Joy Behar: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American comedian, and television host, actress, and writer}}

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| caption = Behar in March 2010

| occupation = Comedian, writer,television actorhost, television hostactress

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* {{marriage|Joe Behar|1965|1981|reason=div.}}<br/>
* {{marriage|Steve Janowitz|2011}}

'''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 [[Americans|American]] [[comedian]], [[television host]], [[actress]], and [[writer]]actress. She co-hosts the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime talk show ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'', whereon which she ishas appeared since the onlybeginning originalof panelistthe stillseries. For her work on ''The View'', Behar won a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] regularlyin appearing2009. She hosted ''[[The Joy Behar Show]]'' on [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]] from 2009 to 2011<ref name="people.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20284488,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent|title=Joy Behar Gets a TV Show All Her Own|access-date=November 14, 2015|date=June 11, 2009|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman}}</ref><ref>Ariens, Chris. [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/joy-behars-hln-show-canceled_b98627 Joy Behar's HLN Show Canceled], TVNewser, November 17, 2011.</ref> and ''[[Joy Behar: Say Anything!]]'' on [[Current TV]], from 2012<ref name="current.com">[http://current.com/blog/93858032_joy-behar-say-anything-to-premiere-sept-4.htm 'Joy Behar: Say Anything' to premiere Sept. 4] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113113043/http://current.com/blog/93858032_joy-behar-say-anything-to-premiere-sept-4.htm |date=November 13, 2012 }}.</ref> until the channel switched formats in August 2013. Behar's latest weekly late-night talk show, ''[[Late Night Joy]]'', aired on [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] in 2015. She also wrote ''The Great Gasbag: An A–Z Study Guide to Surviving Trump World''.

Behar was born Josephine Victoria Occhiuto in 1942 in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], the [[only child]] to a Roman Catholic family of [[Italians|Italian]] descent. Her mother, Rose (''née'' Carbone), was a seamstress, and her father, Gino Occhiuto, was a truck driver for [[Coca-Cola]].<ref name="nymag">{{cite journal|last=Smith|first=Dinitia|title=Joy Shtick|journal=New York Magazine|pages=50–51 |publisher=New York Media|date=November 9, 1992|issn=0028-7369|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BeUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48}}</ref><ref name="bookref1">{{cite book|last=Zukerman|first=Eugenia|title=In My Mother's Closet: An Invitation to Remember|publisher=Sorin Books|year=2003|pages=[https://archive.org/details/inmymothersclose00euge/page/192 192–193]|isbn=1-893732-47-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/inmymothersclose00euge/page/192}}</ref> Behar earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in sociology from [[Queens College]] in 1964 and an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in English education from [[Stony Brook University]] in 1966. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, she taught English on [[Long Island]] at [[Lindenhurst Senior High School]] in [[Lindenhurst, New York]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Delatiner|first=Barbara|title=A Comic Who Now Feels at Home on Island|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/03/nyregion/a-comic-who-now-feels-at-home-on-island.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|access-date=August 1, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 3, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joy Behar Bio |url=http://theview.abc.go.com/staff/Joy-Behar/bio |publisher=ABC |access-date=August 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722233150/http://theview.abc.go.com/staff/Joy-Behar/bio |archive-date=July 22, 2012 }}</ref> She studied acting at the [[HB Studio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/|title=HB Studio - Notable Alumni &#124; One of the Original Acting Studios in NYC}}</ref>

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 webnews|url=http://people.com/archive/joy-ride-vol-48-no-16/|first=Steven|last=Lang|title=Joy Ride|newspaper=Peoplemag |access-date=February 23, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224224423/http://people.com/archive/joy-ride-vol-48-no-16/|archive-date=February 24, 2018}}</ref> Behar occasionally hosted a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner" in which she presented both established and up-and-coming comedians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwcomedy/article/Sunda-Croonquist-Visits-Joys-Comedy-Corner-on-THE-VIEW-20130716|title=Sunda Croonquist Visits 'Joy's Comedy Corner' on THE VIEW|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref>

