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Paula Abdul

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American recording artist, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her for fifth among the female solo performers who have reached #1 there. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video - Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography". After her initial period of success, she suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life, until she found renewed fame and success in the 2000s as a judge on the television series, American Idol, for eight years, before departing from the show. Abdul had moved on to another television series, CBS's Live to Dance, which debuted in January 2011. The series has since been canceled. Following her judging role in Live to Dance, Abdul moved to the American version of The X Factor with her former American Idol co-judge Simon Cowell which will premiere in September 2011. She is said to be working on a new album. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Abdul, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jun 19, 1962 In San Fernando, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
59
First Appeared:
In the movie Savage Midlife
Latest Project:
Movie Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2022-05-20
Known For
Poster of Drop Dead Diva
Poster of Robots
Poster of The Daily Show
Filmography
Series 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll Unknown 2025
Movie Savage Midlife Mary Todd 2025
Series JANET JACKSON. Self 2022-01-28
Movie Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 3-D Reporter / Paula Abdul 2022-05-20
Movie Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell Self 2020-04-07
Movie Impractical Jokers: The Movie Paula Abdul 2020-02-21
Movie A Sister's Secret Detective Tucker 2018-08-05
Movie Howard Self (archive footage) 2018-04-22
Movie Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation Self 2012-07-17
Series Live to Dance 2011-01-04
Movie Brüno Self - American Idol Judge 2009-07-08
Movie Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009-09-05
Series Drop Dead Diva Unknown 2009-07-12
Series Hey Paula 2007-06-28
Movie Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie Herself (voice) 2007-11-04
Movie Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Self (archive footage) 2007-05-19
Movie Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story Self 2006-08-19
Movie Robots Watch (voice) 2005-03-10
Series The Friday Night Project Unknown 2005-02-04
Movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning Herself 2005-05-30
Series The Tony Danza Show 2004-09-13
Movie Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves Herself 2003-01-01
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series Celebrities Uncensored Unknown 2003-06-04
Series All of Us Unknown 2003-09-16
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Movie Power Girls 2002-08-12
Series Less than Perfect Unknown 2002-10-01
Movie The Master of Disguise Choreographer (uncredited) 2002-08-02
Movie The Waiting Game Amy Fuentes 2001-01-25
Series Good Day Live Unknown 2001-09-17
Series The Bernie Mac Show Unknown 2001-11-14
Series The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Unknown 1999-03-30
Movie Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story Denise Walton 1999-10-31
Series TRL Unknown 1998-09-14
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Touched By Evil Ellen Collier 1997-01-12
Series Muppets Tonight Unknown 1996-03-08
Series The Daily Show Unknown 1996-07-22
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Series Spin City Unknown 1996-09-17
Series The Single Guy Unknown 1995-09-21
Series Cybill Unknown 1995-01-02
Series The Wayans Bros. Unknown 1995-01-11
Series All That Unknown 1994-04-16
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Movie Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You Self 1992-09-10
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie L.A. Story Roller Skater in Front of Tail O' the Pup (uncredited) 1991-02-08
Movie Barbie Dance Club 1989-01-01
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Series The Tracey Ullman Show Unknown 1987-04-05
Movie Can't Buy Me Love Dancer (uncredited) 1987-08-14
Movie A Smoky Mountain Christmas Choreographer (uncredited) 1986-12-14
Series Al TV Unknown 1984-04-01
Movie Private School Cheerleader (uncredited) 1983-06-29
Series Entertainment Tonight 1981-09-15
Movie Junior High School Sherry 1978-10-01
Series Today Unknown 1952-01-14