Joey Buttafuoco is an American auto body shop owner who became nationally infamous in the early 1990s because of his sexual relationship with teenager Amy Fisher and the subsequent shooting of his wife, Mary Jo, by Fisher in 1992.

Who Joey Buttafuoco Is

  • Joseph A. Buttafuoco was born March 11, 1956, in New York and once ran an auto body shop on Long Island.
  • He entered U.S. tabloid culture after a highly publicized scandal involving a minor, which turned his name into a late‑night punchline throughout the 1990s.

The “Long Island Lolita” Case

  • In 1990, he met Amy Fisher when her father brought a car to his shop; their sexual relationship began while she was under the age of consent, leading to his later statutory rape conviction.
  • On May 19, 1992, Fisher went to the Buttafuoco home and shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face, an attack Mary Jo survived but which left lasting facial paralysis and hearing damage.

Legal Trouble And Convictions

  • In 1993, Buttafuoco pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape for his sexual relationship with Fisher when she was 16, receiving a six‑month sentence and serving about four months in jail.
  • Later, he faced additional legal issues, including a no‑contest plea in a prostitution‑related case in the mid‑1990s and a 2004 conviction for auto insurance fraud that brought a one‑year jail term and long probation.

Media Fame And Pop Culture

  • The case spawned multiple made‑for‑TV movies in the early 1990s and extensive tabloid and talk‑show coverage, which cemented “Joey Buttafuoco” and “Long Island Lolita” as pop‑culture references.
  • His name still surfaces in nostalgic forum threads and podcasts about 1990s tabloid scandals, where it is often cited as a symbol of that era’s sensational media.

Life After The Headlines

  • In later years, coverage has focused on where he, Amy Fisher, and Mary Jo are now, including reports that he has worked on projects revisiting his early life and the scandal.
  • Their story continues to appear in retrospectives and “where are they now” features, reflecting ongoing public fascination with the case decades later.

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