Snooki
American reality television personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicole Elizabeth "Snooki" LaValle (née Polizzi; born November 23, 1987)[5] is an American reality television personality, television host, author, professional wrestler, and dancer. She is best known for being a cast member of the MTV reality show Jersey Shore and starring in Snooki & Jwoww and Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. She earned $150,000 per Jersey Shore episode by the last season.[6]
She also appeared as the guest hostess for WWE Raw in 2011 and competed at WrestleMania XXVII that year.
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Early life and education
Polizzi was born in Santiago, Chile.[7] She was adopted when she was six months old and was raised by Italian-American parents,[8] Andy and Helen Polizzi.[9][10] Polizzi’s father is a volunteer firefighter and auto-salvage supervisor, and her mother is an office manager.[11]
Polizzi was given her nickname, Snooki, in middle school, her friends named her after "Snookie", a male character in Save the Last Dance, because she was the first of her friends to kiss a boy.[12] She grew up and went to school in Marlboro, New York, where she was a cheerleader.[7] During high school, she suffered from an eating disorder and weighed 80 pounds (36 kg).[13]
Snooki went to Marlboro High School in Marlboro. After graduating, she went to Brookdale Community College in Middletown Township, New Jersey,[1][2] where she studied to become a veterinary technician.[7]
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Filmography
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Awards and nominations
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