Joey Buttafuoco
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About
Became the fixture of tabloid columns and late-night comedy jokes after his 17-year-old mistress, Amy Fisher, shot his wife in the face.
Before Fame
He became a minor celebrity after the shooting and appeared on comedy shows and Fox's Celebrity Boxing, an early reality show.
Trivia
After serving four months in prison for the Amy Fisher incident, he had numerous other run-ins with the law, from prostitution to insurance fraud.
Family Life
He grew up in Massapequa, New York. His wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, filed for divorce in 2003, about 11 years after she was shot.
Associated With
For a while after the incident, the name Buttafuoco served as a punchline for many of David Letterman's jokes.
