Joy Behar attends comic Joy Behar with benefits: A Special night of comedy benefiting victims of Hurricane Sandy on December 10, 2012 in New York. Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagicIt's the end of an era! After more than 16 years as a co-host on The View, Joy Behar plans to leave the show long ABC when his contract ends in the month of August, deadline reports.
Behar, 70, is the only member of the original cast remaining outside the co-creator Barbara Walters. Stock season a co-hosts Meredith Vieira and Star Jones left the series in 2006, while Debbie Matenopoulos left in 1999. The current Commission includes Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherdand Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
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"It seemed to be the right time," Behar said delay in a telephone interview March 7. «You reach a point when you say to yourself, "I want to continue to do this?» "There are other things on my plate - I wrote a play, I have neglected my stand-up."
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She added, however, that she would miss his colleagues - and Walters, in particular. "It's a smart talk show because someone of his stature leads the conversation," Behar said the Executive producer of the series. "Barbara was one of the main reasons I took this job."
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Behar itself will be missed, too, by the fans and the network. ABC "Joy Behar has played in the success of The View, from the beginning," said in a statement at the time limit. "We wish him all the best in this next chapter and are happy that we have him for the rest of the season."
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