Who got a glow up? Who went to jail? And who's finally coming back for 'Family Vacation?'
Like it or not, MTV's Jersey Shore was a cultural moment. (And based on ratings still today, most people liked it than are willing to admit.)
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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Angelina Pivarnick, Deena Nicole Cortese and the most toxic reality TV couple of all time, Ronnie Ortiz Magro and Samantha "Sammi Sweetheart" Giancola, became household names synonymous with being tan, tipsy T-shirt sellers.
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In an age when nostalgia is bigger than ever, let's take a walk down memory lane (via the Seaside Heights boardwalk) to look back at the Jersey Shore cast in their first seasons—then get caught up on what they're all up to today to celebrate one particular cast member's return to Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
MTV's Jersey Shore cast, left to right,in 2009: Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Vinny Guadagnino, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Samantha "Sammi Sweetheart" Giancola, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio show off the results of their GTL lifestyle at Seaside Heights.
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Next, find out fellow beach icon Pamela Anderson's net worth.