Starlet Mary Jones, also known as Star Jones Reynolds or Star Jones, is a famous American television personality, fashion designer, journalist, as well as a writer. To the public, Star Jones is perhaps best known for hosting a talk show and entertainment program called “The View”, which was created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie. Star Jones was one of the members of the original panel of hosts, which also included Joy Behar, Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieria and Debbie Matenopoulos. Currently, the panel consists of Whoopi Goldberg, Nicolle Wallace, Rosie Perez and Rosie O’Donnell. “The View” first aired on television screens in 1997, and over the years managed to maintain the status of one of the longest-running daytime talk shows in the history of television, alongside Oprah Winfrey’s “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “The Phil Donahue Show” and “Live! with Kelly and Michael”. A critically acclaimed show, “The View” primarily emphasizes numerous political, as well as social issues, which are discussed by the hosts of the show. In addition to maintaining high ratings, the show was also nominated for and awarded many Daytime Emmy Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and NAACP Image Awards. It also inspired the release of various international broadcasts and variations, such as “Loose Women” in the United Kingdom, “Midday” in Ireland, and “Studio 10” in Australia among many others. Star Jones left the show in 2006, when she was replaced by Rosie O’Donnell.
Star Jones Net Worth $18.5 Million
In 2011, Star Jones competed in “The Celebrity Apprentice 4” reality game show, where she raised $169,372 for the “American Heart Association” organization. A well-known television personality, how rich is Star Jones? Sources state that Star Jones’ net worth is estimated to be $18.5 million. Undoubtedly, most of Star Jones’ net worth and wealth has come from her on screen appearances.
Star Jones was born in 1962 in North Carolina, United States, yet she spent most of her childhood in New Jersey, where she attended Notre Dame High School. She then enrolled in the American University, and continued her studies at the University of Houston Law Center. Star Jones has both a degree in Administration of Justice, as well as the Juris Doctor degree. Star Jones began her career at the Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, where she worked as a prosecutor for five years. She then made her debut on television screens with Court TV, and several years later appeared on a reality court show called “Jones and Jury”, where she conducted trials in small cases. Prior to her big breakthrough with “The View”, Star Jones also made appearances in “Nightly News”, “Today”, as well as worked for “American Journal”.
In addition to being a television personality, Star Jones became known as a writer, and published her first book entitled “You Have to Stand for Something, or You’ll Fall for Anything” in 1998. Up to date, Star Jones has published three books, the most recent being “Satan’s Sisters”, which came out in 2011.
A famous writer and a talk show host, Star Jones has an estimated net worth of $18.5 million.
