Ronnie Ortiz-Magro


Ronald J. Ortiz-Magro Jr. is an American television personality and actor. He is best known as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series Jersey Shore.

Early life

Ortiz-Magro was born in The Bronx, New York City. He is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent.

Career

Ortiz-Magro worked in real estate for his father before becoming part of MTV's hit reality show Jersey Shore in August 2009. The show premiered on December 4, 2009 and ran for six seasons before ending in 2012.
Ortiz-Magro made an appearance at TNA Wrestling's Impact Wrestling on October 26, 2011, in Macon, Georgia. The first episode, which aired November 3 of that year, saw Ortiz and Eric Young get beaten down by Robbie E and Rob Terry, which built to a tag team match the following week, where Ronnie pinned Robbie for the win.
Ortiz-Magro and his Jersey Shore co-stars appeared in the 2012 film of The Three Stooges. He has also appeared in Xenadrine ads.
In 2017, Ortiz-Magro appeared in the second season of the E! reality series Famously Single.
In 2018, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro became part of the main cast in the MTV reality television series .
Ronnie also participated in Celebrity Fear Factor in 2018.

Personal life

Ortiz-Magro was in an on-off relationship with his Jersey Shore costar Sammi Giancola from 2009 to 2014. The couple announced they had split in August 2014.
On December 26, 2017, he announced that he and his girlfriend, Jen Harley, were expecting a baby girl. Their daughter, Ariana Sky Magro, was born in April 2018. In late April 2018, it was reported Ortiz-Magro and Harley had ended their relationship.
In January 2019, he entered a month long rehabilitation program for alcohol and depression. By the following February, Ortiz-Magro and Harley had developed what Us Weekly characterized as an "on-off" relationship.