‘The View’ host Joy Behar was named after ‘wacky’ Italian grandmother who threatened to murder her own children

…  — is an homage to her Italian grandmother, who once threatened to … grandma who lived in Turin, Italy.
Joy Behar on “The View … Gioia” (aka “The Joy” in Italian).
Joy Behar leaves ABC’s … had a quarrel with an Italian train attendant who wouldn’t …