Paul 'Pauly D' DelVecchio Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a supporter of the St․ Jude's Children Research Hospital, GLAAD, DoSomething․org, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality/Variety Star" in 2011
• Started out as a DJ at the age of 16, playing at local clubs in Johnston, Rhode Island
• Quote: "(On fame): "Everybody thinks that it completely changes you․ I don't think it does․ I think it changes everybody around you․ Before, nobody knew me․ Now everybody knows me, but I'm still the same person․․․You find out who your real friends are․""
• Signed with 50 Cent's record label, G-Note Records, in December 2011
• Toured with Britney Spears for a number of shows on her Femme Fatale Tour with Nicki Minaj in 2011
• Best known as a housemate on the reality TV series "Jersey Shore․"
• Was the first of the "Jersey Shore" cast to get his own spin-off series with "The Pauly D Project․"