Joy Behar

Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7, 1942) is an American comedian, writer, actress, and a co-host of the talk show The View. Behar began hosting her own celebrity news and commentary program in the fall of 2009, titled The Joy Behar Show on CNN's sister network, HLN. Behar, an Italian-American, was born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York on October 7, 1942. Her family originates from Calabria. Her mother, Rose (née Carbone), was a seamstress, and her father, Gino Occhiuto, was a truck driver for Coca-Cola. She married Joe Behar in January 1965; they divorced in 1981. They have one daughter, Eve (b. 1970). Joy Behar and her partner, Steve Janowitz, whom she refers to as her "spousal equivalent," have been together since the mid-1980s. On March 17, 2009, Behar announced on The View that she might eventually marry Steve.…