Biography
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Paula Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by The Jacksons. After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records. Her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling 7 million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart.
Abdul was one of the original judges on the television series American Idol from 2002 to 2009, and has since appeared as a judge on The X Factor, Live to Dance, and So You Think You Can Dance. She has received five MTV Video Music Award nominations, winning twice, as well as receiving the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for "Opposites Attract" in 1991. She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography twice for her work on The Tracey Ullman Show, and her own performance at the American Music Awards in 1990. Abdul is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
all 114
self 75
TV Shows 68
Movies 46
Voice 1
The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
1660 Vine (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
2022 American Rescue Dog Show (2022)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
JANET JACKSON. (2022)
Made for Love (2021)
This Is Pop (2021)
The Masked Dancer (2020)
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party (2020)
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020)
Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
RuPaul (2019)
A Sister's Secret (2018)
Howard (2018)
The Nineties (2017)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (2012)
Impractical Jokers (2011)
The X Factor (2011)
On My Way To Meet You (2011)
Live to Dance (2011)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
Brüno (2009)
2009 Game Show Awards (2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
So You Think You Can Dance Australia (2008)
Hollywood Residential (2008)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie (2007)
Hey Paula (2007)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4 (2005)
The Reichen Show (2005)
I Love the '80s 3-D (2005)
So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Hell's Kitchen (2005)
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005)
Robots (2005)
The Friday Night Project (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
OutKast - The Videos (2003)
All of Us (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves (2003)
Less than Perfect (2002)
Power Girls (2002)
The Master of Disguise (2002)
American Idol (2002)
Black Knight (2001)
The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Good Day Live (2001)
The Waiting Game (2001)
Paula Abdul Cardio Dance (2000)
Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
TRL (1998)
The View (1997)
HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997)
Touched By Evil (1997)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Spin City (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Muppets Tonight (1996)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)
Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (1995)
The Single Guy (1995)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Cybill (1995)
All That (1994)
Paula Abdul's Get Up & Dance (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Paula Abdul: Under My Spell Live (1992)
L.A. Story (1991)
Liberian Girl (1989)
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
War Dancing - Dance to Win (1989)
She's Out of Control (1989)
Barbie Dance Club (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
The Running Man (1987)
Going Live! (1987)
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Al TV (1984)
Private School (1983)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
Junior High School (1978)
Today (1952)
America's Top 10
Savage Midlife
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music
American Idol Extra
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1962-06-19 (61 years old)
Birth NamePaula Julie Abdul
Birth PlaceSan Fernando, United States of America
Height152-centimeter
RelationshipsEmilio Estevez (1992-01-01 - 1994-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPaula Julie Abdul
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award
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