Joy Behar Biography (1943-)

Original name, Josephina Victoria Occhiuto; born October 7, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Gino (a truck driver) and Rose (a seamstress) Occhiuto; married Joe Behar (a college professor), January, 1965 (divorced, 1981); companion of Steven Janowitz (a junior high school mathematics teacher), beginning 1982; children: (with Behar) Eve. Addresses: Office: c/o The View, ABC-TV, 320 West 66th St., New York, NY 10023.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019-6026; (lectures) Harry Walker Agency, Inc., 355 Lexington Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, comedian
Birth Details: October 7, 1943; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Way Off Broadway, Lifetime, 1987
Helga, Baby Boom, NBC, 1988-1989
Cohost, Live from Queens, Lifetime, 1994
Cohost, The View, ABC, 1997-?
Appeared in the series One Night Stand.
Episodic
"The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee," Sports Night, ABC, 1998
"The Marry Caitlin Moore Show," Spin City, ABC, 2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2000
"True Story," Bette, CBS, 2001
(As Joy Beher) Voice of 42, "42," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command,ABC, 2001

Guest host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 2001
Appeared in episodes of Charlie Rose, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, Larry King Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with David Letterman, The Late Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and Politically Incorrect, ABC; alsoprovided voice for an episode of the animated series Dr. Katz.
Other
Intimate Portrait: Star Jones (special), Lifetime, 2000
Also appeared in the pilot The Rock.
Film Appearances
Gertrude, Hiding Out (also known as Adult Education), DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
Dottie, Cookie, Warner Bros., 1989
Herself, Wisecracks (documentary), 1991, Alliance International, 1992
Ruby, This Is My Life, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Marilyn, Manhattan Murder Mystery, TriStar, 1993
Mary, Love Is All There Is, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
Stage Appearances
Comedy Tonight, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1994
The Vagina Monologues, off-Broadway production, 2000
Also appeared in The Food Chain, off-Broadway production; and in The Marshall's Women in Comedy Festival, Theatre at Avery Fisher Hall,New York City.
WRITINGS
Other
Joy Shtick or What Is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments? (comedy routines), Reed Publishing (New York City), 1999
Author of "Tell Me about It," a monthly column in Good Housekeeping, 2001.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, October 20, 1997
Time, April 26, 1999, p. 104; May 22, 2000, p. 126
TV Guide, July 25, 1998, p. 20

Electronic

ABC-The View, http://www.abc.go.com/theview/hosts/behar, December3, 2001

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