Mary Jo Buttafuoco
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Mary Jo Buttafuoco Net Worth

Mary Jo Buttafuoco is an American author, motivational speaker, and former actress. She is best known for being shot in the face by her husband's teenage mistress in 1992. Since then, she has appeared in a film, several TV shows, and written a book about her experience, titled "Getting It Through My Thick Skull". Her story has been the subject of a documentary produced by Tent City Entertainment, and she has become an inspiration to many by delivering motivational speeches about her journey of survival.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Author, Motivational Speaker
Birth Day May 15, 1955
Birth Place United States of America, United States
Age 68 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Occupation Author, motivational speaker
Spouse(s) Joey Buttafuoco (div. 2003) Stu Tendle (m. 2012)

💰 Net worth: $35 Million (2024)

Mary Jo Buttafuoco, a renowned author and motivational speaker based in the United States, is anticipated to have an estimated net worth of $35 million by 2024. Throughout her career, she has captivated audiences with her engaging speaking engagements and her ability to inspire individuals from all walks of life. Additionally, Buttafuoco has authored several popular books that have resonated with readers worldwide, further contributing to her success and financial prosperity. Her remarkable net worth is a reflection of her hard work, dedication, and impactful contributions to the field of motivational speaking and writing.

Biography/Timeline

1955

Mary Jo Buttafuoco (born May 15, 1955) is an American author and motivational speaker. In 1992 she was shot in the face by her husband's mistress, Amy Fisher.

1991

Fisher had come to the Buttafuocos' house to confront Buttafuoco about Joey, with whom she had been having an affair since July 1991 after Fisher brought her vehicle to Buttafuoco's auto body shop in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York.

1992

On May 19, 1992, Buttafuoco was shot in the face by Amy Fisher, who at the time was having an affair with Buttafuoco's then husband Joey.

2003

Fisher was sentenced five to fifteen years in prison. She served eight years and was granted parole in May 1999. Joey Buttafuoco pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape and served four months in jail. Buttafuoco and her husband later moved to Southern California. She stayed defensively loyal to her husband for several years. She even defended him when he was arrested in 1995 for sexual solicitation in Los Angeles. During this time, Buttafuoco consistently blamed others, such as Fisher, instead of her husband. She eventually filed divorce papers in Ventura County Superior Court on February 3, 2003.

2006

In 2006, Buttafuoco underwent a facial reanimation procedure with facial plastic surgeon Babak Azizzadeh, involving static facial suspension, face lift, and eye lift procedures. These surgeries restored balance and gave her back her ability to smile. Next was surgery to widen the ear canal, which improved her hearing and prevented Future infections. She also underwent physical therapy to strengthen her facial muscles, which she explained in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Buttafuoco is still paralyzed on one side of her face and deaf in one ear.

2012

Buttafuoco has two children; Paul Buttafuoco, and Jessica Buttafuoco. In 2012, Buttafuoco married Stu Tendler in Las Vegas.

2013

Sixteen years after the incident, Buttafuoco wrote a book telling her story, Getting It Through My Thick Skull: Why I Stayed, What I Learned, and What Millions of People Involved with Sociopaths Need to Know. She was inspired to write the book after her son referred to her ex-husband as a sociopath. Not knowing what the word meant, she looked it up and had a realization leading to her going public with her story. The title of the book comes from a saying her mother often used with her, "when are you going to get it through your thick skull?" The memoir describes her whole life, not just focusing on her shooting. She describes how she felt manipulated to stay with a person who was a sociopath. Booklist called the book "strangely compelling," and said that "Readers will want to know – why did she stay with him?"

2014

When Buttafuoco answered the door, Fisher—posing as her own (fictitious) sister Ann Marie—offered, as proof of the affair, a T-shirt that Joey had given her with the logo of his auto body shop on it. This confrontation escalated when Buttafuoco demanded that Fisher leave. She turned to go into the house and call Joey when Fisher shot her in the face with a .25 caliber semiautomatic pistol. Once Buttafuoco regained consciousness, she identified Fisher as her assailant from the t-shirt Fisher had shown her before the shooting.

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