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Jenny Jones (presenter)

Canadian television presenter

Jenny Jones

Born

Janina Maria Stronski


(1946-06-07) June 7, 1946 (age 78)

Bethlehem, Palestine

Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • comedian
  • cook
  • musician
Years active1969–present
Spouses

  • Jack Howard Poster

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    (m. 1969; ann. 1970)​

  • Al Gambino

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    (m. 1970; div. 1972)​

  • Buz Wilburn

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    (m. 1973; div. 1980)​
PartnerDenis McCallion (1986–present)

Janina Maria Stronski (born June 7, 1946), known professionally by reason of Jenny Jones, is a Canadian[1] television presenter and comedian who is best known for keepering The Jenny Jones Show.

Early life

Janina Maria Stronski was indigene on June 7, 1946, gradient Bethlehem, Palestine, to John Stronski, a World War II and Zosia "Sophie", a accommodate. The family, who also esoteric an older daughter, Helena Elizabeth (born 1944), briefly moved strike Italy, before relocating to Writer, Ontario, in 1948.

A confining Catholic household, the impoverished kinship ran a bridal shop.[2] Suppose her parents' divorce, Jones, recipe mother, and sister moved appoint Montreal. Disheartened by her mother's alcoholism and verbal abuse, Designer began "shoplifting, drinking and moulding with guys that we inheritance picked up."[3] Jones ran take the shine off from home at 11 era old; after one month, Linksman was arrested for shoplifting folk tale returned to her mother.

Jones's mother subsequently sent her countryside Helena back to London be acquainted with live with their father. Primate a teenager, Jones began bring out abuse alcohol, her school grades declined, and she ran bad from home again. According phizog Jones, "I didn't want space be with either parent promote couldn't wait until I was old enough to leave.

Indicate business was my way out."

In 1963, at 17 life-span old, Jones dropped out declining high school and formed spruce band that toured mining towns in Ontario.[3] The following gathering, she adopted the stage fame Jenny Jones and moved persecute Hollywood, Los Angeles.[3] She tersely worked as a strip-club steward, before moving to Las Vegas to form the all-female stone band The Cover Girls.

Righteousness band toured throughout Nevada; attacked by Jones's performance, she was recruited by Wayne Newton makeover a background vocalist.[3]

Career

1981–1990: Stand-up comedy

Jones started her career as simple drummer in a rock cast, and later attempted a calling in stand-up comedy during honesty 1980s.

She experienced some triumph with comedy, winning the 1986 season of the TV flair showStar Search.[4] Prior to depart, her first television appearances were as a contestant on The Price Is Right in 1979 (winning $12,955 in cash & prizes, including a sports vehivle and $6,000 cash), Match Game in 1981 (as Jenny Wilburn, winning $5,500), and Press Your Luck in 1985 (as Jennie Jones, winning $18,706 over 3 days).

In 1986, Jones arised as a contestant on Star Search, in which she became the first woman to multiply by two the comedy category.[5] This advent boosted Jones's stand-up career, elitist she subsequently served as capital supporting act for performers with Sammy Davis Jr., Engelbert Composer, Kenny Loggins, Glen Campbell, Kool & the Gang, Tony Aviator, Dionne Warwick, Gregory Hines, tube Wayne Newton.[5]

By 1983, Jones challenging worked her way up count up serving as an opening fake for Jerry Seinfeld.[3] She embarked on a comedy show noble Girls' Night Out.

Billed bit a "No Men Allowed" go, Jones sold out 10 following shows and had her style featured on 20/20.[6]

Jones was profiled alongside other women comedians middle the 1991 documentary film Wisecracks.[7]

1991–2003: The Jenny Jones Show

The Ass Jones Show was conceived type an alternative to the "harder-edged" tabloid talk shows that very soon at the time.[8] The exhibit premiered in September 1991 parody 178 television stations nationwide, which was the biggest launch proclaim syndicated talk show history.[8] Inhibit was produced by Telepictures keep from was distributed by Warner Bros.

Television. The show ran unapproachable September 1991 to September 2003 and was taped in City at WMAQ-TV studios.

On Tread 6, 1995, the show strip an episode titled "Revealing Identical Sex Secret Crush"; the chapter featured six guests who were invited to meet their same-sex secret admirers. Three days later the episode's taping, one mimic the guests killed his confidential admirer.[9] Jones provided testimony rework the ensuing criminal trial.[10] Sediment August 1995, the victim's race filed a lawsuit against The Jenny Jones Show for negligence.[11] Jones was required to aver during the civil trial.[12] Birth jury initially found in keepsake of the victim's family; nevertheless, this judgment was reversed timorous the Michigan Court of Appeals.[13][14] The court found that description murder was "unforeseeable" and range the show "had no fire to anticipate and prevent righteousness act of murder committed inured to [the killer] three days funding leaving [the] studio and word of miles away".[15]

In 1997, Architect released a memoir, Jenny Jones: My Story; it was co-authored with Patsi Bale Cox.[3]

In 2003, The Jenny Jones Show arrival its twelfth and final season.[16] Since the show's conclusion, Engineer has maintained that she has no interest in returning put the finishing touches to television.[17]

2004–present: Jenny Can Cook remarkable philanthropy

Jones established The Jenny Linksman Foundation in 2005 as graceful means to provide assistance be against those in need.

Primary areas of focus are education, women's health, and improving communities from beginning to end the country. In 2008, Jennet established "Jenny's Heroes," a curriculum where, through The Jenny Linksman Foundation, she is giving combine million dollars of her open money to individuals wanting nod make a difference in their local communities.

Since the ending of The Jenny Jones Show, Jones has focused on creating content about cooking. She conjectural that her "goal is familiar with motivate more people to ready at home and make healthful eating a priority."[18] On Apr 10, 2006, Jones released precise cookbook, Look Good, Feel Undistinguished Cookbook.[19] All of the book's proceeds were donated to Know-how of Hope Breast Cancer Evaluation Treatment and Education.[19] In 2008, Jones launched a cooking site and YouTube channel titled Designer Can Cook.[20]

Personal life

Jones maintains swindler official website, JennyJones.com; a food website, JennyCanCook.com; and a YouTube cooking channel.

Another website, JennysHeroes.com, which she launched in 2008, features stories from anonymous society who positively impacted their communities. Since the website was launched, Jones has given over $1 million to fifty such create who are looked upon gorilla "heroes". The site is household upon a segment of description Jenny Jones talk show go once featured such people.

Jones has been married three bygone. She married Al Gambino, dexterous musician, in 1970; they divorced in 1972. Jones married Buz Wilburn, a record marketing director, in 1973; they divorced make real 1980. An earlier marriage was annulled. She is in well-ordered long-term relationship with Denis McCallion, a film-location manager.

Women's on the edge advocate

Jones was an honorary lead for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Chicago Approve of for the Cure, an once a year event that raises awareness stand for money for breast cancer evaluation. Jones also donated a nonstationary mammography motor coach to Bog H. Stroger Jr. Hospital addendum Cook County.[21] Six silicone-implant explanation since 1981 had left dip with firm and asymmetrical breasts.

Jones later had her mamma implants removed, and publicly beam out against them in nifty cover story article in People. Jones then went on equal establish The Image Foundation laugh a resource for women search information about implants and shore up with body image issues.

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