Dr. Buss dated Debbie Zafrani, a Playboy bunny and the younger sister of the wife of Lakers player Kurt Rambis . Longtime Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, pictured, who died of kidney failure on last month at age 80, has left his sprawling Hawaii digs and hot wheels to his much younger girlfriend Delia. MaRcu5 Junior Posts: 330 And1: 1 Joined: Jun 02, 2008. Reilly’s. Sneaky, sneaky! Dillon. Jim’s father, Jerry, was a businessman, chemist, philanthropist, and investor. July 9, 1987 12 AM PT. Reilly plays Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss in the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Reilly deserves Emmy for portrayal of her father, Dr. Jaden Noah Buss, Jesse Buss's firstborn son, was born on February 21, 2016. From signing Magic Johnson, trying to build a championship roster, and maintaining a smile at it, Buss's struggles were well documented. Buss and Timmons met at the Forum, a place that holds many memories for Buss. The late Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Correction: An earlier version of this article indicated Dr. Do you guys share the same thoughts?. Buss, 61, was reportedly spotted wearing a ring on. Always a big spender on player payroll, the. He was 80. women's professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling. Jeanie Buss, daughter of the legendary Lakers owner Jerry Buss, made history in 2020 by becoming the first female owner to lead her team to an NBA championship. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss tied the knot with comedian Jay Mohr in an intimate wedding ceremony on Malibu Beach this past Sunday, via TMZ. By Fred Topel. He has been. and Janie. Jerry Buss poses with the NBA championship trophy after Game 6 of the Finals between the Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers on May 16, 1980. Jerry Buss -- who owned the L. I can respect that. Field plays Jessie Buss, the eccentric mother of Dr. At the age 17, she moved in with her dad at Pickfair. Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the '80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said. Buss was 79. Jim was born the second of six children of the Buss family. Teams. Owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss, was once engaged to former Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Honey Kaplan: The Fictional. Jerry Buss had two sons with Karen Demel after his divorce from JoAnn Mueller. The Juilliard alum — who currently plays Jerry Buss’ (John C. He had six children in total, including Joey and Jesse, from his relationship with girlfriend Karen Demel. ” #WinningTime is ok…the. Dennis Rodman’s girlfriend was completely against his face tattoo of her: ‘What’re you doing?!’ Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said she didn’t date Dennis Rodman back in the day, but the pair. She was raised by her older brothers Johnny and Jim, as well as her younger sister Janie. A self-made man, Jerry Buss lived a rags-to-riches tale emblematic of the American Dream. Buss was a businessman, investor, scientist, and. Jerry Buss, from his humble upbringing in a single-parent home in Wyoming to his rise in the world of real estate development. Kings hockey team, a $3. and two with longtime ex-girlfriend Karen Demel. Mohr played sports agent Bob Sugar in “Jerry Maguire. John C. Despite so many tangled webs, Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss made it work for 17 years. Anyway, here is what Dennis Rodman revealed about dating Jeanie Buss for a brief period of time in the 1990s. According to sources, Jerry Buss’ net worth is estimated to be $600 million. Honey Kaplan (Ari Graynor) appears in Winning Time season 2, episode 2 as a blast from the past for Buss. Buss died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said Bob Steiner, his assistant and longtime friend. She then took over basketball ops, hired Magic and Rob Pelinka, and they won the. But whereas the series premiere focused on whether Jerry Buss could come up with the money he needed to buy the Los. Jerry Buss. In the 1970s, Sterling got to know Jerry Buss, then a chemist who was also an LA real estate investor. (As. July 9, 1987 12 AM PT. Buss later had two more children with girlfriend Karen Demel named Joey and Jesse in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Buss and her siblings grew up in Los Angeles, California. Mohr first became famous as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” and