<P> The University of Chicago and the University of Oklahoma are among the educational institutions that have had classes or conferences about the show . In 2010, the cast of Jersey Shore were named on Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People list, and the series has since been exported to dozens of countries worldwide . In Japan the series was titled' MTV Jersey Shore - the New Jersey life of macaroni rascals' . </P> <P> There are several remakes of the show in other countries, with two set in the United Kingdom; the well - known Geordie Shore, set in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and The Valleys, which is filmed and set in Cardiff, Wales . Another remake of the show is Gandía Shore, set in Gandía, Spain . Acapulco Shore was announced in January 2014, with the premiere to take place in September 2014 . </P> <P> On August 12, 2017, it was announced that the cast (with the exception of Ronnie Magro) would reunite for a television special Jersey Shore: Reunion Road Trip, premiering on E! on August 20, 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Hometown </Th> <Th> Ethnicity </Th> <Th> Biography </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deena Nicole Cortese Seasons 3 - 6 </Td> <Td> New Egypt, New Jersey </Td> <Td> Italian American </Td> <Td> Cortese, a longtime friend of Polizzi, had originally auditioned for season 1 and been rejected . She eventually joins the cast starting in season 3 . She describes herself as a "blast in a glass". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul DelVecchio "Pauly D" </Td> <Td> Johnston, Rhode Island </Td> <Td> Italian American </Td> <Td> DelVecchio is a disc jockey from Johnston, Rhode Island outside of Providence . He strikes up a brief romance with fellow castmate Farley but the relationship does not progress . DelVecchio was nominated for the 2010 "America's Best DJ" competition . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jennifer Farley "JWoww" </Td> <Td> Franklin Square, New York </Td> <Td> Irish - Spanish American </Td> <Td> Farley is a graphic designer and club promoter from Franklin Square, New York . During the casting process, she stated, "I thought the guys would be enormous and really mean, and I thought the girls would be catty and overdone ." She enters the shore house with a steady relationship at home but cheats on her boyfriend with castmate DelVecchio and ends her relationship in season 3 episode 4 for different reasons . Farley has had breast augmentation surgery, which she got as a birthday present to herself just before turning 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samantha Giancola "Sweetheart" </Td> <Td> Hazlet, New Jersey </Td> <Td> Italian - Greek American </Td> <Td> Giancola is from Hazlet, New Jersey and is recently single at the start of the series . She attended William Paterson University and was a midfielder on the women's soccer team . Giancola ultimately strikes up a relationship with fellow castmate Ortiz - Magro in season 1 episode 3 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vinny Guadagnino </Td> <Td> Staten Island, New York </Td> <Td> Italian American </Td> <Td> 21 - year - old Guadagnino comes from a traditional Italian American family in Staten Island . A graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz who had plans to attend law school if acting did not work out . Guadagnino applied after a friend sent him an application asking for "the orangest, most muscley, spiky - haired people", which Guadagnino filled out "as a joke". Describing first meeting his castmates, he says, "I see Pauly and his spiky hair and his whole guido look . Great, they found the most stereotypical kid . Then Snooki seems like a train wreck . But you realize we're all starting this crazy new adventure ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronnie Ortiz - Magro </Td> <Td> Bronx, New York </Td> <Td> Italian - Puerto Rican American </Td> <Td> Ortiz - Magro is from The Bronx in New York City . He strikes up a relationship with castmate Giancola . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angelina Pivarnick Seasons 1 & 2 </Td> <Td> Staten Island, New York </Td> <Td> Polish - Italian American </Td> <Td> Pivarnick is a New York City bartender . She starts out the season with a serious relationship at home, but the two break up in episode 3, which indirectly leads to her eviction from the shore house after refusing to work her shift in the T - shirt shop . Pivarnick again departed the house during Season 2, after violent confrontations with Mike and Nicole . She did not return for Season 3 . She calls herself the "Kim Kardashian of Staten Island", but is mocked by other cast members as the "Staten Island dump" or the "Rob Kardashian of Staten Island". Pivarnick made brief cameos during Seasons 5 & 6 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicole Polizzi "Snooki" </Td> <Td> Marlboro, New York </Td> <Td> Chilean (adopted by Italian family) </Td> <Td> Polizzi is from Marlboro, New York, and is an aspiring veterinary technician . She applied to an ad on Facebook that said "Calling all guidos and guidettes," which Polizzi said, "was definitely about my lifestyle ." Polizzi earned the nickname "Snooki" in middle school after being the first of her friends to "make out" with a boy . She became the center of controversy when a man punched her in her face during a bar confrontation . Polizzi was arrested by Seaside police on July 30, 2010 on public intoxication charges, which were later dropped . She previously suffered from an eating disorder in high school . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Sorrentino "The Situation" </Td> <Td> Staten Island, New York </Td> <Td> Italian American </Td> <Td> Sorrentino, an assistant manager of a fitness center in Staten Island, develops an attraction towards Giancola, which does not come into fruition when she becomes interested in fellow castmate Ortiz - Magro . Sorrentino worked as an exotic dancer in 2004 . In the 2010 season of Dancing with the Stars, he partnered with Karina Smirnoff, but was eliminated in week 4 . He also appeared on the British television show Celebrity Big Brother in August 2012 . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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