- Born
- DiedSeptember 4, 2014 · East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest)
- Birth nameJoan Alexandra Molinsky
- Nickname
- The Queen of the Barbed One-liners
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Joan Rivers was an American talk show host, comedian, writer and actress from Brooklyn, New York. She voiced Dot Matrix from Mel Brooks' Spaceballs. She has portrayed in several films and shows such as Shrek 2, Look Who's Talking, The Smurfs and Iron Man 3. She passed away in September 2014 at Manhattan, New York.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates/ Sandy Beaches
- SpousesEdgar Rosenberg(July 15, 1965 - August 14, 1987) (his death, 1 child)James Sanger(September 19, 1956 - March 1957) (annulled)
- Children
- ParentsMeyer MolinskyBeatrice Molinsky (Grushman)
- RelativesEdgar Cooper Endicott(Grandchild)
- Had had a lot of plastic surgery, had never denied it, and as a matter of fact, made lots of jokes about her own (and other people's) plastic surgery.
- Loud, raspy voice with New York City accent
- Said "Can we talk?" frequently in both her acting roles and stand-up routines
- Often said "What a tramp!" or "Such a tramp!"
- Her and daughter Melissa Rosenberg made fun of each other
- About 1982, she was appointed the first permanent guest hostess on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She infuriated Johnny Carson when she left to host her own show, The Late Show (1986) on rival Fox network. Johnny Carson never spoke to her again.
- Started performing as a stand-up comedienne using the stage name Pepper January.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7030 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 26, 1989.
- She was the national spokesperson for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Her mentor was the late Phyllis Diller.
- [on her idea of a perfect childbirth experience] Knock me out with the first pain, and wake me up when the hairdresser arrives.
- If you're not a wreck in this business, you're not around.
- Once I was having lunch in a fancy restaurant with Lily Tomlin and Richard Pryor. We were all struggling comics together and the day we had lunch, any one of us could have picked up the check. That's when I knew I'd made it.
- Queen Camilla is an earthy, funny woman. You can swear in front of her.
- [on Parkinson (1971), when entering] I am a dyke! And I'm DAMN proud of it!
- The Late Show (1986) - $5,000,000 /year
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