BILLY HARRIS

MC, AUCTIONEER

For the past twenty years, Billy Harris has been wowing audiences throughout the United States and around the world. His razor-sharp timing and brilliant improvisational skills have made him one of the most sought-after MC’s in the business. A cousin of Vaudeville great Georgie Jessel, Harris has been performing his entire life. By the tender age of five and a half, he understood how to “work a room!”

Harris has become the “go-to-guy” in the culinary world. He has hosted events with Mario Batali, Rachael Ray, Todd English, and Michael Symon. You can also find Billy at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival, The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, and Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans with “The Modern Mixologist”, Tony Abou-Ganim.

He is also a highly sought after auctioneer who lends his comedic style to the auction block. His contagious energy, explosive style and ability to work the crowd, will create an atmosphere that will have the audience laughing while opening their wallets! Billy has raised millions of dollars for Share Our Strength, The New York Food Bank, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Autism Speaks, The James Beard Foundation and The Mario Batali Foundation to just name a few.