Ronnie Ortiz-Magro
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{{short description|American reality television personality (born 1985)}}
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| birth_name = Ronald J. Ortiz-Magro Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|04}}
| birth_place = The Bronx, New York, U.S.
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| years_active = 2009–present
| known for = Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
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| partner = Sammi Giancola (2009–2016)
Jen Harley (2017–2019)
Saffire Matos (2020–2022)
| children = 1
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Ronald J. Ortiz-Magro Jr. (born December 4, 1985){{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ronnie-magro/299629/|title= Ronnie Magro|publisher=TVGuide.com|archive-date=March 20, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160320190015/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ronnie-magro/299629/|url-status=dead}} is an American television personality known as one of the eight main cast members of the MTV reality series Jersey Shore.
Early life
Ortiz-Magro was born in the Bronx in New York City.{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ronnie-ortiz-magro-says-his-daughter-is-the-woman-of-his-life/|title=Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Spends Christmas With Jen Harley, Calls Daughter the Woman of His Life|work=Us Weekly|first=Nicole |last=Briese |date= December 26, 2018|access-date=February 12, 2019}} He is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent.{{Cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/tv/jersey-shore-latino-connections|title = Home | Latina}}
Career
Ortiz-Magro worked in real estate for his father{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/gallery/smallbusiness/2012/10/15/jersey-shore-unemployment/|title=Jersey Shore stars' new reality: Unemployment|first=Aaron|last=Smith|date=October 15, 2012|website=CNNMoney}} before becoming part of MTV's reality show Jersey Shore in August 2009. The show premiered on December 4, 2009, and ran for six seasons before ending in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jersey-shore-cast-first-episode-vs-now-reunion/|title=Jersey Shore: What The Cast Looked Like In Their First Episode Vs Now|date=March 29, 2018|website=ScreenRant}}
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-Magro and Eric Young get beaten down by Robbie E and Rob Terry, which built to a tag team match the following week, where Ortiz-Magro pinned Robbie E for the win.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_54828.shtml|title=Keller's TNA Impact Wrestling report 11/3: Ongoing live coverage of Storm defending against Roode|last=Keller|first=Wade|author-link=Wade Keller|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_55052.shtml|title=Keller's TNA Impact Wrestling report 11/10: Sting grants Storm a rematch against gloating heel Roode, plus Ronnie from Jersey Shore wrestles|last=Keller|first=Wade|author-link=Wade Keller|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
Ortiz-Magro and his Jersey Shore co-stars appeared in the 2012 film The Three Stooges.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/07/18/fist-pump-the-jersey-shore-kids-are-here/?cxntlid=thbz_hm|title=Fist pump! The Jersey Shore kids are here|last=Brett|first=Jennifer|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023072836/http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/07/18/fist-pump-the-jersey-shore-kids-are-here/?cxntlid=thbz_hm|archive-date=October 23, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/07/20/j-locameron-diaz-movie-starts-filming-three-stooges-winds-down/|title=J-Lo/Cameron Diaz movie starts filming, "Three Stooges" winds down|last=Brett|first=Jennifer|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=July 20, 2011|access-date=July 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106010215/http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/07/20/j-locameron-diaz-movie-starts-filming-three-stooges-winds-down/|archive-date=January 6, 2012}} He has also appeared in Xenadrine ads.Dena Ross, Ronnie's Ridiculous Xenadrine Ad, wetpaint.com, January 4, 2011
In 2017, Ortiz-Magro appeared in the second season of the E! reality series Famously Single.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/famously_single/news/861504/famously-single-cast-promises-a-lot-of-debauchery-for-season-2-it-s-going-to-be-pretty-funny|title=Famously Single Cast Promises a Lot of Debauchery for Season 2: It's Going to Be Pretty Funny! on Famously Single|work=E! Online|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en-US}}
