caption years_active children birth_place name birth_date spouse residence image article_title education birth_name occupation
polizzi at james madison university , 2010 2009 -- present 2 santiago , chile snooki 23 november 1987 jionni lavalle florham park , nj , u.s. snooki jpg at james madison university -lrb- cropped -rrb- . snooki
 marlboro high school nicole elizabeth polizzi television personality , dancer , professional wrestler
snooki

nicole elizabeth `` snooki '' lavalle -lrb- née polizzi ; born november 23 , 1987 -rrb- is an american reality television personality and dancer and who is best known for being a cast member of the mtv reality show `` jersey shore '' and starring in `` snooki & jwoww '' .
since the show 's debut in 2009 , polizzi has gained popularity by appearing on talks shows including `` the view '' , `` the ellen degeneres show '' , `` jimmy kimmel live ! ''
, `` late show with david letterman '' , and `` the wendy williams show '' .
she earned $ 150,000 per `` jersey shore '' episode , as of season five .
she also appeared as the guest hostess for `` wwe raw '' in 2011 and competed at wrestlemania xxvii that same year .
