Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (born November 23, 1987) is an American reality television personality who appeared on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore starting in 2009.
I pulled that from Snooki's Wikipedia.org page; yes, she actually has one. I haven't checked yet, but I don't think all the cast members have one. I don't believe Sammi had one.
Call me lazy or unimaginative, but I don't feel like writing a traditional essay about Snooki -- or Snickers, her nickname's nickname -- like I did about Sammi. I found a moment of "reality" on an episode of the show that I believe highlighted an interesting insight into Sammi's character. Snooki doesn't permit such musings. I mean, the girl is in lust with steroid-addicted muscle heads, which she calls "gorilla juiceheads" or something. This site lists the Top 10 catchphrases on the show and has JWOWW talking about Juiceheads, which made number one on the list, but I am pretty certain she got the phrase from Snooks.
Anyway I think in Snooki's case, I am going to comment on her Wikipedia entry and post a couple of videos that show what a class act she is. God, how am I going to be able to write posts about the rest of the cast? One day at a time, I'll take it. And for those of you who think I am picking on the women, just wait until I get to the guys.
Call me lazy or unimaginative, but I don't feel like writing a traditional essay about Snooki -- or Snickers, her nickname's nickname -- like I did about Sammi. I found a moment of "reality" on an episode of the show that I believe highlighted an interesting insight into Sammi's character. Snooki doesn't permit such musings. I mean, the girl is in lust with steroid-addicted muscle heads, which she calls "gorilla juiceheads" or something. This site lists the Top 10 catchphrases on the show and has JWOWW talking about Juiceheads, which made number one on the list, but I am pretty certain she got the phrase from Snooks.
Anyway I think in Snooki's case, I am going to comment on her Wikipedia entry and post a couple of videos that show what a class act she is. God, how am I going to be able to write posts about the rest of the cast? One day at a time, I'll take it. And for those of you who think I am picking on the women, just wait until I get to the guys.
Let's read some more from Snooki's Wiki entry (note numbers are sources; hit the link to the actual page to find out what they mean):
Nicole Polizzi was born in Santiago, Chile.[1] Polizzi is of Chilean descent (including Italian Chilean ancestry),[2] and was adopted.
Nicole Polizzi was born in Santiago, Chile.[1] Polizzi is of Chilean descent (including Italian Chilean ancestry),[2] and was adopted.
So a Chilean who want to be an Italian "guidette." I sense identity problems? And from Marlboro, no less. I didn't think you found guidettes outside the tri-state area. I have to alert MapQuest.com or Google.
MTV first introduced Polizzi in Is She Really Going Out with Him?,[5] a show that focused on women dating obnoxious or arrogant men. Polizzi and her beau, Justin, appeared in episode 14, "Jerz Pud".[6]
MTV first introduced Polizzi in Is She Really Going Out with Him?,[5] a show that focused on women dating obnoxious or arrogant men. Polizzi and her beau, Justin, appeared in episode 14, "Jerz Pud".[6]
Polizzi became part of the reality TV series Jersey Shore after responding to a Facebook advertisement she saw about auditioning. The New York Times identified her as "the breakout member of the cast".[7] 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".[7] One measure of her appeal was that it was reported in 2010 that she was one of the most popular Halloween costumes for the year.[8]
Hilarious! She was one of the most popular Halloween costumes of 2010! I would've thought Barack had that one in the bag! And the New York Times is covering her? Wow -- "breakout member of the cast?" What are they smoking over at the Times? I do agree with the part that reads: "her actions on the show have caused her to be the target of public disdain."
Polizzi's popularity on the first season of Jersey Shore, which earned her $5,000 per episode, now earns her $30,000 per episode. While shooting in Seaside Heights, a drunk man in a bar punched Polizzi in the face. The hit was deleted from future showings of the episode. Videos of the punch went viral on Youtube and were featured in many news media. After the punch was made public, Polizzi's appearance fees increased from $2,000 per event to $10,000 per event.[9]
She should give the guy who punched her in the face a nice, fat check. What kind of country do we live in? Horatio Algers has been replaced by .... well, Snooki of Jersey Shore. So she earned more than a quarter mil for the second season (I believe that is what they are referring to). How much do you think she is earning for the third season? Half a mil? Three-quarters a mil? Is she really worth that much? She gets drunk and acts like an obnoxious thug when she is not acting like an obnoxious child.
She was subsequently parodied in the South Park episode "It's a Jersey Thing", and is frequently caricatured on Saturday Night Live by actor Bobby Moynihan.
Excuse me, but you can't parody a parody -- can you??
On September 30, 2010, it was announced that Polizzi would be writing a book entitled A Shore Thing. It will be released January 2011 and will describe her search for love on the boardwalk.[13]
So it is available now. Let's see how it ranks on Amazon.com. Can't find ranking. It is fiction, though, not a tell-all memoir about the show. Only 32 customer reviews, 12 giving it lowest grades, meaning one star. Doesn't sound like a mega success. Still I am sure she earned a king's ransom. I am impressed that it is over 300 pages. Let me quote the first line: "Life was hard. But a pouf? That should be easy."
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".[14] Her arrest was taped for Season Three of Jersey Shore.
A Lindsey Lohan wannabe? Wow, that judge is perceptive.
(In the above video she really is running along the boardwalk shouting, "Where's the --effin'- beach!!!!" And, yes, we do see the famous arrest. And damn the advertising icons that keep appearing in the lower right hand part of the screen.)
Nicole Polizzi lives in Marlboro, New York.[1]d when she was six months old and was raised by Italian American parents.[3] Polizzi earned her nickname, Snooki, in middle school when 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.
OK, so we get the Italian connection. But her friends gave her a nickname taken from a male character in a film? Get outta heeh!
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