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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:
18
First Appeared:
In the movie Private School 1983-06-29
Latest Project:
Movie Raging Midlife 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Raging Midlife Mary Todd 2025
Movie Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 3-D Reporter / Paula Abdul 2022-05-20
Movie Howard Self (archive footage) 2018-04-22
Movie Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation Self 2012-07-17
Movie VH1 Divas 2009 Self - Host 2009-09-17
Movie Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009-09-05
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
Movie The Master of Disguise Choreographer (uncredited) 2002-08-02
Movie The Waiting Game Amy Fuentes 2001-01-25
Movie Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story Denise Walton 1999-10-31
Movie Sinatra: 80 Years My Way Self - Performer 1995-12-14
Movie Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You Self 1992-09-10
Movie L.A. Story Roller Skater in Front of Tail O' the Pup (uncredited) 1991-02-08
Movie Can't Buy Me Love Dancer (uncredited) 1987-08-14
Movie A Smoky Mountain Christmas Choreographer (uncredited) 1986-12-14
Movie Private School Cheerleader (uncredited) 1983-06-29
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