- Born
- Birth nameJanina Maria Stronski
- Jenny Jones was born on June 7, 1946 in Bethlehem, Palestine. She is known for Jenny Can Cook (2010), Jenny Jones (1991) and Lorena (2019). She was previously married to Buz Wilburn, Al Gambino and Jack Howard Poster.
- SpousesBuz Wilburn(1973 - 1980) (divorced)Al Gambino(1970 - 1972) (divorced)Jack Howard Poster(September 22, 1969 - June 1970) (divorced)
- Jones established "Jenny's Heroes," a program where during 2008, through The Jenny Jones Foundation, she committed a million dollars of her own money to be given to individuals who use it to improve their communities. In 2009, Jones committed another million dollars for grants to people who submitted the best ideas on how they would use the funds to make a difference in others' lives. Thousands of people continued to apply online and Jones read every application herself, personally selecting the final recipient of each grant.
- Jenny's biography, "Jenny Jones: My Story" was published in 1997 with 100% of Jenny's profits going to breast cancer research.
- Was the first female comic to win on Star Search (1983) in 1986.
- Born in Palestine to parents of Polish descent, Jenny's family emigrated to Canada in 1946.
- Appeared on Match Game 73 (1973) as a contestant, where she won $5,000.
- There's no better feeling than to help everyday people become philanthropists and heroes in their own communities. It's amazing how much of a difference one person can make.
- What these heroes have accomplished is so much more than I expected and is so rewarding that I have to continue. Considering the current economic crisis, I can't stop now.
- [When relieved that she had breast implants removed in 1993]: I finally unloaded them, I can hug people again.
- [When her talk show was not to blame in 2004]: Of course I did soul-searching, of course, after this happened we went back. I thought back about the show, and we all, you know, we all talked about it. We then and now still feel we did nothing wrong ... I think it's not fair to blame the show for the actions of someone. That happened three days after they left the show.
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