Deena Nicole Cortese is a reality television star famous for her role in the television serial “Jersey Shore”. Her net worth, that stands at $1 million, comes from the work done in this series and the fame she has earned from it. She has been in the series since its third season that was shot in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

Deena and her good friend Nicole Polizzi  auditioned for the MTV series “Jersey Shore” for which Cortese was rejected. Cortese was, however, approached after Angelina Pivarnick left the show. It was Snooki who suggested her name as a replacement. Cortese agreed to work on the show and she was on.

On the show, she was referred to as “a blast in a glass” and “a walking holiday”. Her sister Joanie Maiorella also starred in the show, but only in some episodes in the fifth season. Before this, she earned her license to work as a dentist’s assistance. She is quite popular and in the fourth season of the show, she toured Italy along with the rest of the cast to renew their acquaintance with their roots.

Deena was born on January 12, 1987, in New Egypt, New Jersey. She attended the New Egypt High School and attended the Brookdale Community College. When she is not working on the show, Deena is in New Egypt, New Jersey, with her parents and two cats. She attended a community college, but did not finish her degree.

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