As “JWoww,” Jennifer Lynn Farley is an American actor, businesswoman, and TV personality. She gained notoriety from her participation in the reality TV series “Jersey Shore.” She was a native New Yorker who never considered pursuing a career in the entertainment sector. She was a computer nerd in her adolescence and wanted to work as a digital designer. She enrolled at the “New York Institute of Technology” after finishing high school and studied graphic design there. She also started her own graphic design business. She accepted an opportunity to appear in the first season of the reality series “Jersey Shore” when she was in the final year of her school. She left college when she was 23 years old. When she participated in the show as one of the eight participants, she attained widespread notoriety. She participated in multiple fights on the show and was well recognized for her self-assurance. She grew in popularity on the show as a result, becoming one of the contenders. On programs like “Disaster Date” and “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars,” she also made appearances.
Early Childhood & Life
Jennifer Lynn Farley, better known as JWoww, was born on February 27, 1986, in Franklin Square, New York City. She had a challenging upbringing, and the majority of her earlier years had been spent without a mother.
Her mother struggled with severe mental illness. Since Jennifer’s parents weren’t living together, Terry Farley raised Jennifer mostly. Jennifer reportedly told her father she wouldn’t mind if her mother had a divorce. Soon after, her parents were divorced.
When Jennifer was growing up, computers had just begun to take over our daily lives. The idea of working in the field of computers interested her. She soon became interested in graphic design.
She attended the “New York Institute of Technology” after graduating from “Columbia High School,” where she completed her high school education. She had to work as a nanny while in college in order to pay her bills.
She had lost interest in graphic design by the time she was in her last year of college. To be safe, she started her own graphic design company, which continued to be her primary source of income.
Career of JWoww
In 2009, during her senior year in college, she won a spot on the well-known MTV reality series “Jersey Shore.” She accepted the offer because she was no longer interested in graphic design at that point.
Jennifer participated in the first season of the American premiere of the show as one of the eight contestants. She developed into one of the viewers’ favorites over the course of the competition. She was overconfident and constantly voiced her disapproval of unfairness.
Eight participants spent time together at a home in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, as part of the structure of the show. As she continued to appear in later seasons of the show, her popularity increased. The following seasons saw the show relocate from New Jersey to Florida and eventually Italy.
The program eventually rose to prominence as one of the most-watched reality series on American TV. As a result of Jennifer’s increased notoriety, other reality show producers began contacting her. She had at that point evolved into reality TV’s ultimate diva. She was given the nickname “JWoww” during the first season of the show because the male participants claimed that anytime she entered the room, they couldn’t help but shout “J wow.”
She made an appearance on ‘Snooki & Jwoww,’ another MTV reality show, for her second reality appearance. She co-starred in the ‘Jersey Shore’ spin-off with Snooki, who was also a housemate on the original series. The structure of the show was modeled after that of “Laverne & Shirley.” The program became one of the top MTV reality programs of the year.
She unveiled her official website in 2011. She made her screen debut in 2012 with the comedy “The Three Stooges.” She appeared in a minor role in a slapstick comedy. The movie was a commercial and critical triumph.
JWoww also debuted her own clothing line, “Filthy Couture,” and she put it on display in a Las Vegas exhibition. However, a potential lawsuit over copyright allegations made it turn out to be a tremendous fiasco. The line was shut down after four years of operation. But instead of being discouraged by it, she asserted that one day she would come back with a different line of clothing.
Based on her experiences working on the “Jersey Shore” sets, she published her first book, “The Rules According to JWOWW: Shore-Tested Secrets on Landing a Mint Guy, Staying Fresh to Death, and Kicking the Competition to the Curb,” in 2010.
In the soap opera “One Life to Live,” she furthermore performed the recurrent part of “Nikki.” She co-hosted ‘MTV’s Club New Year’s Eve 2013’ in 2013 with Snooki and Jeff Dye.
She was listed among the “Sexiest 100 Ladies of the 21st Century” by GQ magazine in January 2013, at the height of her fame. She made an appearance on “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars” in 2014 as one of the primary cast members.
She made an appearance on a new reality program in 2015 called “Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition,” which was very different from anything she had ever done. She ended up taking home the prize.
With the independent comedy movie “The Mint” from 2015, she also made her filmmaking debut. She played a lead role in the movie as well. The movie earned respectable box office revenue and received reviews that were above average.
Individual Life of JWoww
In October 2015, JWoww wed Roger Mathews, her longtime partner. They have two youngsters.
One of her boys, Greyson Valor, has a speech disorder and is still unable to talk at age 2. In a lengthy social media post, JWoww described her son’s health and said she had to take him to therapy three times each week.
She admitted in a recent interview that she felt horrible for mistreating her mother because she had been dealing with mental health concerns.
Net worth of JWoww
The estimated net worth of JWoww is about $1 million.