Jionni Joseph LaValle (born March 20, 1987) is Snooki's husband. He is first introduced in the third season of Jersey Shore as Snooki's hookup and later becomes her boyfriend by season four. They later get engaged and Nicole gets pregnant with their first child.
After Jersey Shore, Jionni appeared in the spin off, Snooki & Jwoww, where his wedding with Snooki is shown. The couple also had a show on A&E called Shore Flip. He and Snooki have three kids together: Lorenzo, Giovanna, and Angelo. He did not return for the reunion sequel series, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Jersey Shore[]
Season 3[]
In "Drunk Punch Love", Vinny meets a girl who has a protective brother - Jionni. Vinny takes the girl back to the Shore House and after a while, Jionni and his uncle show up looking for her.
In "The Great Depression", Nicole meets Jionni at Karma and they hit it off, dancing and making out. She brings him back to the house. In the cab, he asks Nicole if she even knows his name and Nicole says yes, but she is lying and calls him Bernard when he ask her again. They head to the smush room but are interrupted by Vinny, who realizes Jionni is the same guy who took away his girl earlier in the season. Ron and Vin try to do the same thing with Nicole, but she tells them to get out.
In "Kissing Cousins", Jionni leaves after spending the night with Nicole. She happily tells Jenni about them hooking up, but doesn't take it seriously because she's given up on looking for love. She tries to call Nick, who is a friend of Roger, but he won't take her calls. Turns out, Nick is friends with Jionni's cousin Jeff, who told Nick about Jionni hooking up with Snooki. Ronnie laughs that Nicole “kept it in the family”.
Season 4[]
In "Going to Italia", Nicole prepares for another summer with the Jersey Shore crew. She and Jionni have been dating for six months and he helps her pack.
In "Where Is My Boyfriend?", Nicole is freaking out because Jionni is supposed to be showing up today. She changes outfits five times to see what she is going to wear to impress. Vinny and Pauley tease her and when Jionni shows up, Nicole runs into his arms. He gets upstairs and says hello to everyone and tells Nicole that he needs to shower before they go into the “smush room”. Jionni showers and they go into the room to “get busy”. Mike is on edge because he thinks that he and Jionni have beef and he says that he is going to kick him if he gets too close to him or wants to fight. The roommates tell him to relax and that nothing is going to happen. The roommates get ready to go out to the club and Nicole chooses a skimpy dress to impress her boyfriend. In the cab, Mike tells that if Jionni asks him what happened, he is going to tell him. At the club, Mike is constantly showing the guys that he is ready to fight and Vinny and Pauly laugh at him. Mike is constantly telling that he is not going to put his guard down and Jenni and Denna tell him to forget it and let it go. Jionni tells Nicole that he loves her and they kiss. Nicole picks up on Mike’s aggression toward Jionni and says that she doesn’t like it. Mike thinks that Jionni is giving him dirty looks and keeps stalking them giving looks back. They decide to go to a different club and in the cab, Mike says that Ronnie told him to do what he has to do. They arrive at the new club and Mike asks if Jionni is giving him dirty looks. Nicole tells him that he isn’t and that he needs to relax. Nicole goes on stage and shows off her private parts. Jionni gets embarrassed and walks out. Nicole chases after him and so do the other roommates. Nicole is distraught and doesn’t know that she flashed everyone in the club. Jenni tries to talk to Nicole and she yells at her and tells her to leave her alone and that she doesn’t like her. Jenni knows that Nicole is drunk and that she doesn’t mean it. Ronnie chases Jionni down and tries to talk to him. He says that he and Sammi went through the same stuff and says that he needs to talk to Nicole. He walks off and Ronnie says that he understands what he is feeling. Deena goes up to Nicole and cuddles her. Jenni continues to try to find Jionni and is hurting her feet in the process. The roommates manage to get Nicole home and she goes upstairs and cries. Vinny tells her to calm down and she goes inside the apartment and goes to her bedroom to cry and try to calm down. Jionni takes a moment to relax outside and Jenni gives up her search. Sammi realizes that she and Ronnie were like that and says that she is sorry about her behavior. They tell that it is no big deal now and they leave Nicole alone. The roommates cook up hamburgers for everyone and Jionni gets back to the apartment. Nicole runs down for him, but he passes her and goes to the bathroom. He says that he is going back home. He gets in the cab and the cab drives off. The roommates can’t believe that he gave up after flying all that way after one fight. The episode ends.
