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Blonsky was born Nicole Margaret Blonsky in Great Neck, New York, the daughter of Karen (née Smeja), a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village water pollution control district.[2][3] She has a brother, Joey. Blonsky worked at Cold Stone Creamery before starting her work on Hairspray.[2] She graduated from Great Neck Village School in June 2006, having transferred into the school from Great Neck North High School in her sophomore year.[3] Although her father is Jewish, she was raised in her mother's Catholic religion. She wanted to be Tracy Turnblad when she saw Hairspray on Broadway. She tried out for the part then, but was told she was too young.[4][5] Coincidentally, she was born the same year the original Hairspray film was released.

She later earned the nickname Nikki Bonsklia from the director/choreographer of Hairspray, Adam Shankman.[6]

On August 1, 2008, Blonsky and her father were arrested after they were involved in a brawl in the departure lounge of Providenciales International Airport, Turks and Caicos Islands with the family of Bianca Golden, a former contestant of America's Next Top Model. Blonsky and Golden were both charged with actual bodily harm, while Blonsky's father was charged with grievous bodily harm. Blonsky was later released on bail.[7] An unsubstantiated video clip,[8] purportedly taken immediately following the confrontation, has surfaced which contains a supposed eye-witness claiming Bianca Goldman was responsible for starting the confrontation.

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She was working at a Cold Stone Creamery store when she learned that she had been cast as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (2007).

She has played many roles at Great Neck South Senior High School. Her high-school stage credits include Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables; Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Lilli Vanessi-Katherine in Kiss Me Kate; and the title role in Carmen.

Tried out for the part of Tracy in Hairspray on Broadway, but got turned down because she was too young at the time.A few years later, she got cast as Tracy in the movie version of Hairspray.

She said that she wanted to be Tracy Turnblad when she saw Hairspray on Broadway on her 15th birthday.

Has a dog named Rocky.

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