Mike The Situation Sorrentino Interview: Statute of Limitations & Jersey Shore Family Vacation
8Mike Sorrentino came to fame as “The Situation” when Jersey Shore first premiered in 2009. The cast, including Mike, made their mark on reality television, becoming a phenomenon in a short amount of time. From “anonymous” letters about infidelity to Jenny “JWOWW” Farley’s fists of fury, the series has produced countless iconic moments and memes. Nearly 15 years later, the Shore gang is still sharing their lives with the fans who have grown up right along with them. This cast has gone from belligerent party animals to doting parents, loving partners, and a stripper. The majority of the fans have been along for the ride since day one, something for which Mike expressed gratitude. Reflecting on the show's impact and being able to sustain a career in such a fickle industry, Mike told Collider in a recent interview:, “We were all young kids at one particular point, and we took a chance on our future on an unknown reality show and, then eventually came household names now 15 years later. We're still number one and now with babies and businesses and books.”
Mike has had an especially interesting time since the series first premiered. In 2018, Mike was sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion and served his sentence shortly after marrying his wife, Lauren. The couple first got together in 2005, only to break up four years later. Luckily for both of them, Cupid’s bow struck again, and they rekindled their relationship in 2013. After his release in September 2020, Mike dove directly into married life. He and Lauren had their first child, Romeo, who was born in 2021, and recently had their second child, Mia, in January 2023. Between filming Jersey Shore Family Vacation and being a dad, Mike also wrote a book about the trials, tribulations, and situations he’s gone through over the past several years. The book Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation - How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison is Mike’s way of doing his part to help others who have been in similar situations.
Explaining why it was the right time to write a book on his life, Mike told Collider: “ I thought it was important that I tell my story now because I had made it to the other side. Most people do not make it to the other side, and I'm now eight years clean and sober. I'm now a dad of two with another baby on the way. I have this very public [and] popular story… I wanted to tell stories that people didn't know about-- because everyone's like, ‘Oh, Mike's been on TV for 15 years. I know his story. So I'm like, you know what? You think, you know, the situation. Um, but you really don't.” The book has been well received since its release, and now Mike has a brand new project to share with the world. And now, he's taking the true-crime genre by storm.
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