SallyAnn Salsano (born c. 1974) is an American television producer. Her company, 495 Productions, has produced several television reality shows for MTV and syndication, including Jersey Shore and The Real .
Salsano was raised in Farmingdale, New York, [1] on Long Island, and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1992. [2] She attended the University of Missouri, [3] , graduating in 1995 [4] with a degree in accounting [5] .
Salsano began her career as an intern for TV and radio personalities Howard Stern and Sally Jessy Raphael. In 1996, she was a finalist for MTV's The Real World: Miami . [6] After she was not cast as a reality show cast member, she then translated her internships into work in various producer capacities on The Bachelor , The Bachelorette , Trista & Ryan's Wedding, Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition, and Surprise Weddings I & II. [7]
In 2006, she launched 495 Productions, [7] which is based in Burbank, California. [8] It produces several television reality shows for MTV, including Jersey Shore . She named her company for Interstate 495, also known as the Long Island Expressway, on Long Island. [7]
In 2011, Salsano said, "I'm an Italian girl from Long Island, my dad worked in sanitation, both of my parents drive Cadillacs, my dad wears a diamond-encrusted New York Yankees symbol around his neck. It doesn't get more guido than in my house." [9]
She said that she spent several summers at the Jersey Shore growing up, saying, "I was Snooki. I woke up and was like, 'Oh, that was a crazy night.' That's what you do." [9]
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