Jionni LaValle was born on March 20, 1987, and raised in East Hanover, New Jersey where he competed on his high school varsity wrestling team for four years. Jionni LaValle also comes from a family of J's, consisting of his father Joe, his mom Janis and his siblings Joe, Janelle and James. Famous by association, Jionni LaValle is most well known as the property of Jersey Shore starlet Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.