Pauly D is an American television personality and disc jockey with an estimated net worth of $15 million. He rose to fame through his reality-based role on MTV’s Jersey Shore.
Paul DelVecchio was born on July 5, 1980 in Providence, Rhode Island. He began his career as a local DJ idolizing DJ AM.
IN 2009, Pauly D was cast to be one of the housemates on MTV’s new series Jersey Shore. He would later reveal that he was cast on the show after a crew followed him around in his personal life. Among his favorite activities: tanning, going to the gym, and going to the club were watched by casting personnel for the show. Within a short period of time, Pauly D was picked to join the cast because he “genuinely seemed fun and easy to get along with”. The show was an instant success described by TIME Magazine as having “rabid fans”. For his part on the series, DelVecchio won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Reality Star: Male. His popularity lead him to be the first cast member to have his own spin-off series called The Pauly D Project.
The Jersey Shore publicity gave Pauly D a chance to grow as a DJ. In 2011, it was reported that he signed with 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records & G-Note Records. He will also be releasing headphones under the label. He’s also had gigs opening up for Britney Spears and working with Big Sean on his new album.
Pauly has made guest appearances on various television shows and events. He was also connected to the WWE . In August 2013, it was announced that he would be the official social media ambassador for Summer Slam.
He announced he was a father of a daughter born in New Jersey in October of 2013. He is currently entangled in a custody battle with the mother of his daughter, who named his baby girl Amabella Sophia. The news came as a shock to many, but Pauly D took to parenthood and supports both mother and daughter.
Pauly D built his fame and net worth via Jersey Shore earning $150,000 per episode. He’s grown his net worth DJ’ing in Las Vegas and signing with G-Unit. One of the things we’ve documented on this website is the potential earning going forward of all the cast from the Jersey Shore. Pauly D has the highest net worth and appears to be the most stable of all his former cast mates. He’ll be able to take his DJ career forward for the next several years, but that too has shelf life. Either way, he’s in a far better position because he’s not a one trick pony. He earned his money on reality TV and was able to parlay it into a new career. It appears as if he’s solidified himself as a DJ in Vegas and on 50 Cent’s record label. The question will remain as to how he is able to grow his music. Right now, we haven’t heard much on that front, but he’s still releasing music.