In August 2009, Behar and the other co-hosts, [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]], [[Sherri Shepherd]], and [[Barbara Walters]], won thea [[36th Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Talk Show Host following over a decade of nominations for the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/08/bold-and-the-beautiful-scores-bold-victory-at-daytime-emmy-awards.html|title=Bold wins at Daytime Emmy Awards|date=August 30, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 14, 2015|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917181755/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/08/bold-and-the-beautiful-scores-bold-victory-at-daytime-emmy-awards.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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&nbsp;— 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 "''[[This isIs Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]" ''-style tribute to Behar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Highlights of Joy Behar's last show on 'The View'|first=Mani|last=Bierly|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/08/09/joy-behar-the-view-final-day|access-date=August 9, 2013|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref>

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In June 2012, itBehar wasbegan formallyhosting announcedanother talk show, ''[[Joy Behar: Say Anything!]]'', on the [[Current TV]] network.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/252898/joy-behar-to-host-show-on-al-gores-current-tv/|title=Joy Behar To Host Show on Al Gore's Current TV|work=The Inquisitr|date=June 12, 2012|first=E.B.|last=Hawkins|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref> that Behar would be getting another talk show, ''[[Joy Behar: Say Anything!]]'',<ref name="current.com" /> premieringIt premiered September 4, 2012.<ref name="current.com" /> on the [[Current TV]] network.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/joy-behar-joins-current-tv-335772|title=Joy Behar Joins Current TV|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 14, 2015|first=Marisa|last=Guthrie|date=June 11, 2012}}</ref> Before the new show's launch, Behar began acting as fill-in host for [[Eliot Spitzer]]'s Current TV talk show, ''[[Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer]]'', starting on July 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/06/al-gore-announces-new-joy-behar-show/1#.UBSZrGGe5n8|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|title=Al Gore announces new Joy Behar show|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 28, 2012|date=June 11, 2012}}</ref> The show ended in August 2013 due toafter Current TV beingwas purchasedsold byto [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]; andthe beingchannel was replaced by [[Al Jazeera America]].

Behar has performed in theatrical plays, including ''The Food Chain'', ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', and ''[[Love, Loss and What I Wore]]''.<ref>{{Citecite web | url=https://pagesixeu.capecodtimes.com/story/entertainment/events/2014/10/01/people-joy-behar-to-star-in-one-woman-show/36023244007/ | title=People: Joy Behar to star in one-woman show|agency=Associated Press|date=October 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/behar-taylor-goodman-exit-obs-vagina-monologues-june-11-com-89866|title=Behar, Taylor & Goodman Exit OB's Vagina Monologues June 11|date=June 10, 2000|website=Playbill}}</ref> She has also performed in an Off-Broadway one-woman show entitled ''Me, My Mouth and I''.<ref name="DL">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/joy-behar-goes-solo-next-stop-greenwich-village-844272/|title=Joy Behar Goes Solo; Next Stop, Greenwich Village|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=October 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/joy-behar-solo-comedy-me-my-mouth-and-i-closes-off-broadway-com-337821|title=Joy Behar Solo Comedy Me, My Mouth and I Closes Off-Broadway|first=Adam|last=Hetrick|date=December 21, 2014|website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/my-new-play-like-the-vagi_b_162226|title=My New Play: Like the Vagina Monologues but Without the Vaginas|first1=Nora|last1=Ephron|first2=ContributorAuthor; Editor At|last2=Large|first3=Huffington|last3=Post|date=March 1, 2009|website=HuffPost}}</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]]. She played for the [[U.S. Fund for UNICEF]].<ref>{{Citecitation web|url=https://nypost.com/2006/07/07/starr-report-1214/|title=STARR REPORT|first=Michael|last=Starrneeded|date=July 7,June 20062023}}</ref> On October 27, 2017, Behar appeared as a guest on ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher (season 15)|Real Time with Bill Maher]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/10/28/bill-maher-joy-behar-sexual-harassers/|title=Bill Maher gets shut down for saying sexual harassers have 's---ty sex lives'|website=EW.com}}</ref>

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, 29 years into their relationship.<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=September 10, 2020}}</ref>

|2011 || Daytime Emmy Award || Outstanding Talk Show Host || rowspan=89|''The View'' || {{nom}}

|2016 || rowspan=67|Daytime Emmy Award || rowspan=4|[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host|Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host]] || {{nom}}

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