- 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.
- Attended the lavish wedding of Donald Trump and Marla Maples at New York's Plaza Hotel in 1993. When she returned to her table after a dance at the reception, she found that the film had been removed from her camera.
- Counts Tootsie (1982), The Birdcage (1996) and Unfaithful (2002) among her favorite movies and also loves World War 2 films such as Downfall (2004), etc.
- Former English teacher.
- Used to work in a mental hospital.
- Graduated from Queens College with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
- Earned her M.A. in English education from SUNY-Stony Brook.
- Was a secretary at Good Morning America (1975) and answered the phones.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 28, a daughter Eve Behar on November 26, 1970. Child's father is her now ex-1st husband, Joseph Behar.
- First married at age 22 and first divorced at age 39.
- Before settling on the title "The Great Gasbag" for her 2017 book, she had toyed with titles like, "War & Hairpiece", "Moby Dickhead" and "The Son-in-Law Also Rises".
- Release of her book, "Joy Shtick: Or What is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments?". (1999)
- She is one of the six television personalities to pay tributes to popular television personalities: Joan Rivers, Regis Philbin and Barbara Walters, after their deaths.
- Her daughter, Eve Behar, just got married to a doctor. Her in-laws are in the funeral business. (September 21, 2007)
- Has a grandson named Luca (b.February 2011).
- Her father worked for Coca-Cola.
- 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. (2007)
- Studied drama at Herbert Berghof HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
- Bears a striking resemblance to Bette Midler.
- Has won three MAC awards and a CableACE Award.
- Had a dog named Max, who has died.
- Is a Delta Zeta Sorority member.
- Good friend of Susie Essman.
- Starts her new talk show on HLN (September 2009)
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