In honor of Joan Rivers’ illustrious half-century long career, we’re celebrating with our favorite bitchy one-liners and put-downs that made her famous. Click through the slideshow for the full list!
Born on June 8, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York, Joan Rivers’s big break came in 1965: a booking on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She became an instant hit, and her first syndicated talk show on daytime television, “That Show” with Joan Rivers, combined with appearances onCarson and The Ed Sullivan Show, made Rivers a household name.
Joan was a fiery personality who courted controversy and never backed down from her beliefs, and the Hollywood legend will always remain in our hearts.
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