In 2018, he became part of the main cast in the MTV reality television series Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. On May 13, 2021, Ortiz-Magro announced that he was stepping back from the show to focus on his mental health.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Is Stepping Away From 'Jersey Shore' to 'Seek Treatment'|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ronnie-ortiz-magro-to-step-away-from-jersey-shore-after-arrest/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}
On April 11, 2018, he appeared in the seventh episode of the third season of Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Ronnie Magro-Ortiz Shares a Hilariously Sweet Story About His Late Friend That Has Tyler Henry Cracking Up on Hollywood Medium|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/925756/ronnie-magro-ortiz-shares-a-hilariously-sweet-story-about-his-late-friend-that-has-tyler-henry-cracking-up-on-hollywood-medium|access-date=2021-05-29|website=eonline|language=en-US}}
Ortiz-Magro also participated in Celebrity Fear Factor in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3069175/fear-factor-jersey-shore-mtv-floribama-shore/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808181858/http://www.mtv.com/news/3069175/fear-factor-jersey-shore-mtv-floribama-shore/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2018|title=Fear Factor Special: The Jersey Shore Crew Is Battling MTV Floribama Shore|first=Jordana|last=Ossad|website=MTV News}}
Personal life
Ortiz-Magro was in an on-off relationship with his Jersey Shore co-star Sammi Giancola from 2009 to 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/do-ronnie-ortiz-magro-sammi-sweetheart-giancola-stay-in-touch/|title=Do 'Jersey Shore' Exes Ronnie and Sammi Stay in Touch?|date=March 5, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jersey-shore-star-ronnie-reveals-why-he-and-sammi-sweetheart-broke-up|title='Jersey Shore' star Ronnie reveals why he and Sammi 'Sweetheart' broke up|first=Kathleen|last=Joyce|date=April 6, 2018|website=Fox News}} The couple split up in May 2016.{{cite podcast|url=https://soundcloud.com/justsayinpodcast/episode-63-rumor-mill|work=Just Sayin' Podcast|title=Episode 63:Rumor Mill|time=26:00|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=August 5, 2021}}
On December 26, 2017, he announced that he and his girlfriend, Jen Harley, were expecting a baby girl.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jersey-shores-ronnie-ortiz-magros-girlfriend-jen-harley-pregnant/|title=Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro's Girlfriend Jen Harley Is Pregnant|date=December 24, 2017|work=Us Weekly|access-date=April 6, 2018|language=en-US}} Their daughter, Ariana Sky Magro, was born in April 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/924845/ronnie-ortiz-magro-is-a-dad-jersey-shore-star-and-girlfriend-welcome-baby-girl|title=Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Is a Dad|publisher=E! News|access-date=April 6, 2018|language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jersey-shores-ronnie-ortiz-magro-reveals-daughters-name/|title=Exclusive: Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Reveals Daughter's Name, Says His 'Whole Mindset' Has Changed Since Becoming a Dad|first=Emily |last=Longeretta|date=April 17, 2018|work=Us Weekly| access-date=February 12, 2019}} In late April 2018, it was reported Ortiz-Magro and Harley had ended their relationship.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/930874/ronnie-magro-ortiz-and-jen-harley-break-up-after-explosive-social-media-fights|title=Ronnie Magro-Ortiz and Jen Harley Break Up After Social Media Fights|date=April 30, 2018|publisher= E! News}} In January 2019, he entered a month-long rehabilitation program for alcohol and depression.{{cite web|url=https://toofab.com/2019/02/12/ronnie-ortiz-magro-reveals-he-went-to-rehab-after-jersey-shore-family-vacation-season-2/|title=Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Went to Rehab for Alcohol, Depression After 'Jersey Shore' Filming – toofab.com|website=toofab}}{{cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/television/2019/02/12/jersey-shore-ronnie-ortiz-magro-spends-month-rehab-stop-out-control-life/2846895002/|title=Jersey Shore: Ronnie Ortiz-Magro spends month in rehab to stop out of control life|website=Asbury Park Press}} In June 2018 and May 2019, Harley, who has made a career as realtor and also appeared on Jersey Shore when she was romantically involved with Ortiz-Magro,{{cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/jersey-shore-everything-know-jen-harley-real-estate/|title=Jersey Shore: Everything to Know About Jen Harley's Real Estate Career|first=Wilder|last=Carnes|publisher=Screen Rant|date=May 21, 2021|accessdate=December 13, 2021}} would be arrested following physical altercations she had with Ortiz-Magro when he visited her in Las Vegas.