Starlet Marie Jones was born on March 24, 1962 in Badin, North Carolina. He lived there with his grandparents while his mother and father finished college. Then, at age six, Jones and his sister moved to Trenton, New Jersey, to live with their mother. After moving to New Jersey, Star began to shine at school. She always got straight A's in school and after graduating from a parochial school she enrolled at American University in Washington, DC. While at American, Star sang in the gospel choir and joined Alpha Kappa Alpha, a prestigious African-American sorority. She was a popular student on campus and was given the nickname "Stella". It was at American that Jones was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor and given nine months to live. She didn't want to believe the news, so she went to get a second opinion. It turned out that the tumor was indeed removable and was removed. He graduated from the University of Houston Law School and passed the New York State bar exam for the first time. He then found work at the Brooklyn District Attorney's office. After three years with the district attorney, he began taking on violent crime cases, gaining a reputation for giving stiff sentences to offenders. While working with violent crimes she was promoted to senior assistant district attorney. She is best remembered for her work on the "Bicycle Rapist" case, in which she won a 66-year prison sentence for the perpetrator. In 1991, she got a job as a part-time legal commentator for Court TV. In 1992 he had a contract with the Today Show as a legal correspondent. She managed to get "hard to get" interviews with some of the most famous people in the world, including Mike Tyson. Those interviews are what led her to national fame. He also gained respect for his reporting on trials such as OJ Simpson and Lorena Bobbit. Star Jones soon received his own courtroom TV show called Jones & Jury where he played the host/judge and the audience was part of the jury. Her biggest break came in 1997 when she became one of the hosts of ABC's The View. Her stint on television gave her the opportunity to expand her opinions and commentary on various ranges of topics. Not only is Star a famous talk show host, but she is also a best-selling author and an actress..