Biography for
Joy Behar More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

7 October 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Birth Name

Josephina Victoria Occhiuto

Nickname

Joie

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Spouse

Steve Janowitz	(11 August 2011 - present)
Joseph Behar	(January 1965 - 1981) (divorced) 1 child

Trade Mark

Frequently holds either a pen or her glasses in her right hand while talking.

Trivia

Former English teacher.

Is Italian.

Earned her M.A. in English education from SUNY-Stony Brook.

Has won three MAC awards and a CableACE Award.

Has a daughter, Eve Behar.

Bears a striking resemblance to Bette Midler.

Was a secretary at "Good Morning America" (1975) and answered the phones.

Her father worked for Coca-Cola.

Used to work in a mental hospital.

Had a dog named Max, who has died.

Graduated from Queens College with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

Nearly died from an ectopic pregnancy in 1979.

Was a teacher at Lindenhurst High School (Long Island, New York) while rock-singer Pat Benatar attended as a teenager, they didn't meet until many years later.

Is a Delta Zeta Sorority member.

Good friend of Susie Essman.

Her daughter, Eve Behar, just got married to a doctor. Her in-laws are in the funeral business [September 21, 2007].

Is an only child.

She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.

Personal Quotes

I want a man in my life, not in my house.

I don't get jealous of people. Jealousy is such a waste of time because you're jealous of them, and they go about their lives and have a wonderful time, so what's the point? It's a completely useless emotion - jealousy. I don't go there.

The diet pill Qsymia is now available. I don't need a diet pill. I need something that gives you an electric shock when you reach for food.

Where Are They Now

(2007) Release of her book, "When You Need a Lift: But Don't Want to Eat Chocolate, Pay a Shrink or Drink a Bottle of Gin" by Joy and her friends.

(1999) Release of her book, "Joy Shtick: Or What is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments?".

(September 2009) Starts her new talk show on HLN