How does one measure the strength of a human spirit? Perhaps by the grace and resilience shown in the face of unimaginable trauma, and that is precisely what defines the extraordinary journey of Mary Jo Buttafuoco. The name "Mary Jo," in its various forms such as Mari Jo or Mary Joe, is often a familiar feminine given name, particularly in the United States, frequently a charming contraction of Mary Josephine or Mary Joanna.

But the name "Buttafuoco Mary Jo" has become synonymous with something far more profound: an extraordinary tale of resilience, forgiveness, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Mary Jo Buttafuocos life changed forever on a fateful day in May 1992 when she was shot in the face by a teenager, Amy Fisher, who was romantically involved with her husband, Joey Buttafuoco. This event thrust Mary Jo into the harsh glare of the media spotlight, a place where her pain and personal life became fodder for national headlines and television movies.

Category	Information
Full Name	Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Date of Birth	Information not publicly available
Place of Birth	United States
Occupation	Author, Advocate, Public Figure
Known For	Surviving a gunshot wound and her subsequent journey of healing and resilience.
Husband	Joey Buttafuoco (divorced in 2003)
Children	Jessie Buttafuoco
Key Event	Shooting by Amy Fisher on May 19, 1992, in Massapequa, New York.
Facial Reconstruction Surgeon	Dr. Babak Azizzadeh
Published Works	Information not publicly available
Public Appearances	The Oprah Winfrey Show, various news programs.
Legal Representation (1999)	Dominic Barbara (Attorney)
Reference Link	The New York Times

Tuesday, May 19, 1992, started out like any other day for Mary Jo Buttafuoco. Little did she know that a confrontation later that day would change her life forever. Buttafuoco was in her home in Massapequa, New York, when the doorbell rang. On the other side was Amy Elizabeth Fisher, who, at just 17 years old, shot and severely wounded Mary Jo. Fisher had come to the Buttafuocos' house to confront Mary Jo about Joey, with whom she had been having an affair since July 1991. The affair began after Fisher brought her vehicle to Buttafuoco's auto body shop. At the time, Fisher was only 16 when the affair with Joey Buttafuoco began.

On that fateful day, Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot in the head on the front porch of her home in Massapequa, New York. The gunshot wound left her disfigured, with a loss of hearing in her right ear and the right side of her face paralyzed. The long island case made international headlines. As the primary surgeon involved in Mary Jo Buttafuocos miraculous facial reanimation surgery following a devastating gunshot wound to the face, Dr. Azizzadeh was a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Watch and learn about Mary Jo Buttafuoco's facial reconstruction, performed by Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, which included a facelift, eyelid reconstruction, and Botox.

For years \u2014 while television movies were made and her married name became a national punch line \u2014 Mary Jo Buttafuoco stood by her husband, enduring constant pain and numerous surgeries because of her injury. But Mary Jo Buttafuoco was left ashamed by her injuries. \u201ci was out in public with a very paralyzed, deformed face,\u201d she said. This egregious injury led to numerous surgeries, a testament to her enduring strength. As she tried to recover from this injury, the phenomenon surrounding her case only intensified.

In 2003, Mary Jo and Joey finally split, but she remained. American author Mary Jo Buttafuoco and her husband, American small business owner Joey Buttafuoco attend the 67th Academy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium. Amy Fisher, who shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco on Long Island in 1992, discusses sex tapes at retox club in Manhattan on January 4, 2008. Jessie Buttafuoco, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, and Joey Buttafuoco, who became a celebrity for all the wrong reasons.

Mary Jo Buttafuoco is escorted by her attorney Dominic Barbara into Nassau County Criminal Court in Mineola, New York, on April 22, 1999. Buttafuoco was in court today to support the district attorney. Prior to sentencing, Fisher again insisted that Mary Jo was somehow complicit in the events. Since Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head that May, the crime has drawn international attention. His honor understated the facts: that this sad story made national headlines because of the other people involved.

The infamous case would later become the subject of a 2016 episode of Reelz Network's true crime series. Amy Elizabeth Fisher is an American woman, who, in 1992, at the age of 17, shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of Joey Buttafuoco, who had initiated a sexual relationship with the underage Fisher in 1990. 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.

Mary Jo Buttafuoco has undergone a surgery to repair her partially paralyzed face after she was shot by her husband's teenage lover in 1992, and the results are remarkable. Mary Jo Buttafuoco has undergone surgery after 25 years of living with a partially paralyzed face since being shot by her husband's teenage lover in 1992. Mary Jo Buttafuoco took a gunshot to the head when she was 37 years old. The gunshot wound left her disfigured, with a loss of hearing in her right ear and the right side of her face paralyzed. This sad story made national headlines because of the other people involved.