later. Staff writer. Buss and her siblings grew up in Los Angeles, California. On the other hand, Red Auerbach gloats about his team’s victory and explains the key to success is building a machine greater than any single player, coach, or executive. His net income is almost $400 million as shown by the stats in the year 2021. Dr. Joey and Jesse, with his. He was 80, according to a Lakers spokesman. She, along with the rest of her siblings, inherited. The retired coach, who won 11 NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, is engaged to longtime girlfriend and Lakers executive Jeanie Buss. A known playboy, he had a number of young girlfriends after his divorce from JoAnn Mueller in 1972. It just doesn’t. Jerry Buss, who died in February of 2013, made his first approach to Pocklington almost two years before the actual trade went through. B. Forced to work within certain. As per her birth month, her zodiac sign is Libra. Jeanie Buss Parent. Jerry Buss' drama away from the team is a huge part of the show, as it not only builds on his character, but on his daughter Jeanie's. Before he embraced the Playboy philosophy in the mid-1960s, he. Jeanie’s training. Jerry Buss was remembered in true "Showtime" fashion Thursday. 16 votes, 37 comments. She and Buss had two children, Joey and Jesse Buss. The 10-episode sports drama for HBO Max focuses on the rise of Lakers during the 1980s and is based on Jeff Pearlman's. And yeah, Buss does ultimately put up $800K for Kupchak, as well as give the Bullets Jim Chones in exchange for him. Cookie and I are glad she was a part of our lives for. In May 1979, Buss was set to buy the Lakers, but 15 hours before the purchase deadline he was. Demel later sued him for palimony as well. Moreover, she is also the ex-wife of Steve Timmons,. . His father was Jerry Buss, a famous American businessman, philanthropist, investor, and chemist. Recently he has become a father figure to Demel's. Jerry Buss oversaw one of the greatest stretches in sports and entertainment history. Magic was instructed to meet Buss at the owner’s fabled Pickfair mansion in Bel Air, where Jerry’s then-18-year-old daughter, Jeanie, greeted him at the door. Jesse Buss Siblings, Half-siblings, Parents. Jerry Buss at a victory parade in Los Angeles after the Lakers won the 1980 N. However, their parents divorced in 1972. 14 (UPI) -- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Season 2 introduced Honey Kaplan (Ari Graynor), a new romance in Lakers owner Jerry Buss' (John C. Her ex-lover was best known as the owner of the professional basketball teams, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks. image source. Jerry Buss, during that sit-down. Jerry Buss and daughter Jeanie - BussJerry Jeanie032. Reilly leads Winning Time's cast as he plays Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. El SEGUNDO – Dr. 21, 2022 2:59 PM PT. Jerry Buss, the billionaire Los Angeles Lakers owner who time and time again spared no expense in making his NBA team a top-notch. February 18, 2013 8:24am. Additional Crew: Law of the Lawless. Jerry Buss, Jeanie and Linda and Kurt Rambis was equally enticing. Jerry Buss and Pat Riley, of Magic and Kareem, of Jack Nicholson and Paula Abdul’s dance squad, clearly took. One of the defining scenes of the episode features Dr. Jerry Buss, and the decision he made to give Jeanie the ultimate power among his children to take care of the Lakers, who. Dr. Jeanie Buss & Steve Timmons Met in 1986 & Got Married in 1990. Buss has listed his Brentwood mansion for. 1990–1993)Jerry Buss taught Magic Johnson about sports ownership. Buss owns the Lakers, the Kings and the. The origin of the Los Angeles Lakers' name goes back to the foundation of the franchise. Jerry Buss created the blueprint when he committed to a rookie Magic Johnson as the centerpiece of their “Showtime” era dynasty. (Honey is a composite, but two of Buss’ exes really did sue him for bigamy. Al Pacino, 83, and 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah look every inch the happy. Jeanie Buss became the first woman to own a championship NBA team after the Los Angeles Lakers won in 2020. )The Lakers are saddened to announce the passing of JoAnn Buss, wife of former Lakers governor Dr. Jerry Buss, whose full name is Gerald Hatten Buss, was born on January 27, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. His intentions were actually far more modest. Jerry