- Hilton's a great-great-great-grand-nephew of American revolutionary patriot Ethan Allen. Also second cousin of Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion of "The Wizard of Oz."
- Director Robert Altman called Hilton directly to get story ideas for Altman's proposed TV show about the follies and foibles of the Silicon Valley high-tech elite.
- Suggested that the producer of a quirky film double the P&A (the film marketing budget) after Hilton viewed an early print. The film went on to gross more than $600 million dollars worldwide. The film was Forrest Gump (1994).
- While still in school, he stood in for actor/stand-up comedy performer, Kevin Pollak during a corporate event where he impersonated singer Michael Jackson in full Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983) attire.
- Proposed the platforming of first-run major motion pictures over IMAX Corporation's Giant Screen Theatre Network, and introduced esteemed screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman (1989)) to IMAX executives.
- Has been on the "bleeding edge" of Hi-Def electronic film production and exhibition and made the first introductions among Hollywood studios, technology companies and exhibitors.
- Interviewed on Entertainment Tonight with Sylvester Stallone in regard to Hilton's award-winning feature spoof, A Man Called... Rainbo (1990) which starred Stallone.
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