'Jersey Shore' Cast - Then and Now! (2025)

When MTV's Jersey Shoredebuted in late 2009, it instantly won a place in pop culture andin our hearts. Though the showsometimes courted controversy, America loved the GTL life and fist-pumping partying ofJWoww, Snooki, The Situation, Pauly D, Vinny, Sammi, and thecrew. The show ran for six seasons until 2012, through brawls, arrests, and hookups in the smush room.Now, they're at it againforJersey Shore: Family Vacation.The cast is older -- but are they wiser?Click through to see how things have changed for the gang since the show first graced our screens.

Deena joined theJersey Shorecrew in the show's third season after Snooki suggested her in the wake ofAngelina Pivarnick's dramaticdeparture. The self-described "blast in a glass" kept up with the guys and kept it real on the dance floor.

Deena kept a low profile in the years betweenJersey Shoreand Family Vacation.She still lives in New Jersey andgot marriedin 2017to Christopher Buckner. The couple has since welcomed two sons.

Angelina was quickly ousted from season one, but returned in the next season, only to leave again after drama with practically everybody in the house. Oh yeah, andthatfightwith Vinny over her role in Sammi's letter drama.

Angelina made asurprisereturn onFamily Vacation,promising that she's "not going anywhere" this time. The 37-year-old filed for divorce from Chris Larangeira in 2021 and is now engaged toVinny Tortorella.

Formerly an underwear model and fitness store manager, The Situation was 27 by the time he hit the Seaside Heights house forJersey Shore,where he coined -- and embodied -- GTL. Known as much for his abs as hishead-first runinto a wall in Italy, The Situation was pretty much asJersey Shoreas it gets.

The Situation is married toLauren Sorrentino since 2018 and they have two children, a son born in 2021 and a daughter born in 2023.The 41-year-old also serves as director of outreach at a New Jersey rehab facility, and speaks regularly about his own past struggles and sobriety.

At 21 years old, the Staten Island native was a self-confessed mama's boy who won fans over for his good-natured personality. He had a hot romance with Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi for a minute, but ultimately managed to avoid most of the drama that plagued his other roommates.

In 2017, Vinny and his mom, Paola, briefly starred in their own Cooking Channel show,Vinny & MaEat America.Now 35, Vinny has performed multiple times for Chippendales, appeared in his and Pauly's dating game show spin-off,Double Shot at Love, and competedThe Masked DancerandDancing WIth the Stars.

Born and bred in New Jersey, then 22-year-old Sammi's debut onJersey Shoremarked the start of a tumultuous relationshipwith castmate Ronnie Ortiz-Magro. The two were on-again, off-again during the series, and the relationship spawned more drama than anyone wants toremember.

Sammi eventually ended her relationship with Ronnie for good and is now dating Justin May.The 36-year-old finally joined herShorecastmates on Family Vacationin 2023.

A 23-year-old graphic designer before the show, JWoww quickly made waves onJersey Shore.She was a big talker with a sweet side, who famously compared herself to a praying mantis: "After I have sex with a guy, I will rip their heads off."Other highlights included her notoriousPauly D hookupand her hair-pulling throwdownwith Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola.

JWoww divorcedRoger Mathews in 2019 and the couple have two kids together, daughter Meilani and son Greyson. After four successful seasons of her and Snooki's spinoff series,Snooki & Jwoww,the 37-year-old hostedher own show on TLC,Young Americans,and launched a lifestyle website, Miss Domesticated. Jenni has been engaged to fiancé Zack Carpinello since 2021.

Aspiring DJPaul 'Pauly D' DelVecchiowas 29 in 2009 whenJersey Shorepremiered, and his fun and relatable style on and off the dance floor quickly won him fans. Born and raised in Rhode Island, his popularity soared after the show's debut. He was nominated three years in a row, and won twice, for Teen Choice Male Reality Star of the Year andopened for Britney Spearsduring her Femme Fatale tour in 2011.

One of the most successful of theShorealumnis, Pauly D is now based in Las Vegas where he DJs. Hebecame a dadin 2013.

Born in Chile, but adopted by Italian-American parents in New York, Snooki was an instant fan favorite.Snooki, then 22 years old,was as lovable as she was boisterous. She was ride or die for her friends and genuinely cared about her roomies -- which made America care about her. She had her share of drama, too, including theepicanonymous lettershe and JWoww used to out Ronnie's cheating (again) to Sammi.

The 35-year-old has been married to her longtime love,Jionni LaValle, since 2014. On top of being a mom of three, Snooki has appeared on every season ofFamily Vacationand has three locations of her Snooki Shop.

Ronnie brought capital-D drama and dysfunction with him from The Bronx toSeaside Heights. Just 24 years old inJersey Shore'sfirst season, he quickly got involved with Sammi in a rocky relationship that often turnedugly and toxic.

After appearing on E!'sFamously Single, Ronnie had a brief relationship with Khloe Kardashian bestie Malika Haqq. He laster had a turbulent relationship with ex Jen Harley, with whom he welcomed daughter Ariana.