Star Jones Biography

Star Jones has been working in television for than 20 years, bringing a fresh perspective to the day's most discussed crime and justice, political, and sociological concerns from the realms of news, entertainment, politics, and pop culture. Jones, a lawyer by profession, is best known to television audiences for her honesty, confidence, and remarkable ability to explain murky legal and social issues while co-hosting ABC's The View for nine years and serving as an NBC News Legal Correspondent. Her legal skills and television talent have earned her critical praise as a news and legal correspondent, television host, and social commentator. As law is still her first love, for the past 25 years Jones has been a licensed attorney in the state of New York. She was promoted to senior assistant attorney in the homicide section as a prosecutor in Brooklyn before the age of 29. Her criminal conviction rate (31 of 33) is still the highest in the county. Jones has been an active supporter of the Democratic National Committee, serving as an informal advisor to former chairman Howard Dean, as well as a prolific fundraiser and national surrogate for President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Senator John Kerry, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and President Barack Obama. Jones has been a featured figure for a number of consumer companies, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Kohl's, and Target. She has appeared on the covers of countless publications and in every major newspaper and magazine in the country on issues ranging from news to leisure. Jones is a regular lecturer on a wide range of themes, including law, politics, racism, gender, pop culture, and health. She is the author of two best-selling nonfiction books, You Must Stand for Something or You Will Fall for Anything (Bantam) and Shine... A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Love (Harper Collins). Satan's Sisters, Jones' third novel, is a fictitious portrayal of the behind-the-scenes workings of a daytime talk show that was released in 2011. She is also the Editor-At-Large of UPTOWN Magazine. Jones believes that "to whom much is given, much is required," and has served on the Board of Directors/Trustees for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, God's Love We Deliver, The National Urban League, The East Harlem School at Exodus House, Girls, Inc., and Dress for Success Worldwide. Jones, a survivor and advocate for heart health, underwent successful open heart surgery in March 2010. She returned to her normal activities with a new lease on life and a commitment to making heart health her major philanthropy priority after completing an intense three-month cardiac rehabilitation program. She was designated the American Heart Association's National Volunteer in 2011.

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