Paula Abdul
Appearance
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Born | Paula Julie Abdul June 19, 1962 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1978–present |
Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
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Musical career | |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | |
Website | paulaabdul |
Paula Julie Abdul[2] (əb-DOOL; born June 19, 1962)[3] is an American singer and dancer. She had a string of hit songs and choreographed (planned) many dances for herself and others, including singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. Musically, she is known for her late-1980s number-one singles "Straight Up" and "Cold Hearted", along with the 1990s number-one hit "Opposites Attract". She won a Grammy Award for "Best Music Video – Short Form" for "Opposites Attract". She was a judge on the television show American Idol for its first eight seasons. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
Discography
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- Studio albums
- Forever Your Girl (1988)
- Spellbound (1991)
- Head over Heels (1995)
Tours and residencies
[change | change source]Headlining
- Under My Spell Tour (1991–92)
- Straight Up Paula! (2018–19)
Co-headlining
- Club MTV Live (1989)[5]
- Total Package Tour (2017)
Residency
- Paula Abdul: Forever Your Girl (2019–20)
Filmography
[change | change source]Film
[change | change source]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Junior High School | Sherry | |
1983 | Private School | Cheerleader | [6] |
1986 | A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Choreographer | TV movie |
1987 | Can't Buy Me Love | Dancer | |
1991 | L.A. Story | Roller Skater | |
1997 | Touched By Evil | Ellen Collier | TV movie |
1998 | The Waiting Game | Amy Fuentes | TV movie |
1999 | Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Denise Walton | TV movie |
2002 | The Master of Disguise | Choreographer | |
2005 | Robots | Watch (voice) | |
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning | Herself | TV movie | |
2009 | Brüno | Herself | |
2018 | A Sister's Secret | Detective Tupper | TV movie |
2020 | Impractical Jokers: The Movie | Herself | |
2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Herself |
Television
[change | change source]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Soul Train | Herself | Episode: "New Edition/Paula Abdul" |
Showtime at the Apollo | Herself | Episode: "Episode #2.5" & "#2.12" | |
1989 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.18" |
1990 | Going Live! | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.30" |
1995 | Fully Booked | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.8" |
1996 | Muppets Tonight | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
Cybill | Herself | Episode: "Lowenstein's Lament" | |
The Single Guy | Herself | Episode: "Affair" | |
1998 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: "David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page" |
Spin City | Herself | Episode: "It Happened One Night" | |
1999 | The Wayans Bros. | Sasha | Episode: "Dream Girl" |
All That | Herself | Episode: "All That Live! (100th Episode)" | |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | Herself | Episode: "The Window/Cookie Thief/Appointment/All Good Things" | |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Herself | Episode: "Aging, Not So Gracefully" | |
2002 | Mad TV | Herself | Episode: "Episode #8.1" |
Hollywood Squares | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Guest | |
2002–23 | American Idol | Herself/Judge | Main Judge: Seasons 1–8, Guest Judge: Season 19, Guest: Seasons 9 & 12 & 15 & 21 |
2003 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Herself | Episode: "Episode #2.3" |
2003-06 | E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | Recurring Guest |
2004 | Driven | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
The Bernie Mac Show | Herself | Episode: "That Old Mac Magic" | |
That's So Raven | The Host | Episode: "The Road to Audition" | |
2005 | Your Total Health | Herself | Episode: "Episode #2.2" |
Fashion in Focus | Herself | Episode: "Big Money Under the Tents" | |
Biography | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" | |
Dateline NBC | Herself | Episode: "Episode #13.36" | |
All of Us | Herself | Episode: "Hollywood Swinging" | |
Saturday Night Live | Herself | Episode: "Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down" | |
The Contender | Herself | Episode: "Series Finale" | |
I Love the '80s 3-D | Herself | Main Guest | |
Less Than Perfect | Kathleen | Episode: "Distractions" | |
2005-07 | Family Guy | Herself (voice) | Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
2006 | The X Factor | Herself | Recurring Guest: Season 3 |
2007 | Hey Paula | Herself | Main Cast |
The Friday Night Project | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #5.6" | |
2008 | RAH! Paula Abdul's Cheerleading Bowl | Herself/Host | Main Host |
Hollywood Residential | Herself | Episode: "The Hotness" | |
Hotel Babylon | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.1" | |
2009 | InFANity | Herself | Episode: "American Idol" |
Howie Do It | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.5" | |
E! Investigates | Herself | Episode: "Stalkers" | |
VH1 Divas | Herself/Host | Main Host | |
2009–11 | Drop Dead Diva | Herself | Recurring Cast: Seasons 1-3 |
2011 | Live to Dance | Herself/Judge | Main Judge |
The X Factor | Herself/Judge | Main Judge: Season 1 | |
2012 | I Will Survive | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.14" |
Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Episode: "Semi-Final Results" | |
2013-14 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Reunited" & "Drag Queens of Talk" |
2013-16 | So You Think You Can Dance | Herself/Judge | Guest Judge: Season 10, Main Judge: Season 12–13 |
2014 | So You Think You Can Dance Australia | Herself/Judge | Main Judge: Season 4 |
Neighbours | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.6910" | |
2015 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "Suck My Trick" |
Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | Episode: "Week Four" | |
2016 | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | Herself | Episode: "How to Survive Insufficient Funds" |
Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum" | |
Bookaboo | Herself | Episode: "Bookaboo's Barkin' New Year's Eve" | |
2017 | Fresh Off the Boat | Holly | Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
2018 | Impractical Jokers: After Party | Herself | Episode: "Bull Shiatsu" |
The X Factor | Herself/Adviser | Episode: "Judges' Houses 1" | |
2019 | America's Got Talent | Herself | Episode: "Live Results Finale" |
2020 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" |
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | Herself | Episode: "The Backyard Cookout Episode" | |
2020-21 | The Masked Dancer | Herself/Panelist | Main Panelist |
2021 | For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Herself | Episode: "Make It Work" |
Secret Celebrity Renovation | Herself | Episode: "Paula Abdul" | |
The Movies That Made Us | Herself | Episode: "Coming to America" | |
Superstar | Herself | Episode: "George Michael" | |
I Can See Your Voice | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "Holiday Spectacular: Debbie Gibson, Nicole Byer, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton" | |
The Greatest AtHome Videos | Herself | Episode: "Let Paula Be the Judge" | |
2022 | Janet Jackson | Herself | Episode: "Part 2 & 4" |
Bling Empire | Herself | Episode: "Adieu ma Chérie" | |
American Rescue Dog Show | Herself/Judge | Main Judge | |
Made for Love | Anydoors | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
2023 | The Muppets Mayhem | Herself | Episode: "Track 7: Eight Days a Week" |
Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake | Herself | Episode: "X-Mas in July" & "The Grand Finale" |
As Choreographer
[change | change source]Year | Artist | Music Video |
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1984 | The Jacksons | "Torture" |
1986 | Janet Jackson | "What Have You Done for Me Lately" |
"Nasty" | ||
"When I Think of You" | ||
"Control" | ||
ZZ Top | "Velcro Fly" | |
1987 | Debbie Gibson | "Shake Your Love" |
2014 | Avon | "Check Yourself" |
Year | Artist | Tour |
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1984 | The Jacksons | "Victory Tour" |
1988 | George Michael | "The Faith Tour" |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1987 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Won an Emmy Award |
Dragnet | ||
Can't Buy Me Love | ||
The Running Man | ||
1988 | Action Jackson | |
Coming To America | ||
Big | [7][8] | |
1989 | She's Out of Control | |
Dance to Win | ||
The Karate Kid Part III | ||
1990 | 17th American Music Awards | Won an Emmy for her own performance, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" |
62nd Academy Awards | "Under the Sea" from 'The Little Mermaid' and "Best Costume Design" category | |
1991 | The Doors | Val Kilmer's choreographer |
1996 | Jerry Maguire | |
1999 | American Beauty | |
2001 | Black Knight | |
Reefer Madness | Off-Broadway | |
2003 | Zoe's Dance Moves | |
2009 | American Idol | Season 8-Disco Week (Results Show) |
2022 | 1660 Vine |
Awards and honors
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Paula Abdul Signs with Mercury Records". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. 1997-10-31. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
Former Virgin Records recording artist Paula Abdul has signed a multirecord deal with Mercury Records
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". Biography. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (July 2, 1989). "'Club MTV' Hits the Road and It's Live". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ↑ Private School (1983) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-22
- ↑ West, Kelly (2010-12-29). "Live To Dance Preview: Paula Abdul Returns". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "17th American Music Awards". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "C + C Tops American Music Awards". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-02.pdf
- ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-10-13.pdf
- ↑ "The 14th Annual Choreographers Carnival Showcases Movie and Televisions Top Choreographers and Dancers. Honoring The Gene Kelly Legacy, Paula Abdul and Surprise Guest J-Lo!". The Official Website of Choreographers Carnival. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul, Montel Williams and More Honored at Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony". HOMBRE1. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "Video! Paula Abdul's Heartfelt Speech as She Accepts GLAAD Award". Extra. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". The Recording Academy. November 19, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Impact Awards Gala Returns to Miami". Aventura Magazine. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ↑ PR), Company (EKC) (2014-09-12). "2014 Industry Dance Awards Honoring Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul and More, Rocked the House at Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday Night". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul to Receive Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award at Music Biz 2017 in Nashville". Music Business Association. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ↑ "Prize fight". Tulsa World. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ Katsilometes, John (2018-11-07). "Remembering our Woman of the Year moment with Paula Abdul". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul, David Parks lauded for their LGBTQ advocacy". Las Vegas Sun. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul to Receive Always Next, Forever Now Icon Award at Logo's Third Annual 'NewNowNext Awards' 2010". PR Newswire. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "'Kids' Choice Awards' Best Moments, From John Cena and Britney Spears to Michelle Obama". TV Insider. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Outstanding Choreography - 1990". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ Mamo, Heran (2020-01-21). "Beyoncé, Zendaya, J Balvin & Lil Nas X Nominated for 2020 Shorty Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "2003 Teen Choice Awards Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 18, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul". TODAY.com. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
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