While most of the cast members of Jersey Shore have established remarkable careers for themselves by putting their names on various products (like vodka, slippers, and rosary beads), Pauly D is undoubtedly the most accomplished one in the bunch. Before he was even cast on the show he was a well-known DJ in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, and his spinning skills have been validated in countless ways since being cast on the MTV reality show. Some of his biggest accomplishments have been being voted the 8th Best DJ in America in 2010, spending this past summer touring with Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj on Britney’s Femme Fatale tour, signing on to be an “exclusive resident” DJ at Las Vegas’ famous The Palms Casino Resort, and earning second place behind Vin Diesel in People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive on Facebook” contest.
But those achievements pail in comparison to his newest one, which is creating an album with 50 Cent. Pauly told Billboard at the VMAs, “I’m focusing on music. That’s my passion. I’m working with 50 Cent right now. I’m going to do an album with him. It’s going to be a little bit of everything. It’s almost like DJ Khaled and kind of David Guetta but my own DJ Pauly D style.”
If this actually pans out, this is sure to establish him as a real player in the entertainment industry. Up until now, the most impressive fact about the cast was that Vinny had plans to go to Yale for law school before he was cast on the show. But hey, even if it doesn’t happen, we still will have learned something: Britney Spears may be starting to positively influence people again.
Sources: EW, Billboard, DJ Pauly D
