JWoww

JWoww

JWoww (2010)
Born Jennifer Lynn Farley
(1986-02-27) February 27, 1986
Franklin Square, New York, U.S.
Occupation TV figure
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s) Roger Mathews (m. 2015)
Children 1
Website www.jennifarley.com

Jennifer Lynn "Jenni" Farley (born February 27, 1986),[1] also known as JWoww, is an American television personality. She first came to prominence as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series Jersey Shore, and is a main cast member of its spin-off, Snooki & JWoww. She has also made several appearances on other shows, such as TNA Impact! and Disaster Date. She and her fiancé are currently cast members on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.[2] JWoww also promotes a line of suntanning products with the Australian Gold Company.[3]

Early life

Farley was born in Franklin Square, New York. She attended Columbia High School, in East Greenbush, New York,[4] and New York Institute of Technology.[5] She is of Spanish and Irish descent.[6][7] Before starting her career, she spent time working as a nanny for small children.[8]

Career

Before coming onto Jersey Shore, Farley owned a graphic design business, Jenni Farley Designs, Inc. In December 2009, at the age of 23 years, Farley began appearing in Jersey Shore in which she and seven other housemates spent the summer in the Seaside Heights of New Jersey. The second season was filmed in Miami, Florida, and then the third season returned to New Jersey. A fourth season of the series was filmed in Florence, Italy, and the final two seasons moved back to Seaside Heights.

Farley launched a line, "Filthy Couture," in a Las Vegas, Nevada runway show in July 2010. After four months of operation, the line ceased sales in October 2010 due to a threatened trademark lawsuit.[9] Farley stated that the brand was not over and a new line would be released.[10] In April 2011, MTV announced that it ordered two Jersey Shore spin-off series, one of which will feature Farley and castmate Nicole Polizzi. Twelve episodes were ordered for the first season. In 2010 she released a book titled The Rules According to JWOWW: Shore-Tested Secrets On Landing A Mint Guy, Staying Fresh To Death, and Kicking the Competition to the Curb. In 2012, she was sued for allegedly filming several episodes of her reality show without proper authorization from her landlord.[11]

In 2012, Farley and her Jersey Shore costar, Nicole Polizzi began starring in Snooki & JWoww, which premiered on MTV on June 21, 2012. The first season was filmed over the course of six weeks at a former two-story firehouse located near Grove and Mercer Streets in Jersey City, New Jersey,[12] followed Polizzi and Farley moving in together,[13][14] and was described as a modern-day Laverne & Shirley.[15] JWoww also hosted MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013 with Polizzi and Jeff Dye to ring in 2013. The duo did star again in the second season of Snooki & JWoww, which followed the stars at their actual permanent residences, and premiered on January 8, 2013. It was renewed for a third season.[16]

In October 2011, JWOWW launched her official website[17]

In January 2013, Farley ranked in GQ magazine's "Sexiest 100 Ladies of the 21st Century" list.[18]

In 2015, Farley competed and won the seventh season of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition. Farley also made her feature film debut starring in the indie production, The Mint, in which she played the girlfriend of a record executive and also served as the film's executive producer.[19]

TV and film appearances

Year Title Character Notes
2009–2012 Jersey Shore Herself Credited as JWOWW
2012–2015 Snooki & JWoww Herself Credited as JWOWW
2012 The Three Stooges JWoww Cameo
MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013 Herself Hosted with Snooki and Jeff Dye
2013 One Life to Live Nikki Recurring character
2014 Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Jenni Farley/JWoww Main Cast
2015 Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition Herself Contestant
2015 The Mint Vicky Actress & Executive Producer

Personal life

Jenni Farley and longtime boyfriend Roger Mathews got engaged in September 2012. On Christmas 2013, it was announced via Twitter that Jwoww and her fiancé Roger were expecting their first child.[20] Farley gave birth on July 13, 2014 to a girl named Meilani Alexandra Mathews.[21] On October 18, 2015, Farley and Mathews wed and announced at the reception that she is pregnant with their second child together.[22] On October 30, 2015, it was announced that Farley and Mathews are expecting a boy, due in May 2016.[23][24]

