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{{short description|American comedian
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{{Infobox person <!-- See [[Template:Infobox actor]] for more -->
| name = Joy Behar
| image = Joybeharpic (cropped).jpg
| caption = Behar in
| birth_name = Josephine Victoria Occhiuto
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|10|7}}
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| education = [[Queens College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Stony Brook University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| occupation = Comedian,
| known for = ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' co-host (1997–2013, 2015–present)
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Joe Behar|1965|1981|reason=div.}} * {{marriage|Steve Janowitz|2011}} }}
| children = 1
| yearsactive = 1984–present
}}
'''Josephine Victoria''' "'''Joy'''" '''Behar'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/fashion/11WITH.html|title=Stand Up; Sit Down; Talk, Talk, Talk|date=July 11, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 25, 2016}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|h|ɑː|r|}}; [[Name at birth|née]] '''Occhiuto''') is an
==Early life==
Behar was born Josephine Victoria Occhiuto in 1942 in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], the
==Career==
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===''The View''===
[[File:Barack Obama guests on The View.jpg|thumb|250px|upright|''The View''{{'}}s panel (left–right [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Barbara Walters]], Behar, [[Sherri Shepherd]], and [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]]) interview U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] on July 29, 2010]]
In 1997, Behar became one of the original panelists of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime talk show ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'', which was co-created by [[Barbara Walters]].<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/21/arts/feet-on-the-ground-heads-without-bubbles.html|title=Feet on the Ground, Heads Without Bubbles|first=Caryn|last=James|date=August 21, 1997|access-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227233144/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/21/arts/feet-on-the-ground-heads-without-bubbles.html|archive-date=December 27, 2017|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Behar originally appeared only on the days when Walters was off, but she ultimately became a permanent co-host.<ref>{{cite
In August 2009, Behar and the other co-hosts, [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]], [[Sherri Shepherd]], and
On March 7, 2013, it was announced that Behar would be leaving the show at the end of that season.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood Behar Leaving">{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Update: Joy Behar Leaving ABC's 'The View'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/03/joy-behar-the-view-abc-leaving/|access-date=April 17, 2013|newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 7, 2013}}</ref><ref name="People Joy Behar Leaving">{{cite news|title=Joy Behar Leaving ''The View''|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20680368,00.html|access-date=April 17, 2013|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=March 8, 2013}}</ref><ref name="WP Behar to exit">{{cite news|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|title=Joy Behar to exit 'The View'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/joy-behar-to-exit-the-view/2013/03/08/340b202e-881a-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_blog.html|access-date=April 17, 2013|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 8, 2013}}</ref><ref name="CBS News Joy Behar leaving">{{cite news|title=Joy Behar leaving "The View"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57573191/joy-behar-leaving-the-view|access-date=April 18, 2013|newspaper=CBS News|date=March 7, 2013}}</ref> She told ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'', "It seemed like the right time...You reach a point when you say to yourself, 'Do I want to keep doing this?' There are other things on my plate I want to do — I've been writing a play, I've been neglecting my standup".<ref name="Deadline Hollywood Behar Leaving" /> Her last show was on August 9, 2013, in which the program staged a
After departing in 2013, Behar continued to guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015. On August 25, 2015, ABC announced that Behar would return as a regular co-host starting with the premiere of the 19th season on September 8, 2015. Behar was quoted as saying, "Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. Plus, Steve was getting tired of applauding every time I gave my opinion. But I'm happy to be back home. And I'm looking forward to sticking my two cents into the hot topics, especially now that Hillary and the Donald are in the spotlight."<ref>[http://www.danspapers.com/2015/08/joy-behar-returns-to-the-view-for-season-19/ "Joy Behar Returns to 'The View' for Season 19"] ''Dan's Papers''</ref>
===''The Joy Behar Show''===
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===''Joy Behar: Say Anything!''===
In
===''Late Night Joy''===
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===Other work===
Behar has performed in theatrical plays, including ''The Food Chain'', ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', and ''[[Love, Loss and What I Wore]]''.<ref>{{
She has written multiple books, such as a collection of humorous essays and stories called ''Joy Shtick — Or What is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments?'' and a children's book called ''Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog'', published in 2006.<ref name="DL"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=7114529|title=READ EXCERPT: 'Sheetzucacapoopoo,' by Joy Behar|work=ABC News}}</ref>
She appeared on the eighth season of [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]]'s [[Celebrity Poker Showdown]] and finished in fourth place, behind [[Robin Tunney]], [[Christopher Meloni]] and [[Macy Gray]], but ahead of [[Andy Dick]].