{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jen-harley-arrested-for-domestic-battery-5-months-after-report/|title=Jen Harley Arrested for Domestic Battery 5 Months After Ronnie Ortiz-Magro|first=Erin|last=Crabtree|publisher=Us Weekly|date=May 16, 2019|accessdate=October 31, 2021}} In February 2019, Ortiz-Magro and Harley had developed what Us Weekly characterized as an "on-off" relationship.{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ronnie-ortiz-magro-reveals-he-went-to-rehab-i-hit-rock-bottom/|title=Exclusive: Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Reveals He Went to Rehab: 'I Hit Rock-Bottom'|first=Emily|last= Longeretta|work=Us Weekly|date=February 12, 2019 |access-date= February 12, 2019}} However, it was later revealed that Ortiz-Magro had filed a police report alleging Harley had given him physical injuries after domestically assaulting him in January 2019, a few days after a reported altercation at a New Year's Eve Party. On October 4, 2019, Ortiz-Magro was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with felony domestic violence after a physical altercation with Harley.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jersey-shore-ronnie-ortiz-magro-arrested-felony-domestic-violence-jersey-shore|title='Jersey Shore' star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro tasered, arrested for felony domestic violence|first=Viktoria|last=Ristanovic|date=March 4, 2019|work=Fox News|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004231029/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jersey-shore-ronnie-ortiz-magro-arrested-felony-domestic-violence-jersey-shore|url-status=dead}}
In November 2020, it was revealed that Ortiz-Magro had started a new relationship with Saffire Matos, whom he met in February.{{cite web |title=Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Opens Up About New Girlfriend: 'She's Special to Me' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jersey-shores-ronnie-ortiz-magro-says-new-girlfriend-is-special/ |website=Us Weekly |date=November 17, 2020}} On April 22, 2021, Ortiz-Magro was arrested in Los Angeles, on new felony domestic violence charges. At the time of this arrest, Ortiz-Magro was on probation due to his October 2019 domestic violence incident.{{cite web |title='Jersey Shore' star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro arrested for alleged domestic violence |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/22/jersey-shore-ronnie-ortiz-magro-arrested-domestic-violence/7345681002/|website=USA Today |date=April 22, 2021}} In June 2021, Ortiz-Magro and Matos became engaged.{{cite web |title=Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Saffire Matos Are Engaged |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1281993/jersey-shores-ronnie-ortiz-magro-and-saffire-matos-are-engaged |website=E! Online |date=2021-06-21}}{{cite journal |title=Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Girlfriend Saffire Matos Are Engaged: 'They're Really Happy,' Source Says |website=PEOPLE.com |url=https://people.com/tv/ronnie-ortiz-magro-engaged-saffire-matos/ |language=en}}{{cite journal |title=Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Is Engaged to Saffire Matos: See the Ring |journal=Us Weekly |date=2021-06-21 |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jersey-shores-ronnie-ortiz-magro-is-engaged-to-saffire-matos-ring-pic/}} Around June of 2022, Ortiz-Magro called off his engagement with Saffire but continues to focus on his mental health and his daughter.{{cite journal |last1=July 08 |first1=Dory Jackson |title=Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Saffire Matos Split, Source Says He's 'Taking It One Day at a Time' |newspaper=People |url=https://people.com/tv/jersey-shore-star-ronnie-ortiz-magro-calls-off-saffire-matos-engagement/ |language=en}}
According to an episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Ronnie has won full custody of his daughter and moved to Miami to start a sneaker business.{{cite web |title=Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Reveals He Has Full Custody of Daughter Ariana, Says Dad Life Is 'Hard Work' |url=https://people.com/parents/ronnie-ortiz-magro-says-life-as-a-full-time-dad-is-hard-work/ |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}
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