Vinny Guadagnino

Vincent J. Guadagnino, born November 11, 1987, is an American reality television personality best known as a cast member on MTV's reality series Jersey Shore.

Guadagnino was born and raised in Emerson Hill, Staten Island, New York, in a traditional Italian-American family. His mother was born in Sicily and immigrated to the United States at age 13, and his family's farm in Sicily was visited during an episode of Jersey Shore's fourth season. He graduated from Susan E. Wagner High School, the same high school attended by his Jersey Shore costar Angelina Pivarnick. He subsequently studied at SUNY New Paltz before transferring to the College of Staten Island, where he earned a degree in political science. Prior to joining Jersey Shore, Guadagnino planned to attend law school.

Guadagnino was part of the starting cast of Jersey Shore and appeared in all six seasons from 2009 to 2012. After the original series concluded, he began taking acting classes and guest-starred on MTV's comedy series The Hard Times of RJ Berger. He played a role in two episodes of 90210 and appeared in the Syfy original movie Jersey Shore Shark Attack.

MTV produced Guadagnino's talk show, The Show with Vinny, which premiered in May 2013 and featured celebrities having dinner with him and his family. He and his mother later starred in Vinny & Ma Eat America on The Cooking Channel. In 2018, Guadagnino reunited with most of his original castmates for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, which aired its first two seasons in 2018 and a third season in 2019. Beginning in April 2019, he starred alongside Pauly D in Double Shot at Love on MTV. On April 26, 2019, he began a month-long residency guest-hosting Chippendales at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Guadagnino has also competed on television competition shows. In 2021, he appeared on The Masked Dancer as "Hammerhead," finishing in sixth place. In September 2022, he competed on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Koko Iwasaki, placing seventh.

Guadagnino launched the clothing brand IHAV ("I Have a Vision") in 2011 to benefit anti-bullying projects through the charity Do Something, and later launched the clothing brand Name Brand NYC in 2018. He has supported the animal rescue organization Much Love, served as a presenter at the GLAAD Awards, and participated in the NOH8 Campaign. He co-authored the book Control The Crazy: My Plan To Stop Stressing, Avoid Drama, and Maintain Inner Cool with Samantha Rose.

Guadagnino advocates for low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets, having personally lost 50 pounds through the lifestyle. He started a dedicated Instagram account, authored The Keto Guido Cookbook in 2019, and has been featured in Men's Health Magazine providing dietary advice. In 2024, Guadagnino attended a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, describing Trump as the anti-establishment, anti-war, and anti-inflation candidate.