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Star Jones Reynolds debuted on television in 1991, when she started moonlighting as a studio commentator for Court TV during the William Kennedy Smith rape trial. Star Jones Reynolds was quickly lined up as a guest on the "Today" show and, a few months later, became the NBC legal correspondent for "Today" and "Nightly News," covering the latest developments in the Mike Tyson rape case and the Rodney King police brutality trial. Star Jones Reynolds landed an exclusive interview with Tyson after the imprisoned ex-heavyweight champion had dodged the press for a year, and an exclusive interview with King after the sentencing of the two Los Angeles cops convicted of violating his civil rights. That success led to Star Jones Reynolds' own syndicated show, "Jones & Jury." In 1995 Star Jones Reynolds was named a senior correspondent and chief legal analyst for "Inside Edition" and assigned the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil trials. Star Jones Reynolds was the only news correspondent to obtain an exclusive interview with Mr. Simpson during the civil trial. Born in Badin, North Carolina, and raised both there and in Trenton, New Jersey, Star Jones Reynolds earned a BA at American University, got her law degree at the University of Houston, passed the New York Bar and went straight to the Brooklyn District Attorney's office. After three years in general trials, Star Jones Reynolds moved to the Homicide Bureau, where her work earned her a promotion to Senior Assistant District Attorney in 1991. Star Jones Reynolds was one of the attorneys D.A. Joe Hynes personally selected to prosecute high profile and community-sensitive cases. Star Jones Reynolds gained attention in court with a number of highly publicized victories. In one case Star Jones Reynolds became the first New York Assistant District Attorney to obtain the maximum sentence for a 13-year-old defendant tried as an adult in the murder of another teenager. In another case Star Jones Reynolds won a 66-year prison term for a serial sex abuser known as the Bicycle Rapist, after other lawyers had failed to get convictions in four other cases. With the 1997 launch of "The View," Star Jones Reynolds expanded her scope to include commentary on the law, self-esteem, race, family, education, religion, the media and other social issues relating to the community at large. In May of 2003 "The View" received its first Daytime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Talk Show. In addition, the show has received 18 Daytime Emmy Awards and holds nine consecutive nominations for Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host for Star Jones Reynolds and her fellow co-hosts. Some of Star Jones Reynolds' television appearances include "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown," ABC's "Less than Perfect," "Celebrity Jeopardy," "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart, "The Tony Danza Show," "The Late Late Show" with Craig Ferguson and "The Late Show with David Letterman." In 2000 Star Jones Reynolds was honored to be chosen as a subject of a Lifetime Television Intimate Portrait profile. Star Jones Reynolds had hosted a home shopping television show entitled "It's All About You, with Star Jones" on cable's ShopNBC, and has developed her own website, starjones.com. In addition, Star Jones Reynolds has been a featured personality for Kohl's, Target and Salon Z of Saks Fifth Avenue, and has graced the cover of numerous magazines, including Newsweek, TV Guide, Essence, Black Enterprise, New York Magazine and USA Weekend. Star Jones Reynolds was named the host of E! Entertainment Television's highly-rated "Live from the Red Carpet" for the entire 2004-2005 awards season. As the Chief of Consumer Style (national spokesperson) for Payless ShoeSource, the number-one shoe retailer in the United States, Star Jones Reynolds was the face of Payless ShoeSource and launched her own signature line of shoes, Starlet by Star Jones, sold exclusively at Payless ShoeSource. A popular commercial personality, Star Jones Reynolds has her own line of wigs and has been featured in numerous advertisements as a voice and name you can trust September 1998 marked the publication of Star Jones Reynolds' first book, "You Have to Stand for Something, or You'll Fall for Anything" (Bantam), which received widespread critical acclaim and became a bestseller. Star Jones Reynolds' new book, "Shine: A Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love," is currently available in bookstores nationwide. Star Jones Reynolds is heavily involved with numerous philanthropic organizations, is a frequent contributor to several charitable foundations and serves on the Board of Directors of the East Harlem School at Exodus House, Dress for Success, The G&P Foundation for Cancer Research, God's Love We Deliver and Girls, Inc. In 2002 Star Jones Reynolds launched her own not-for-profit foundation, The Starlet Fund, which makes financial grants to individuals and organizations that are dedicated to the support and encouragement of women, girls and families in need. In 2001 Star Jones Reynolds and her fellow co-hosts were awarded the Safe Horizon Champion Award for their continued efforts to raise awareness on issues of importance to girls and women. In 2002 Star Jones Reynolds was honored by the East Harlem School at Exodus House for her tireless work in improving the educational opportunities for low income children in the East Harlem community, and in 2005 she was the recipient of The Creative Coalition's Spotlight Award for her steadfast dedication to social issues. Star Jones Reynolds is married to businessman Al Scales Reynolds. The couple resides in both New York City and East Hampton.
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