Activism

Farley is a strong supporter of gay rights and has come out strongly in defense of the LGBT community in two separate Twitter wars. The first was a result of Bristol Palin speaking out against President Barack Obama's support of gay marriage. Farley stated, "Bristol should keep her uneducated, ignorant mouth shut. If you're living in the past you wouldn't have a kid without marriage. Hypocrite. It's 2012!" Farley wrote "My best friend will get married one day and not just have civil union with his man. Stop hating people." [25] In October 2012, her former Jersey Shore co-star Angelina Pivarnick spoke out against gay marriage and suggested that if gay people wanted to, they could change their sexual orientation. Farley fired back at her former co-star and reiterated her strong support for gay rights.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "Jenni "JWOWW" Farley". Booking Entertainment (Farley official booking agency). Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars". wetv.com. WE tv. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Tanning Fanatic, "JWOWW Releases A New Tanning Lotion!", extremetanandsmoothies.com, March 23, 2011
  4. ↑ Amanda Talar (February 23, 2010). "JNormal to JWOWW". Times Union. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  5. ↑ Moylan. Brian. "The lost art of JWoww". Gawker.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Fox411 Exclusive: JWOWW reveals neither she nor Snooki is Italian!". Fox411. February 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ "SHOCKER: Jersey Shore's JWoww and Snooki Are Not Italian". US Weekly. February 16, 2010.
  8. ↑ Jenni ‘JWOWW’ Farley and Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi chat with Access Hollywood. (Interview). Access Hollywood. 20 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Amy Odell (October 20, 2010). "JWOWW’s Filthy Couture Clothing Line Shut Down". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  10. ↑ "JWoWW Says Filthy Couture Clothing Line Is Not Over". StyleList. 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  11. ↑ TMZ Staff, Jwoww Sued, tmz.com, March 8, 2012
  12. ↑ Huff, Richard (February 8, 2012). "MTV’s JWoww and Snooki spin into Jersey City after being kicked to the curb in Hoboken". Daily News.
  13. ↑ "MTV Announces Two 'Jersey Shore' Spinoffs" (Press release). MTV. April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  14. ↑ "PHOTOS: Snooki, JWoww move into old Jersey City firehouse for 'Jersey Shore' spinoff". NJ.com. February 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Snooki, JWoww: 'Jersey Shore' spinoff will be a modern-day 'Laverne & Shirley'". Fox News. February 8, 2012.
  16. ↑ "‘Snooki & JWOWW’ Renewed for Third Season + MTV Greenlights ‘Scream’ Pilot - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  17. ↑ "Jenni "JWoww" Farley Launches New Website with Live Chat Just in Time for 'Jersey Shore' Finale". Reality TV Magazine / SheKnows.com.]
  18. ↑ Da Silva Villarrubia, Santiago Katriel (January 16, 2013). "GQ's Hottest Women: The Sexiest 100 Ladies of the 21st Century". The Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  19. ↑ http://www.jennifarley.com/story/my-movie-debut-in-the-mint/
  20. ↑ "Pregnant Jenny JWOWW Farley reveals baby's gender". WetPaint. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  21. ↑ http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/13/jwoww-gives-birth-baby-girl-fiance-roger-mathews-jenni-farley/
  22. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/707745/jwoww-is-pregnant-jersey-shore-star-and-roger-mathews-announce-baby-no-2-during-their-wedding-party
  23. ↑ http://www.jennifarley.com/story/its-a-boy-2/
  24. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/2365694/jwoww-roger-gender-reveal/?xrs=_s.fb_main
  25. ↑ "JWoww Slams Bristol Palin For Criticizing Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement". Huffington Post. May 11, 2012.
  26. ↑ "JWoww blasts Jersey Shore co-star". Sky News.

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