In "Three Men and a Snooki", Nicole “Snooki” calls Jionni and she can’t get a hold of him. She is upset with him. Nicole calls her dad and wants to know why Jionni left her and the girls come over and hug her. Jenni realizes that she can’t be mad at her anymore. Nicole is in a pity fest and Jenni comes in and says that she is sorry that she yelled at her and Nicole tells that she was drunk and that it is crazy when she is drunk. Jenni says that she shouldn’t have held a grudge over that. Jenni calls Jionni and says that Nicole is distraught over this and that he needs to talk to her. He agrees to talk to her and Nicole gets on the phone and asks him why he left. He says that she hurt him and that he can’t come back. He says that he took a train to Rome and that he is not going to be there. Nicole tries to throw her hands up, but Jenni says that she is not going to do what Sammi “Sweetheart” does and tells Jionni that he needs to talk to her. He agrees to. Jenni and Nicole go toward the train station and see Jionni waiting outside. He was lying about being in Rome. However, it is not a happy reunion because Jionni says that his family changed his ticket and that he is going home anyway. He escorts Nicole home and says that he is going to go home, but for her to be good. She goes on the stairwell and cries. Later, Jenni hugs Nicole and tells her that it is alright.
Season 5[]
Mike tells Jionni that Snooki allegedly cheated on him. Jionni didn't seem to care or believe Mike.
Season 6[]
Snooki and Jionni are having a baby together.
Snooki & JWoww[]
Season 1[]
Jionni is engaged to Snooki and they're expecting their first child at 24. Jionni supports Snooki moving in with Jenni, but Nicole feels protective over her relationship and baby.
Trivia[]
- After the third season concluded, Snooki tracked down Jionni on Facebook.
- Before Jersey Shore, Jionni was studying to be a teacher and was a youth wrestling coach.
- He captured Snooki's heart by making his love pickle pancakes.
- Snooki, Jionni, and her dad vacationed in Disney World shortly after they started dating.
- He and Snooki have broken up two times.
- He doesn't like when Nicole refers to herself as Snooki.
- Along with a few friends, Jionni started his own clothing line, NJ Fatman. They sell t-shirts with phrases like Give me a scotch, I'm starving.
- Jionni also owns his own ATM machines.
- Snooki and Jionni lived with his parents in East Hanover. They lived in his parent's basement after Lorenzo was born.
- Jionni refused offers for Snooki's engagement ring.
- Snooki's doctor is the same doctor who delivered Jionni.
- Jionni refuses to watch Snooki & JWoww even though (or actually because) he's on it.
- The cast often teased Jionni for being short as he's 5'5". He's actually only one inch shorter than Ronnie, who is 5'6".
- He chose not to appear in Jersey Shore: Family Vacation and has since stepped away from reality television.
- Nicole answered a question about his lack of appearance saying that he didn't want to appear and has "done his time" on reality TV.
- Jionni and Chris Buckner are the only two partners from Jersey Shore who are still with their cast member. All the other couples broke up between series.
Appearances[]
| Season Three | ||||
| "Back to the Shore" | "It's Gonna Be An Interesting Summer" | "Where's the Beach?" | "Free Snooki" | "Drunk Punch Love" |
| "Should We Just Break Up?" | "Cabs Are Here!" | "The Great Depression" | "Kissing Cousins" | "A Cheesy Situation" |
| "Gym, Tan, Find Out Who Sammi Is Texting" | "A House Divided" | "At the End of the Day" |
| Season Four | |||||
| "Going to Italia" | "Like More Than a Friend*" | "Twinning" | "Crime and Punishment*" | "And The Wall Won *" | "Fist Pump, Push-Ups, Chapstick*" |
| "Meatball Mashup*" | "Where Is My Boyfriend?" | "Three Men and a Snooki" | "Damage Is Done" | "Situation Problems" | "Ciao, Italia" |
Note:
* denotes voice only appearance.
| Season Five | |||||
| "Hurricane Situation" | "One Man Down" | "Dropping Like Flies" | "Free Vinny" | "Nothing But Nice" | "The Follow Game" |
| "Love at the Jersey Shore" | "Sharp Objects" | "The Truth Will Set You Free" | "One Meatball Stands Alone" | "We Are Family" |
| Season Six | ||||
| "Once More On to the Beach" | "No Shame, Good Integrity" | "Toxic Shots Syndrome" | "Blues, Balls & Brawls" | "Merp Walk" |
| "Let's Make It Official" | "Great Meatballs of Fire" | "Control the Crazy" | "Make It Unofficial*" | "Shore Shower" |
| "Awkward!" | "Raining Men and Meatballs" | "The Icing on the Cake" |
* denotes voice only appearance.
| Season One | |||||
| "Sorry Neighbors, 'Cause These Bitches Are Moving In" | "What Did I Get Myself Into?" | "It Looks Like a Little Meatball" | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | "Sober Party of One" | "Calm Down, Hormonal!" |
| "Meet the In-Laws" | "Cancun Is Not an Island" | "Sitting Alone in a Hotel Room Sucks" | "Couples Hell" | "My Baby Is Boring!" | "The End?" |
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