Paula Abdul

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: San Fernando, California, USA, 1962-06-19

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Junior High School	Sherry	30
2	1983	Private School	Cheerleader (uncredited)	57
3	1986	A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Choreographer (uncredited)	58
4	1987	Can't Buy Me Love	Dancer (uncredited)	69
5	1989	Barbie Dance Club		75
6	1991	L.A. Story	Roller Skater in Front of Tail O' the Pup (uncredited)	65
7	1992	Paula Abdul: Under My Spell Live	Self	0
8	1992	Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You	Self	39
9	1993	For Our Children	Self	70
10	1994	Paula Abdul's Get Up & Dance	Self	0
11	1995	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way	Self - Performer	0
12	1997	Touched By Evil	Ellen Collier	40
13	1999	Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story	Denise Walton	51
14	2000	Paula Abdul Cardio Dance	Self	0
15	2001	The Waiting Game	Amy Fuentes	40
16	2002	American Idol: The Search For A Superstar	Judge	80
17	2002	The Master of Disguise	Choreographer (uncredited)	40
18	2002	Power Girls	Self (archive footage)	0
19	2003	Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves	Self	0
20	2005	Robots	Watch (voice)	65
21	2005	Romy and Michele: In the Beginning	Herself	54
22	2005	American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4	Self - Judge (archive footage)	0
23	2005	American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4	Self - Judge	0
24	2006	Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story	Self	65
25	2007	Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens	Self (archive footage)	77
26	2009	Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie	Paula Abdul (voice)	81
27	2009	Brüno	Self - American Idol Judge	56
28	2009	Waking Sleeping Beauty	Self (archive footage)	72
29	2009	VH1 Divas 2009	Self - Host	0
30	2012	Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation	Self	70
31	2018	Howard	Self (archive footage)	69
32	2018	A Sister's Secret	Detective Tucker	72
33	2020	Impractical Jokers: The Movie	Paula Abdul	66
34	2020	Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell	Self	87
35	2022	Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	3-D Reporter / Paula Abdul	70
36	2022	2022 American Rescue Dog Show	Self - Judge	92
37		Raging Midlife	Mary Todd	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Today	Self	58
2	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	70
3	1981	Entertainment Tonight		43
4	1981	Entertainment Tonight	Self	43
5	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
6	1984	Al TV	Self	63
7	1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self	76
8	1987	The Tracey Ullman Show		70
9	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
10	1987	Going Live!	Self	60
11	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		56
12	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		54
13	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	72
14	1994	All That	Self	75
15	1995	Cybill		58
16	1995	The Wayans Bros.	Sasha	71
17	1995	The Single Guy	Paula Abdul	63
18	1996	Muppets Tonight	Self	75
19	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
20	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
21	1996	Spin City	Paula Abdul	71
22	1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Paula Abdul	78
23	1997	The View	Self	45
24	1998	TRL		51
25	1999	Family Guy	Paula Abdul (voice)	74
26	1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Self	42
27	2001	Good Day Live	Self	30
28	2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Paula Abdul	65
29	2002	American Idol	Self - Judge	51
30	2002	Less than Perfect	Kathleen	69
31	2003	That's So Raven	The Host	72
32	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	55
33	2003	Celebrities Uncensored	Self	40
34	2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self	57
35	2003	All of Us		73
36	2004	On Air with Ryan Seacrest	Self	95
37	2004	The Tony Danza Show	Self	61
38	2005	The Friday Night Project	Self - Host	58
39	2005	Hell's Kitchen	Self - Restaurant Patron	69
40	2005	Dancing with the Stars	Self - Guest Judge	60
41	2005	So You Think You Can Dance		71
42	2005	So You Think You Can Dance	Self - Judge	71
43	2005	The Reichen Show	Self - Guest	48
44	2006	Let's Dance		0
45	2007	Hey Paula		40
46	2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge	76
47	2009	2009 Game Show Awards	Self (archive footage)	0
48	2009	Drop Dead Diva	Judge Paula	77
49	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	51
50	2009	The Jay Leno Show	Self	36
51	2011	Live to Dance		0
52	2011	The X Factor	Self - Judge	49
53	2011	Impractical Jokers		79
54	2013	The Arsenio Hall Show	Self	57
55	2015	Fresh Off the Boat	Holly	72
56	2015	Lip Sync Battle	Self	64
57	2017	The Nineties	Self (archive footage)	68
58	2019	RuPaul	Self	48
59	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self	65
60	2019	A Little Late with Lilly Singh	Self	36
61	2019	The Movies That Made Us	Self	72
62	2020	Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party	Herself	75
63	2020	The Masked Dancer	Self - Panelist	74
64	2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	Self - Contestant	74
65	2021	This Is Pop	Self (archive footage)	58
66	2021	Made for Love	Anydoors	67
67	2021	Paris in Love	Self	70
68	2022	JANET JACKSON.	Self	77
69	2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show		62
70	2023	The Muppets Mayhem	Paula Abdul	61

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