Lisa Joyner Biography
Lisa Marie Joyner is a television personality, actress, producer, and entertainment reporter from the United States. She is best known for co-hosting the TLC version of ‘Long Lost Family’ since 2016.
How old is Lisa Joyner?- Age
She is 56 years old as of December 2022. Joyner was born Lisa Marie Joyner on December 31, 1966, in San Diego, California, USA.
Lisa Joyner Height- Weight
Joyner stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs around 60 kg.
Lisa Joyner Family- Parents
Joyner was born in San Diego, California, on December 31, 1966. She was placed for adoption shortly after her birth and then placed in foster care. She was adopted when she was three months old and had what she called a “great childhood.”
Lisa Joyner Married- Husband- Daughter
Joyner married actor Jon Cryer in Mexico on June 16, 2007. Daisy is their adopted daughter. Cryer and Joyner adopted her shortly after she was born on August 11, 2009. Joyner is also the stepmother to Cryer’s son from his former marriage to British actress Sarah Trigger, Charlie Austin.
Lisa Joyner Career
Joyner worked as an intern at Los Angeles’ KNBC-TV. She subsequently relocated to Texas, where she worked as a reporter, weekend anchor, editor, and producer. She was later recruited as a morning host in Harlingen, Texas. This experience helped her persuade major media outlets to hire her as a health reporter and 5-pm anchor.
She worked as a celebrity news reporter for KTTV and KCBS-TV, where she reported and produced articles about award shows such as the Oscars, Grammys, Razzies, Emmys, and People’s Choice. She also worked as an L.A. entertainment reporter for Fox News from 1996 to 2002, and as a weathercaster for Channel 2 Action News from 2002 to 2004. She was a pundit at the ‘Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant’ in 2000.
She co-hosted the ABC show ‘Find My Family’ with Tim Green in 2009. The show was based on the same-named Australian show, which was based on an original Dutch TV format called ‘Spoorloos,’ which debuted on KRO in 1990. It is about reuniting long-lost family members. Her new TLC show, “Long Lost Family,” is likewise based on “Spoorloos.” The show has aired three seasons since its debut on March 6, 2016. Chris Jacobs, an adoptee himself, co-hosts the show alongside Joyner. She hosted the 10-year reunion of the TLC reality series ‘Trading Spaces (2000-08) in 2018.
Joyner appeared as a TV reporter in an episode of the Fox supernatural detective drama series ‘Brimstone’ in 1998. This was her debut outing as an actress. She made her feature film debut in the romance drama film ‘Bounce’ in 2000. She appeared in Joe Roth’s 2001 romantic comedy ‘American Sweethearts’ alongside Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, and Hank Azaria. She has usually appeared as a media personality in shows such as “24,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and “Mom.”
Lisa Joyner’s Net Worth
Lisa has an estimated net worth of 14 million dollars.