Who Is Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi's Husband? All About Jionni LaValle

Mar. 15, 2025

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Jersey Shorereality starNicole “Snooki” Polizzifound her happily ever after with husband Jionni LaValle.

“I was like, ‘Oh, he’s cute. He’ll do for tonight,’ " she recalled onLarry King Nowin 2018.

But Polizzi changed her tune after hanging out with LaValle several times. “I’m like, ‘I want to marry you!’ " Polizzitold PEOPLEin 2011, recalling the moment she realized she wanted to spend the rest of her life with LaValle. “I know he’s the one.”

The couple went on to have two children,son Lorenzo and daughter Giovanna, beforemarrying at the St. Rose of Lima Churchin East Hanover, New Jersey, on Nov. 29, 2014. Polizzi and LaValle welcomed their third child, son Angelo, in 2019.

While Polizzi admits that their family’s busy schedule means she and LaValle “never have time to go on dates,” she told PEOPLE in 2024 that they’ve started having movie nights in instead.

“So, when the kids go to sleep, we’ll go in our spare room, we’ll have wine. I’ll make like a little charcuterie board and we’ll watch a scary movie,” she said. “It’s the best and I feel like that’s real to us because we like to chill. We don’t like the dramatics of everything. So those are like our favorite moments.”

Here’s everything to know about Polizzi’s husband, Jionni LaValle.

He is a former wrestler

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Raised in New Jersey, LaVallewrestled on the varsity teamat Hanover Park High School. He’s also from a wrestling family as his brother, nephew and son have all played the sport.

In 2013,he tweetedthat his brother James was inducted into the Hanover Park Sports Hall of Fame.He later congratulatedhis nephew Vincenzo for becoming county champion in wrestling in 2022. The legacy has continued withLaValle’s son Lorenzo, who placed second at a meet in February 2022.

He studied to be a teacher

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“He freaked out,” Polizzi told PEOPLE in 2010. “He said, ‘I don’t want to be in that world,’ because he’s trying to be a teacher and, you know, he just wants me to be me.”

He married Polizzi in 2014

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After a year and a half of dating, LaValle proposed to Polizzi in March 2014. At the time, Polizzi was also pregnant with their first child.

“I wanna get married again,” Polizzitweetedfollowing their Nov. 29 nuptials. “Such an amazing experience celebrating the love between @JLaValle and I! Love u husband.”

In November 2023, the couple celebrated nine years of marriage.

He doesn’t like being on camera

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While LaValle appeared on the originalJersey Shore, he chose not to join his wife on the series revival in 2018.

Polizzi left the show the following year but returned toJersey Shore: Family Vacationin 2021.

He and Polizzi share three children

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Polizzi and LaValle are parents to two boys and one girl.

Their older son, Lorenzo Dominic, was born on Aug. 26, 2012, at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Two years later, the couple welcomed daughter Giovanna Marie on Sept. 26, 2014. LaValle and Polizzi were officially “outnumbered” when younger sonAngelo Jamesjoined the family on May 30, 2019.

The reality star has documented sweet moments with her kids on social media over the years. In April 2023, the family of five took a trip to Orlando’s Walt Disney World Resort, where theyposed in front of Cinderella’s castle.

“The most important thing is family✨ #mycrew #disneyfam,” Polizzi captioned the post.

He is an avid sports fan

In addition to being a wrestler, LaValle enthusiastically supports several sports teams and athletes. He often shares game-day posts cheering on the MLB’sNew York Yankeesand the NFL’sMiami Dolphins.

In 2012, Polizzi told PEOPLE that she spoiled her then-fiancé with Dolphins memorabilia. “I got him some signed Dolphins things,” she shared. “He’s obsessed with the Dolphins and Dan Marino.”

The New Jersey native also enjoys professional wrestling events likeSmackDownand has even taken up golf. “Next few months is when I start fixing the swing!” hecaptioned a 2018 photoof himself on the green.

LaValle has a contracting background that he used on a home renovation show with his wife in 2016. In the FYI seriesNicole & Jionni’s Shore Flip, the duo repaired damaged homes as part of a new house-flipping business. The show lasted for one season.

She added: “Jionni always wanted to flip houses. It’s been his dream for a while.”

source: people.com