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Encyclopedia > Joey Buttafuoco
Joey Buttafuoco

Joey Buttafuoco 1992 mugshot
Born: March 11, 1956
Massapequa, New York, USA
Occupation: Auto Body Shop Owner

Joseph "Joey" Buttafuoco (born March 11, 1956) made headlines in 1992 for his affair with a then underage Amy Fisher, who subsequently shot Joey's wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, in the face. Although deafened in one ear and partially paralyzed, Mary Jo survived the shooting and was able to give a description of a t-shirt her assailant had been wearing. The t-shirt, emblazoned with the logo of Buttafuoco's auto body shop in Baldwin, New York, USA, had been a gift from Joey to Fisher. Joey realized the implications and identified Fisher to the police as the shooter. Image File history File links Buttafuoco. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Massapequa is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in Nassau County, New York. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse. ... In law, a person who is not yet a legal adult is known as a minor (known in some places as an infant or juvenile). ... Amy Elizabeth Fisher (born August 21, 1974, in Merrick, New York), dubbed the Long Island Lolita by the press, was convicted in 1992 of shooting the wife of her lover, with whom she began an affair as a 16 year-old student at Kennedy High School in Bellmore. ... Mary Jo Buttafuoco and her ex-husband, Joey. ... This article discusses the way the word deaf is used and how deafness is perceived by hearing and Deaf communities. ... Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... An automobile repair shop is a place where automobiles are repaired by auto mechanics. ... Baldwin is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. ...


Fisher served seven years in prison for the shooting. Buttafuoco pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape and served four months in jail.[1] He and his wife later moved to California and divorced on February 3, 2003.[2] Guilty is also the name of: A number of songs: Guilty, a 1931 song by Richard Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, popularized by Johnny Desmond and later Margaret Whiting. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...


Buttafuoco has been charged with crimes on numerous occasions since the Amy Fisher incident.

  • In 1995, he pleaded no contest on a solicitation of prostitution charge and was fined and placed on probation for two years.[3]
  • In 2004, he was sentenced to a year in jail and five years of probation after pleading guilty to auto insurance fraud.
  • In August 2005, he was charged with illegal possession of ammunition due to his convicted felon status. Probation officers found the ammunition during a search of his home. He pled no contest and begun serving his sentence on Jan. 8, 2007.[4] He was released on April 28, 2007.[5]

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Media appearances

The amount of coverage the Amy Fisher incident received made Buttafuoco a minor celebrity. In 2002, he took part in the Fox network's Celebrity Boxing, originally slated to take on John Wayne Bobbitt. Bobbitt dropped out and was replaced by female pro wrestler Joanie "Chyna" Laurer.[6] Buttafuoco, being heavily booed, won the fight in a split decision, though replays indicate that Buttafuoco handily defeated Chyna, even giving her a swollen eye .[7] In 2006, he and Amy Fisher were reunited at the Lingerie Bowl for the coin toss.[8] For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Celebrity Boxing was a 2002 Fox show pitting washed up former celebrities against each other in a boxing match. ... John Wayne Bobbitt (born 23 March 1967) is best known because his wife Lorena Bobbitt sliced off his penis on the night of 23 June 1993 with a kitchen knife, thus lending a new and grim meaning to the old expression whacking off. She drove around with the severed member... Joan Marie Joanie Laurer (born December 27, 1969 in Rochester, New York) is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Teams at Lingerie Bowl I Teams at Lingerie Bowl II The Lingerie Bowl is a controversial pay-per-view show that airs live during the halftime of the Super Bowl as an alternative halftime show. ...


References

  1. ^ Joey Buttafuoco - Celebrity Mug Shot. Charles Montaldo. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
  2. ^ Joey Buttafuoco, wife getting divorce. AP. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
  3. ^ CHRONICLE. Nadine Brozan. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
  4. ^ Joey B. gets a break. Associated Press. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.
  5. ^ Joey Buttafuoco Ends Calif. Jail Term. AP/sfgate.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  6. ^ Celeb Boxing: Bobbitt Out, Chyna In. Josh Grossberg. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
  7. ^ Fox's dull 'Celebrity Boxing' far from being a knockout. Tim Cuprisin. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.
  8. ^ Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher Reunion Will Be a Coin-Tosser at The Lingerie Bowl. SOURCE Horizon Productions. Retrieved on 2006-07-24.

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Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco to star in reality series - kittyradio.com (716 words)
First it was reported by tPC that Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher were splitting from their respective spouses; now the infamous pair are planning to reunite in what is expected to explode into a very profitable reality series, says UPI.
Freshly out of a California jail having served time on weapons charges, Joey Buttafuoco was long ago dumped by wife Mary Jo -- who survived a gunshot to her head by a then 17-year-old Fisher, and yet defended her erstwhile spouse in spite of the fact he had an affair with the girl.
Buttafuoco re-married, and his current and second wife, Evanka, who is now to be pushed aside as Buttafuoco makes a grab for the girl he had an adult/child affair with in 1991, says she is "devastated."
Joey Buttafuoco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (406 words)
Joseph "Joey" Buttafuoco (born March 11, 1956) made headlines in 1992 for his affair with Amy Fisher, who subsequently shot Joey's wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, in the face.
Buttafuoco was a New York auto body shop owner in 1992 when Fisher shot his wife.
Buttafuoco was said to have desired psychic contact with his deceased father Paul Buttafuoco, a convicted child molester who served 13 years, and died, in New York State's Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora.
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