About the author Vinny Guadagnino was born and raised in Staten Island, New York, and comes from a traditional Italian-American family....
Vinny Guadagnino
American television personality
Vincent J.
Guadagnino[5] (GWAH-də-NEE-noh, Italian:[ɡwadaɲˈɲiːno]; born November 11, )[5] is an American reality television personality, best known for being a cast member on MTV's Jersey Shore.
Vinny Guadagnino was born and raised in Staten Island, New York, and comes from a traditional Italian-American family.
Early life and education
Guadagnino was born and raised in Emerson Hill, Staten Island, New York,[6][7] and comes from a traditional Italian-American family. His mother was born in Sicily and immigrated to the United States at age His family's farm is visited during an episode in Jersey Shore's fourth season.[8]
He graduated from Susan E.
Wagner High School, the same high school that his Jersey Shore costar Angelina Pivarnick attended. He later studied at SUNY New Paltz before transferring to the College of Staten Island, graduating with a degree in political science.
Prior to being cast on Jersey Shore, Guadagnino planned to attend law school.[8]