Jersey Shore’s Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino’s Ups and Downs
After getting sober in 2015, Sorrentino left his wild days in the past and settled down with his wife Lauren Pesce, whom he met in college. “It’s the best thing there’s ever been to being a parent,” the reality star said exclusively Us weekly in 2022. “I feel such great purpose and such great love. … It’s really great.”
2009
Sorrentino and the rest of him Jersey shore castmates became celebrities almost immediately when the reality show premiered on MTV. Known for his frequent flashing abs, Sorrentino was arguably the biggest personality in a show full of big personalities.
2012
In April, Sorrentino checked into rehab after revealing he was struggling with an addiction to oxycodone. Eight months later, Jersey shore‘s original run ended after six seasons.
2014
In June, Sorrentino was arrested and charged with assault for fighting with his brother Frank at their family’s tanning salon in New Jersey. After taking anger management classes for 12 weeks, the charge was downgraded to a municipal misdemeanor. In September, he was charged with tax fraud after he and his brother Marc would not have paid income tax between 2010 and 2012. The duo were charged with additional crimes in 2017, including tax evasion and falsifying records.
2018
Sorrentino and his roommates returned to TV Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. Off camera, he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and was later sentenced to eight months in prison and two years of probation and sentenced to perform 500 hours of community service. In April, he proposed to Pesce and they tied the knot seven months later.
2019
2021
Sorrentino and his wife welcomed a rainbow baby, son Romeo, in May. “You don’t sleep after you start starting your own family,” says de Famous Big Brother joked alum Us next year. “I always check the baby monitor when he sneezes. It’s like, ‘Oh, my God, what’s happening?’
2023
The Situations became a family of four with the arrival of daughter Mia in January.