.
Interesting facts
- Billy has an interesting fashion style. He wears leather jackets, metal band t-shirts, cowboy hats, and heavy silver jewelry. He is also recognizable by his sunglasses, but he wears them to protect his eyes from the light of the camera. Long hair is also Billy’s personal signature.
- He cut his hair only for “Dirty Jobs”, simply because his mother insisted. But she did not convince him to change his style and start wearing polo shirts.
- As part of his job, Billy was often stung by bees and wasps to which he turned out to be allergic. In the following years, he overcame allergies.
- The women caused too much drama, so Billy kicked them off the show. The first was his former sister-in-law Pam, Ricky’s ex-wife. Than his wife Mary. They left the show early, in the first season.
- However, his mother remained. Donnie interferes in his sons’ lives and is quick to say that she doesn’t approve of their choices as women. There were reports that she was actually one of the reasons Pam and Ricky’s marriage didn’t work out.
- Early in the series, he disliked the focus on his family relationships and private life, instead of his extermination work. He changed that later in the seasons, but the episodes weren’t as intriguing as before.
- Billy doesn’t like crowds. He avoids going to concerts and events, especially since he became famous. He’s just not comfortable with so many people in one place.
- Two years before Billy and his wife were caught with marijuana, his brother Ricky was also charged with possession of marijuana when he was pulled over by police for a routine traffic stop. He was also fined for a traffic violation.
- Billy loves heavy metal music and is a fan of Black Sabbath and HIM.
- He hates fire ants, cockroaches and rats.
