What happened to Joey Buttafuoco?

May 2024 · 3 minute read

JOEY Buttafuoco became a well-known figure following his 1990s crime.

Over 30 years since the scandal rocked the nation, people want to know where he is now.

Who is Joey Buttafuoco?

Joey Buttafuoco was born on March 11, 1956, in Massapequa, New York.

The 67-year-old is an auto body shop owner, convicted criminal, and actor who has appeared in a number of films and TV shows.

According to his IMDb profile, he is known for Better Than Ever (1997), Perversions of Science (1997), The Underground Comedy Movie (1999), and Finding Forrester (2000).

Joey also appeared in:

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He was married to Mary Jo Buttafuoco from 1977 to 2003.

The former couple share daughter Jessica Buttafuoco and son Paul Buttafuoco.

What happened to Joey Buttafuoco?

As People reported, Mary Jo was shot in the head by Amy Fisher on the front porch of her Massapequa home on May 19, 1992.

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Amy — who was 17 years old at the time — was a high school student who was having an affair with Joey.

Mary Jo survived the shooting but sustained injuries that left her deaf in one ear and with partial paralysis on one side of her face.

As per the outlet, Fisher was initially charged with first-degree attempted murder but ended up pleading guilty to assault.

She served seven years in prison and was released in 1999.

Joey was "indicted on 19 counts of statutory rape, sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child."

People reported that he originally pleaded not guilty before later admitting to having sex with Amy while she was 16 years old and having been aware of her age.

He went to prison for four months.

Where is Joey Buttafuoco now?

Joey is now married to Eva Franjko, whom he wed in 2005.

In November 2019, ABC News reported that he was working on a film about his early life.

He told the outlet: "I'm not that kinda guy that's gonna sit here and blame anything on anything and how I got here. I made my own choices. I made my own life by my choices, whether they were good or they were bad. I made some good choices and I made some bad choices."

Also in 2019, Jessica spoke about her father with ABC News, revealing that they are on "pretty good terms."

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She said: "He's in a growth phase where he's in therapy and he's healing. I'm proud of my dad for telling his story, and I hope he’s not using it to justify why he made so many poor decisions. … I like this new man he's becoming.

"For the first time in my whole life, just a few months ago, he said, 'I understand...that actions have consequences now.'"

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