Mike Sorrentino, a television celebrity, owes $2.3 million in taxes. According to court filings, the Jersey Shore actor failed to repay his IRS arrears from 2010 to 2016. In April of this year, a tax lien was filed on Sorrentino, and his publicist indicated that he is working hard to pay off his debts.
BAD SITUATION Jersey Shore’s Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino owes $2.3M in unpaid taxes 3 years after prison stint for tax evasion https://t.co/qw0MdVHf9U
— Jessica Finn (@JessicaFinnNYC) June 24, 2022
Mike Sorrentino’s net worth
From 2009 to 2012, he was known as The Situation and participated in six seasons of the MTV reality program Jersey Shore. In 2018, he returned to the franchise with Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. As of February 2024, the 39-year-net old’s worth is estimated to be approximately $300,000 by CelebrityNetWorth. Mike has amassed a substantial fortune as a result of his profession in the entertainment sector.
Following the popularity of Jersey Shore, he was paid $150,000 for each episode, and his net worth was estimated at the time to be $10 million. However, he made several bad investments and neglected to pay taxes, reducing his net worth to $300,000. Mike and Lauren Pesce paid $1.8 million for a 9,800-square-foot home in Holmdel, New Jersey. There are seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, an observation deck, a fireplace, a hot tub, and a courtyard on the property. In September 2014, Sorrentino was charged with tax evasion for failing to pay $8.9 million in taxes. According to his counsel, he and his brother Marc established S Corporations that neglected to record revenue.
In April 2017, Sorrentino and his brother were charged with a number of additional offenses. Tax evasion and structuring bank deposits to circumvent reporting thresholds were among them. Mike Sorrentino pled guilty to tax evasion in January 2018 and received an eight-month jail term in October of that year. He was sentenced to two years of probation and 500 hours of community service. He was subsequently sent to the Federal Correctional Institution in New York in January 2019 and freed in September of the same year.
All About Mike Sorrentino
Sorrentino rose to prominence as a cast member on the MTV reality shows Jersey Shore. He later appeared as a guest on various TV shows such as The Jay Leno Show, The Howard Stern Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, among others. In 2011, he appeared on Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars and served as a judge on the online series New Stage. In March 2011, he featured on Comedy Central’s Roast of Donald Trump, followed by a short appearance in the ABC series Suburgatory in February 2012.
Mike Sorrentino kept appearing in reality series such as The Choice, Celebrity Big Brother, and Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Series. In 2016, he appeared on Season 9 of Worst Cooks in America. In the 2018 remake, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, he reunited with Jersey Shore cast mates. For the first two seasons, he was the major cast member.