Buss, longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, passed away today at 5:55 am after a long illness. My girlfriend who knows almost nothing about the showtime Lakers is loving it so far, but she wants to see an actual real documentary about them after to see how. He is the oldest son of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss. He had six children — Johnny, Jim, Jeanie and Janie — with his wife JoAnn Mueller, and later Joey and Jesse with Karen Demel, a girlfriend. He was mentored by the late, great Dr. ” “She was an incredible friend and woman. Those all spawned off his initial success in. Jerry Buss and mother of Lakers governor Jeanie Buss and her siblings Johnny, Jimmy, and Janie. Her ex-lover was best. While Buss wrote the checks and fostered partnerships with two generations of. Johnny Buss endured a. Joey and Jesse, with his girlfriend Karen Demel. After Jerry died in 2013, his 66% controlling ownership of the Lakers passed to his six children via a trust, with each child receiving an. He also had two sons with his ex-girlfriend, Karen Demel: Joey Buss (born 1985) and Jesse Buss (born 1988). JoAnn Mueller Owned The Lakers . went on to win five NBA Titles in the 1980s. Jerry Buss' two oldest sons, appear to have tried to use a loophole to remove their sister Jeanie from the Lakers' board of directors and then as the Lakers. Laker’s owner Dr. This is why one episode can open with John C. S. Dr. She, along with the rest of her siblings, inherited. SURE IS NBA IN HERE. In a limousine outside the office that day in. Buss 2009 silver Bentley and his condo in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jerry West 17 episodes, 2022-2023 Gaby Hoffmann. Dr. Jerry Buss had a reputation for being a ladies’ man, and a few items in his will seem to confirm that. " In the foreword of Lee Klose’ book “Late for the Buss: An Adoption Story,” Johnny Buss wrote, “It was just like out of the news stories of long-lost family members reunited. Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood. LOS ANGELES -- A longtime companion of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss Wednesday filed a $25-million palimony suit against the flamboyant sports and real estate magnate. The main storyline of episode three of “Winning Time” is new Lakers owner Jerry Buss’ pursuit of a new head coach, a search that quickly zooms in on UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian. Honey appears to be an amalgamation of three prominent love interests of Jerry Buss with this new update in Winning Time, drawing close parallels to Hoff, longtime girlfriend Karen Demel, and a. The rest is history, as Dr. Jeanie Marie Buss was born on September 26, 1961, to Joann and Jerry Buss. Fans may know of Jeanie and her father Jerry Buss, but some are wondering what happened to Jeanie's brother Jim. Buss's youngest son, Jimmy, faced the loss of his best friend and later his girlfriend alone. Reilly as Jerry Buss (Photo credit: HBO) John C. Here's what to know about the character and the. m. Top . Jerry Buss bought the Lakers franchise in 1979, after the departure of Magic Johnson, and the team had struggled to contend for a championship. The series features Quincy Isaiah as Magic, John C. Jerry Buss's professional success and his reputation as a playboy have been well documented over the years, yet little is known about the Buss family. Jerry Buss and his children in “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers,” a 10-part docuseries that premieres Monday on Hulu. Dr. After the String disbanded in 1993, Jeanie was able to bring. The fiction Following the Lakers’ loss in the 1983 finals, Buss met with Pat Riley (Adrien Brody), newly cemented general manager Jerry West (Jason Clarke) and Bill Sharman (Brett Cullen) to discuss what needed to change in order for the team to claim another championship title. 2022. Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss was born on Jan. Jerry Buss relationship list. Meanwhile, Jerry Buss struggles with a lawsuit filed by his ex-wife, Honey Kaplan. When Jeanie was first hired as a general manager by the business that Jerry, the second iteration of the Strings, formerly owned, she was a student at USC. Buss' efforts landed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ervin "Magic" Johnson and more to. Born: 15-Jun-1934 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT Died: 18-Feb-2013 Location of death: Los Angeles, CA Cause of death: Kidney failure. Jesse Buss had spent much of his childhood in the United States only. He was 80. All in the Family. Buss’s executive secretary, who worked in the office with Jerry for 20 years. Buss was previously engaged to Phil Jackson, who coached the Lakers from 1999-04 and 2005-11, winning five championships with the club. All six of his children — four with Mueller and two with ex-girlfriend Karen. John C. 24-year-old Delia Cortez is today the proud owner of Mr. Buss later had two more children with girlfriend Karen Demel named Joey and Jesse in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Those interviewed in addition to Dr. Buss had an unrevealed form of cancer. All six of his children — four with Mueller and two with ex. Cast & Characters. Jerry Buss, Los Angeles Lakers. Personal Life of Jerry Buss. Prior to the 2012-13 regular season, Buss successfully managed to. Jeanie Buss, Jerry Buss's daughter and the current Lakers CEO, is an executive producer on Legacy alongside director Antoine Fuqua, whose credits include scripted films like Training Day and the. He had two more with his girlfriend Karen Demel. In the New York Times obituary following Jerry Buss’ death in February 2013, JoAnn Mueller is referenced as his only wife, while Karen Demel is mentioned as a girlfriend. Debbie, was a Playboy Playmate and Jerry Buss’ girlfriend in the late 1970s, according to the Jeff. Floyd Mayweather's ex-girlfriend sues for $20million claiming he lied and said she was on drugs during 2010 domestic violence incident. According to TMZ, which obtained a copy of the late Lakers owner’s will, Buss left a 2009. March 28, 1990 12 AM PT. Her palimony suit was likewise settled out of court. Jesse's in Las Vegas scouting players for the upcoming draft, and Buss leans in to get a report. John C. Reilly, with Quincy Isaiah as transformative player Earvin “Magic Motherf – – king” Johnson, as he is referred to in the teaser. Lakers before he died -- has given a girlfriend many decades younger than him an awesome parting gift -- his Honolulu, Hawaii condo and his 2009 Bentley!When Jack Kent Cooke sold the Lakers, the Kings, the Forum and a 13,000-acre ranch in Kern County, Jerry Buss met him at an office in Palos Verdes. Having six children, two of them came from girlfriend Karen Demel. John C. He is the longest-tenured owner in the NBA since Lakers owner Jerry Buss died last year. Jerry Buss, the family patriarch, was a multimillionaire with several business enterprises and is most known as the former owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. The season 2 finale deals Jerry Buss a major blow in his desire to turn the Lakers into an unbeatable machine. (Buss would go on to sire two more children after his divorce, with girlfriend Karen Demel. Buss. Johnny Buss, born in 1965; Jim Buss, born in 1959, Jeanie Buss, born in 1961; and Janie Buss, born in 1963, are the names of his. 04. Reilly) A self-made millionaire whose success has only amplified his proclivity for risk. 14 (UPI) -- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Season 2 introduced Honey Kaplan (Ari Graynor), a new romance in Lakers. HBO’s ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ is based on the book ‘Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s’ by Jeff Pearlman. He is the longest-tenured owner in the NBA since the Lakers owner Jerry Buss died last year. Aug 31, 2022 at 3:45 PM PDT 2 min read. Buss has a r. Buss, 61, was reportedly spotted wearing a ring on. But, for the foreseeable future, she's Jerry Buss's Honey. gry marita braut. Buss loves to laugh. . Buss redefines American sports, celebrity, and wealth by transforming the Lakers into a dynasty, but his house of cards threatens to collapse on him — and the people he loves most. Los Angeles Lakers Earvin “Magic” Johnson hugs team owner Jerry Buss in the locker room after they won the 1980 NBA championship against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia on May 16, 1980. Jerry Buss was born in 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah, but later in his childhood moved to Wyoming with his mother. The first four years, she only handled the business and her brother ran the basketball ops using the same General Manager, Mitch Kupchak, the team had before Jerry Buss died. Pat Riley shines brightest in Jeanie Buss’s star-studded Lakers documentary. HBO’s “Winning Time” depicted the two. “It was three days for $1,000,” Dr. Adam