Behar portrayed the role of Dr. Lucy in the 2011 comedy film ''[[Hall Pass (film)|Hall Pass]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134003336/a-hall-pass-to-cheat-keeps-marital-despair-at-bay|title=A 'Hall Pass' To Cheat Keeps Marital Despair At Bay|website=NPR.org}}</ref> She also recurred in [[Woody Allen]]'s Amazon series, ''[[Crisis in Six Scenes]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/woody-allen-amazon-tv-show-photos-crisis-in-six-scenes-miley-cyrus-1201847856/|title=Photos: First Look at Woody Allen's Amazon Series 'Crisis in Six Scenes'|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/crisis-in-six-scenes-photos-woody-allen-miley-cyrus|title=Woody Allen's Crisis in Six Scenes Finds Miley Cyrus Be-wigged Once More|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Behar married college professor Joe Behar in 1965.<ref>{{cite news|last=Righi|first=Len|title=Joy Behar relishes her "View"|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2008367719_joybehar10.html|access-date=August 1, 2012|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=November 10, 2008}}</ref> They divorced in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schutte|first1=Lauren|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joy-behar-says-i-do-222784|title=Joy Behar Says 'I Do'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 12, 2011|access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> They have one daughter, Eve Behar Scotti.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eve Behar, Alphonso Scotti |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 16, 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/fashion/weddings/16behar.html |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Behar has a grandson named Luca.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Banks|first1=Alicia|url=https://www.thewrap.com/abc-view-guest-former-host-joy-behar-brings-f-bombs-and-flare-to-show-video/|title=Former 'View' Host Joy Behar Returns Bearing F-Bombs (Video)|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=January 30, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Behar began to date Steve Janowitz in 1982; they married in 2011
Behar resides in [[The Hamptons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joy-behar-retire-the-view-1234574576/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Joy Behar Plans to Retire From 'The View' in 2022 (EXCLUSIVE)|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408161326/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joy-behar-retire-the-view-1234574576/}}</ref> She also owns a home on the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/dirt/real-estalker/joy-behar-new-york-city-apartment-1202616852/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Joy Behar Lists Upper West Side Co-Op, Buys Lincoln Center Condo|last1=David |first1=Mark|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref> She is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2007/05/a-not-so-rosie-view-004241 |work=[[Politico]] |title=A Not-So-Rosie 'View' |last1=Andrews |first1=Helena |author-link1=Helena Andrews |date=May 30, 2007 |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref>
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| 2018 || ''[[Crashing (American TV series)|Crashing]]'' || Joy Behar || Episode: Bill Burr
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| 2024 || ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' || Herself|| Episode: Join the Club
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|2010 || [[GLAAD Media Award]] || Excellence in Media Award || {{n/a}} || {{won}}
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|2013 || [[People's Choice Award]] || Favorite Daytime TV Host || {{nom}}
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|[[49th Daytime Emmy Awards|2022]] || {{nom}} || align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schneider|first1=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/daytime-emmys-2022-winners-list-1235303165/|title=Daytime Emmys 2022 Winners List|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 24, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626055855/https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/daytime-emmys-2022-winners-list-1235303165/|archive-date=June 26, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[51st Daytime Emmy Awards|2024]] || [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host|Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host]] || {{pending}} || align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=KiMi|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/04/18/daytime-emmy-awards-2024-nominations-list/73378046007/|title=2024 Daytime Emmys: List of nominees, including Dick Van Dyck, more|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 18, 2024|access-date=May 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430083718/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/04/18/daytime-emmy-awards-2024-nominations-list/73378046007/|archive-date=April 30, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[Category:American stand-up comedians]]
[[Category:American women comedians]]
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[[Category:American film actresses]]
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