“That is who I am named after," she added. Behar also shared that it was her maternal grandfather who suggested she go by "Joy" (which he apparently explained as “La Gioia,” or “The Joy ...

“That is who I am named after,” Behar said. She noted that her maternal grandfather suggested the entire family call her Joy, saying he’d refer to her as “La Gioia” (aka “The Joy” in ...

The View co-host Joy Behar has opened up about the origins of ... Victoria Occhiuto in 1942 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to a family of Italian descent. Her mother, Rose (née Carbone), was a ...

On this morning’s episode of the long-running daytime talk show, Joy Behar caused a commotion as ... weekend instead of spending time with family. “The only thing I want to remind people ...

Behar, 82, who is famous for her outspoken viewpoints and very risque anecdotes, has been surprisingly quiet about her desire to sell her home, which she bought in 2016 for $4.75 million—less ...