Biography
Who is Snooki?
Early life and background
Born in Santiago, Chile, she was adopted at six months old by Italian-American parents, Andy and Helen Polizzi. She grew up in Marlboro, New York, and attended Marlboro High School. During her teenage years, she was a cheerleader. She later enrolled at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey, where she studied to become a veterinary technician. She has noted that she used the name of the nearby city Poughkeepsie in public to protect her mother's privacy from paparazzi.
She received her nickname in middle school from friends who referenced a character in the film Save the Last Dance. She has also taken DNA tests, with results in 2019 indicating Native Chilean and European ancestry.
Rise to reality television fame
Her first television appearance occurred on the MTV program Is She Really Going Out with Him? In 2009. Shortly after, she gained significant fame as a cast member on Jersey Shore. Casting director Josh Allouche discovered her, and she became the breakout member of the show. Her participation in the series led to a reported salary of $150,000 per episode by the final season.
During filming in Seaside Heights, she was involved in an incident with a teacher named Brad Ferro, which gained viral attention on YouTube. Her public profile continued to rise, leading to appearances at the New York Stock Exchange and various talk shows.
Spin-offs and television work
Snooki starred alongside Jennifer Farley in the spin-off series Snooki & Jwoww, which aired on MTV from 2012 until 2015. The program followed their lives as they moved in together and later navigated motherhood. In 2013, she competed on the seventeenth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Sasha Farber. Also, she participated in the series Nicole & Jionni's Shore Flip and the web series Snooki & Jwoww: Moms With Attitude.
She also appeared as a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice. She has hosted events for MTV, including a New Year's Eve special from Times Square in 2012.
Professional wrestling and writing
She made several appearances on WWE programming in 2011. She slapped Vickie Guerrero, which initiated a storyline that led to a six-person tag team match at WrestleMania XXVII. She and her partners, Trish Stratus and John Morrison, won the match. Later that year, she received the WWE Slammy Award for A-Lister of the Year.
Beyond television, she authored three books. Her first, A Shore Thing, was released in 2011, followed by Confessions of a Guidette later that year. Her third book, titled Gorilla Beach, was published in 2012. She also co-promoted a boxing event in Atlantic City in 2012 through Team Snooki Boxing.
Personal life
She lives in Florham Park, New Jersey. She married Jionni LaValle in 2014. They have two children together, Lorenzo Dominic LaValle, born in 2012, and Giovanna Marie LaValle, born in 2014.
Birthday and age
Snooki was born on November 23, 1987, which makes Snooki 38 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Snooki shares the date with 20 other famous people.
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