Paul Michael DelVecchio Jr.
(born July 5, 1980),
known as Pauly D and DJ Pauly D,
is an American television personality and
DJ.
He is best known for being a cast member of
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
's reality show ''
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Po ...
''.
In 2011, he made a three-album deal with
50 Cent's
G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. Founded in 2002 by rapper 50 Cent, for the first eleven years of operation, G-Unit ran in conjunction with, and was distributed by, Interscope Records. In February 2014, ...
and
G-Note Records
G-Note Records is a subsidiary record label of 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. The label was formed in late 2010 for pop, dance and R&B artists. The offices for the label are in New York.
Origins (2010)
After the success of former G-Unit subsidiary ...
. He is the first of the ''Jersey Shore'' cast to get his own spin-off show, ''
The Pauly D Project
''The Pauly D Project'' is an American reality television series that aired on MTV. The series debuted on March 29, 2012 and concluded on June 14, 2012.
Production history
On April 7, 2011, MTV announced it had picked up two '' Jersey Shore'' ...
''.
Early life
DelVecchio was born on July 5, 1980, in
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
.
He is the son of Donna DiCarlo and Paul D. DelVecchio Sr.
He has said that he is of "100% Italian" descent. He has one sister, Vanessa. He began his career as a local DJ under the moniker Pauly D. One of his professional idols was
DJ AM
Adam Michael Goldstein (March 30, 1973 – August 28, 2009), known professionally as DJ AM, was an American disc jockey (DJ). Born in Philadelphia, Goldstein became interested in deejaying as a child after watching Herbie Hancock perform his 1 ...
.
Career
''Jersey Shore''
![Jersey shore guys, shooting in Florence, may 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Jersey_shore_guys%2C_shooting_in_Florence%2C_may_2011.JPG)
DelVecchio was cast in 2009 for ''
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Po ...
''. He has stated that his being chosen for ''Jersey Shore'' had nothing to do with his music, but that they instead sent him a
Myspace message after liking his look. After he sent them his number, "The casting directors called me from
LA and they said they wanted to send down a camera crew to
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
to film a day in my life. They filmed me at the gym, filmed me tanning and filmed me going to the club. Six months later they said I got on the show. I never really auditioned."
His appearance in the show resulted in popularity with what ''
TIME
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...
'' dubbed "seriously rabid fans."
He won the
2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Reality Star: Male. He was a contestant in June 2012 on the Fox show called ''
The Choice''.
''The Pauly D Project''
DelVecchio is the first housemate from ''Jersey Shore'' to receive his own
spin-off. The show focused on his DJ career as he goes on a tour around America. Filming commenced in 2012.
According to ''TIME,'' "We're guessing Pauly D got the spot
Nicole_Polizzi_
Nicole_Elizabeth_LaValle_(_née_Polizzi;_born_November_23,_1987),_best_known_by_her_nickname_Snooki,_is_an_American_reality_television_personality._She_is_best_known_for_being_a_cast_member_of_the__MTV_reality_show_''_Jersey_Shore''_and_starr_...
_or_The_Situation_(TV_personality).html" "title="Snooki.html" "title="nstead of Snooki">Nicole Polizzi
Nicole Elizabeth LaValle ( née Polizzi; born November 23, 1987), best known by her nickname Snooki, is an American reality television personality. She is best known for being a cast member of the MTV reality show '' Jersey Shore'' and starr ...