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'{{pp-move-indef}} {{Infobox person | name = Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi | image = Snooki in Chicago crop.jpg | caption = Polizzi at a party in Chicago in 2010. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|23}}<ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|3725472}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Santiago, Chile]] | birth_name = Nicole Polizzi | other_names = Snooki | occupation = Television personality | years_active = 2009–present | website = }} '''Nicole Polizzi''' (born November 23, 1987), publicly known by her nickname '''Snooki''', is an American reality [[television personality]] who appeared on the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'' starting in 2009. == Early life == Nicole Elizabeth Polizzi was born in [[Santiago, Chile]].<ref name=NYTimes/> Polizzi is of Chilean descent,<ref>[http://www.ivillage.com/joy-behar-jersey-shore-cast-view/1-a-118100 'The View' Showdown: Joy Behar vs. 'Jersey Shore'] Jennifer Graham Kizer ON Feb 23, 2010 at 3:28PM, IVillage</ref> and was adopted when she was six months old and was raised by [[Italian American]] parents.<ref name="NBCNewYork">{{cite web|url = http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/television/_Jersey_Shore__Stars_All_Full-Fledged_Italian__Fuggedaboutit_-84644582.html|title = "Jersey Shore" Stars All Full-Fledged Italian? Fuggedaboutit!|publisher = NBCNewYork.com}}</ref> Her nickname, Snooki, was given to her by her friends in middle school, and is based on the character "Snooky" from the film ''[[Save the Last Dance]]'' because she was the first of her friends to hook up with a boy. ==Career== MTV first introduced Polizzi in ''[[Is She Really Going Out with Him? (TV series)|Is She Really Going Out with Him?]]'',<ref>[http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/snooki-before-she-was-on-jersey-shore-2010111 US magazine]</ref> a show that focusing on women dating obnoxious or arrogant men. Polizzi and her beau, Justin, appeared in the Episode 14, "Jerz Pud".<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/videos/is-she-really-going-out-with-him-ep-14-the-jerz-pud/1629554/playlist.jhtml MTV's Is She Really Going Out With Him? Ep.14, Jerz Pud]</ref> {{Main|Jersey Shore (TV series)}} Polizzi became part of the reality TV series ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'' which first aired on MTV December 3, 2009. The New York Times identified her as "the breakout member of the cast".<ref name=nty>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/fashion/25Snooki.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 Snooki's Time] NYT July 23, 2010</ref> According to the New York Times, her actions on the show have caused her to be the target of public disdain while having a "strange appeal".<ref name=nty/> One measure of her appeal was that it was reported in 2010 that she was one of the most popular [[Halloween costume]]s for the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20438001,00.html |title=Halloween Celebrity Costumes Lady Gaga and Snooki|publisher= ''[[People (magazine)|People magazine]]''|accessdate=2010-11-11|date= 2010-10-29|author= Michelle Ward}}</ref> Polizzi presented an award at 2010 CMT Music Awards<ref>http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1641217/its-carrie-underwoods-night-at-the-2010-cmt-music-awards.jhtml</ref> On July 27, 2010, the cast of ''Jersey Shore'' appeared at the New York Stock Exchange and Polizzi rang the opening bell.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20011827-10391698.html | work=CBS News | title="Jersey Shore" Cast Rings Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange | first=Joyce | last=Lee | date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> Polizzi and the cast of ''Jersey Shore'' appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nicole-snooki-polizzi/301852 |title=Nicole Polizzi|date=2010-09-09|publisher=TVGuide.com }}</ref> Polizzi also appeared on [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]'s ''[[Cake Boss]]'' episode "Snookie, Super Anthony & a Ship" on November 8, 2010, in which she orders a cake for her mom. She was subsequently parodied in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[It's a Jersey Thing]]". On September 30, 2010 it was announced that Polizzi would be writing a book entitled ''A Shore Thing''. It will be released January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-03/business/ct-biz-1003-phil-20101003_1_first-book-nicole-snooki-polizzi-jersey-shore |title=Literary world snookered by glitterati authors|publisher= Chicago Tribune|accessdate=2010-10-15| date= 2010-10-03|author= Phil Rosenthal}}</ref> ==Legal proceedings== On July 30, 2010 Polizzi was cited for a charge that is essentially equivalent to [[disturbing the peace]] at a [[Seaside Heights]] beach. On September 8, she pleaded guilty and a judge sentenced her to a $500 fine and community service. In handing down the sentence, Judge Damian G. Murray made a comment saying that she is "a [[Lindsay Lohan]] [[wannabe]]".<ref>{{cite news|first=Wayne|last=Parry|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Seattle Times|date=September 8, 2010|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2012835886_apusjerseyshorearrest.html|title=MTV's `Snooki' fined $500 for bothering beachgoers}}</ref> ==Personal life== Nicole Polizzi lives in [[Marlboro, New York]].<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/fashion/25Snooki.html |title=Snooki’s Time on ‘Jersey Shore’|publisher= [[New York Times]]|accessdate=2010-08-19|date= 2010-07-23|author= Cathy Horyn}}</ref> ==References== {{Cleanup-link rot|date=October 2010}} {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons category}} * {{official|http://www.snookienicole.com/}} * {{imdb name|3725472}} {{Jersey Shore}} {{Persondata |NAME= Polizzi, Nicole |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Snooki |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Reality show participant |DATE OF BIRTH= 23 November 1987 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Polizzi, Nicole}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American people of Chilean descent]] [[Category:American television personalities]] [[Category:American adoptees]] [[Category:MTV television characters]] [[Category:Participants in American reality television series]] [[Category:People from New York]] [[Category:People from Santiago]] [[es:Nicole Polizzi]] [[pl:Nicole Polizzi]] [[fi:Nicole Polizzi]]'