DelVecchio was cast in 2009 for '' Jersey Shore '' . He has stated that his being chosen for '' Jersey Shore '' had nothing to do with his music , but that they instead sent him a Myspace message after liking his look . After he sent them his number , " The casting directors called me from LA and they said they wanted to send down a camera crew to Rhode Island to film a day in my life . They filmed me at the gym , filmed me tanning and filmed me going to the club . Six months later they said I got on the show . I never really auditioned . " His appearance in the show resulted in popularity with what '' TIME '' dubbed " seriously rabid fans . " He won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Reality Star : Male . He was a contestant in June 2012 on the Fox show called '' The Choice ''
2011 Teen Choice Award
2011 Teen Choice Awards
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