Star Jones Bio

Who is Star Jones?

Star Jones is an American lawyer, journalist, television personality, fashion designer, author, and women’s and diversity advocate.

Besides that, she is best known as one of the original co-hosts on the ABC morning talk show The View, on which she appeared from 1997 to 2006.

Star Jones: Age, Ethnicity, Education, and Parents

Star was born in Badin, North Carolina, the United States on March 24, 1962. Her mother’s name is Shirley Byard and her father’s name is unknown. She has a sibling namely, Sheila Jones.

She belongs to American nationality and mix (African- American) ethnicity. Her birth sign is Aries.

Talking about her education, firstly, she attended Notre Dame High School. Then, she attended American University. Finally, she graduated from the University of Houston Law Center.

Star Jones: Professional Career

Talking about her profession, Star Jones was a prosecutor with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn from the year 1986 to 1991. Likewise, she got elevated to a senior assistant district attorney in 1992.

Then, during 1991, she was also recruited by Court TV as a commentator for the William Kennedy Smith rape trial. Moreover, she even spent several years as a legal correspondent for NBC’s Today and NBC Nightly News.

Besides that, she also joined The View as one of its original four co-hosts. Whereas, her tenure was marked by controversy at times. Therefore, she was also announced that she would return to her original network, Court TV as its new executive editor of daytime programming on the 7th of March, 2007.

Moreover, she premiered as a guest-driven live broadcast covering recent stories from the worlds of pop culture, crime, entertainment, and justice in 2007.

Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Talking about her lifetime achievements and awards, she has been nominated many times for Daytime Emmy Awards, OFTA Television Awards.

Whereas, during 2000 and 2001, she won the OFTA Television Award for Best Host of a Talk or Service Show for The View (1997).

Salary and Net Worth

There is no information regarding her salary. Her net worth is around $ 18.5 million.

Star Jones: Rumors and Controversy

There was a rumor that she dated Dwyane Wade, who is an American basketball player. Currently, there is no information regarding her rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

On talking about her body measurements, Star Jones has a height of 5 feet 7 inches. Additionally, she weighs is unknown. Similarly, she has a measurement of 33-24-34 inches respectively.

Star’s hair color is brown, and her eye color is brown.

Social Media

Talking about her social media, she is active on Twitter and Instagram rather than Facebook. She has over 191K followers on Twitter.

Similarly, she has over 69K followers on Instagram.

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