Snooki

Nicole Elizabeth "Snooki" LaValle (née Polizzi; born November 23, 1987) 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. 

She also appeared as the guest hostess for WWE Raw in 2011 and competed at WrestleMania XXVII that year.

Early life and education
Polizzi was born in Santiago, Chile. She was adopted when she was six months old and was raised by Italian-American parents, Andy and Helen Polizzi. Polizzi’s father is a volunteer firefighter and auto-salvage supervisor, and her mother is an office manager.

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. She grew up and went to school in Marlboro, New York, where she was a cheerleader. During high school, she suffered from an eating disorder and weighed . 

Snooki went to Marlboro High School in Marlboro. After graduating, she went to Brookdale Community College in Middletown Township, New Jersey, where she studied to become a veterinary technician.

Health
In February 2026, Snooki announced that she was diagnosed with stage-1 cervical cancer.

Filmography
 Year  Title  Role  Notes 2009  Is She Really Going Out with Him?  Herself  Episode 14: "Jerz Pud" 2009–12  Jersey Shore  Herself  Main cast, 6 seasons 2010  When I Was 17  Herself  Season 1, Ep. 10 2010  Cake Boss  Herself  Season 3, Ep. 21: "Snookie, Super Anthony & a Ship" 2011  WWE Raw/WrestleMania 27  Herself  3 episodes: Mar 14, Mar 28, Dec 12
1 match at WrestleMania: Apr 32011 Silent LibraryHerself Episode "Jersey Shore" 2012–15  Snooki & Jwoww  Herself  Main cast, 4 seasons 2012  The Three Stooges  Herself  Cameo 2012  MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013  Herself  Hosted with JWoww & Jeff Dye 2013  Movie 43  Herself  Cameo 2013  MTV's ChallengeMania: Road to Rivals II  Co-host  Hosted with Kenny Santucci 2013  Dancing with the Stars  Contestant  Season 17 2014  Supernatural  Herself  Episode: "Blade Runners"  2015–17 Snooki & Jwoww: Moms with Attitude  Herself  web series  2016  Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry  Herself  Season 1, Episode 2 2016  Nicole & Jionni's Shore Flip  Herself  Main cast 2016  Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry  Herself  Season 2, Episode 12017The New Celebrity Apprentice  Contestant  Season 8; finished in 13th place 2018–present Jersey Shore: Family Vacation  Herself  Main (seasons 1-3, 5–), Recurring (season 4)2018 Celebrity Fear Factor  Contestant  2018–19  How Far Is Tattoo Far?  Host  2 seasons 2019  Hollywood Medium whit Tyler Henry  Herself  Season 4, Episode 5 2020 Ridiculousness  Herself  Season 16, Episode 28 2020  Celebrity Family Feud  Herself  Season 7, Episode 4 2021  Floribama Shore  Herself  Season 4, Episode 14 & 15, Hosted with JWoww 2021  Cribs  Herself  Guest  2021–22 Messyness  Host Main 2023  All Star Shore  Narrator  Season 2 2024  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  Herself  Guest, Season 11, Episode 5

 Awards and nominations 
 Year  Award  Category  Result2010 Teen Choice Awards "Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star" 2011Teen Choice Awards"Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star"2011WWE Slammy Awards "A-Lister of the Year" 2013 Razzie Awards "Worst Screen Couple" (shared with any combination of two cast members from Jersey Shore) 

References

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