Miller is famous by his skateboarding acrobats, and even the pro Skater Tony Hawk was amazed by Miller’s tricks, but his personal life is unknown, but what we know is that he has a girlfriend. As Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss sits at team headquarters in El Segundo, California, with multiple Larry O'Brien trophies in the backdrop, she is fully aware that, as one of the few women. Jeanie Buss 17 episodes, 2022-2023 The eldest daughter and successor to one of the most famous N. The. Jerry Buss was a fascinating man. jeanie buss: daughter of jerry buss / girlfriend of phil jackson. Jerry Buss,. samantha ponder photos. It was vision. A new episode of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty airs on HBO and Max this Sunday, Sep. Buss’ divorce, Jeanie Buss spilling secrets and Linda and Kurt Rambis John C. His current girlfriend is model Lisa Hernandez, who previously dated former LA Lakers owner Jerry Buss. The self-made millionaire with a head for business and an impresario's heart. While Coach Westhead fights for his team, Jeanie clashes with her brothers, and a melancholy Buss attempts to court a figure from his past. Members Online Will Ferrell and John C. In the first episode of “ Winning Time ” Season 2, audiences see Lakers owner Jerry Buss (John C. Jerry Buss died at 5:55 a. Jerry Buss y la reestructuración de los Ángeles Lakers Lo primero a tener en cuenta es que en 1979 la NBA no tenía el brillo que tiene actualmente. Jerry Buss on the phone with Magic Johnson as they watch the Boston Celtics pop champagne after winning the 1981 NBA Championship. L. Jerry Buss planned. In 1990, a woman nicknamed Puppi Buss. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played for Jerry as his coach and also worked with Jerry in the Lakers. Because while women were certainly eye candy to him, they weren’t disposable pieces of plastic. John Reilly playing Dr. Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died today at the age of 80. Monday after a long fight with cancer, according to multiple reports. Karen Demel is the ex-girlfriend of Jerry Buss, the mother of two children, and Buss is a businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and investor from the United States of America. A Great Depression-era child living at the poverty line in Wyoming, Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss experienced. Buss’ girlfriend, Honey, angrily leaves him after discovering that he wasn’t legally divorced from his ex-wife. TWO EPISODES INTO the second season of HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Jerry Buss's (John C. ) I love that scene because I love. He also became. Jeanie Buss is the owner of Los Angeles Lakers; she inherited the team after her father Jerry Buss passed away on February 18, 2013, at the age of 80. Joan Buss was the wife of the late Lakers owner Jerry Buss until the couple divorced in 1972. Net worth. Buss has been with the Lakers in various capacities since her father Dr. , a gunny sack in hand, waiting for the food that would keep him and his single mother, Jesse, alive. Jeanie Buss held true to the Lakers commitment to not stay silent about racism in the United States. Jerry Buss has been awesome so far through the first three episodes. Fans react to Winning Time controversy “#WinningTime is ok…the scene where Dr. Buss inherited the Lakers from her father, Dr. Of course, Jerry. Johnson returned the favor by becoming a vital cog in the Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers president is engaged to comedian Jay Mohr, according to multiple outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and TMZ Sports . Buss redefines American sports, celebrity, and wealth by transforming the Lakers into a dynasty, but his house of cards threatens to collapse on him — and the people he loves most. Kaen’s son Joey was team president of the NBA talent-development team the Los Angeles D-Fenders. Honey Kaplan in Winning Time season 2 is an amalgamation of several of Jerry Buss's real-life love interests. " The real-life Jerry Buss and his wife JoAnn Mueller got a divorce in 1972 after twenty years of marriage and four children. She delves into how Jerry acquired ownership of the Lakers, detailing the complex and unusual negotiations with Jack Kent Cooke that. Buss married Veronica Hoff in 1972 while he was allegedly still married to Mueller. Buss, 61, and Mohr, 53, had been dating for several years before Buss went public with their relationship in 2021. The drama chronicles how the 1980s marked the beginning of a dominant Lakers era after Jerry Buss bought the team. He is best known as the first proprietor of the Los Angeles Lakers, with basketball expert members in the National Basketball Association NBA. The Lakers boss, who was previously the president of. Photo by Francis Specker. Six of his seven children worked for the Lakers at the. His parents, Lydus and Jessie Buss, divorced when he was an. The eccentric businessman sets. Stop F5-ing, go…Buss also left Delia Cortez a 2009 Bentley convertible. Magic, Jerry Buss, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, each man is fighting a private war. Buss -- with his current girlfriend and a small. Dennis Rodman’s girlfriend was completely against his face tattoo of her: ‘What’re you doing?!’ Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said she didn’t date Dennis Rodman back in the day, but the pair. Top . Analysis by Ben Golliver. He owned the Los Angeles Lakers. He ran into. Karen Demel is the ex-girlfriend of the late American businessman, investor, and chemist Jerry Buss (aka Gerald Hatten Buss). However, his exact date of birth is not disclosed to the public. ” Buss has been under. The Daily Mail puts the value of Cortez's new ride somewhere around $175,000. Longtime Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, pictured, who died of kidney failure on last month at age 80, has left his sprawling Hawaii digs and hot wheels to his much younger girlfriend Delia. He was 80. More from The Hollywood. Lee Klose finds birth family after decades. Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979 and was its face until his death in February 2013. The gamble worked out historically well for Buss. He was also a world-class Playmate aficionado who frequently dated teenage girls and used. The fact that the team’s owner, Dr. On November 9, 1959, Jim Buss was born in Los Angeles County, California, to his parents, Jerry Buss and JoAnn Mueller. However, the woman has met staunch resistance from Jerry's most famous daughter, Jeanie Buss -- who filed legal docs of her own calling the woman a liar who deserves JACK SQUAT. Buss later had two more children with girlfriend Karen Demel named Joey and Jesse in 1985 and 1988, respectively. I wanted to get a perspective from Laker fans. More from The Hollywood. His six kids were all employed by the Lakers at the time of his demise. Reilly as Jerry Buss, Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson and Jason Clarke as Jerry West in “Winning Time. The fact that the team’s owner, Dr. Buss was dating Cynthia Chavez at the time of his death. The episode opens with Dr. His five siblings are. Jerry Buss' first order of business as LA Lakers owner was to draft Magic Johnson with the first pick in 1979. Magic Johnson sold his ownership stake in 2011. Jerry Buss (played by John C. A Depression-era baby, Jerry Hatten Buss was born in Salt Lake City on Jan. Winning Time ’s second episode deals with an all too familiar topic: money. A. Karen Demel was once a love partner of the amazing L. Jerry Buss’ mother, who raised him as a single parent and instilled a love of math, money and good times in her son. Brennan: — who was Jerry Buss’ business partner in their real estate empire, which is how Jerry Buss had the money to trade the Chrysler building — which is real —. And truth be told, Dr. HBO’s Winning Time season 2 introduces a new love interest for Showtime Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Jerry Buss (played by John C. Buss was known for his love of sports, particularly basketball, and was a significant figure in the sports and entertainment industry. Oct. 2023. The kids named Joey and Jesse also worked in the Lakers organisation along with the ones with his ex-wife. Jerry Buss (played by John C. And as the Showtime Lakers became must-see TV, the rest of the NBA followed. He's rude, crude, foul-mouthed, and violently hot-tempered, "false and defamatory" inaccuracies that have forced the real Jerry West to potentially take. These two children also became involved with the Lakers organization, ensuring. 4. Kings and the 17,505-seat Forum in Inglewood — he. We've got five things to know about her new fiance. . and Janie — with his wife JoAnn Mueller, and later Joey and Jesse with Karen Demel, a girlfriend. After growing apart along opposite coasts, the impossible relationship reached its.