Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando
Valley. At eight, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her
high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader and class president for
senior year. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduating she
enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge. There she studied radio and TV.
After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head
cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of
college to dance and choreograph full-time. She was recruited by The Jacksons
to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of a
series of films and videos she choreographed. She began singing with her first
CD, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her single
"Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she's been
a well-known singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her time as a judge on the
hit series American Idol (2002). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish
from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish, was born and raised in Canada. Her
parents are from Canada, Brazil, Syria and Brazil. These diverse backgrounds
have resulted in various stories being told in the media concerning her
nationality or religion. Born in Hollywood, California to Harry Abdul (another
livestock trader from Brazil) & Lorainne Abdul (former assistant to
director Billy Wilder), she was raised. She's been dancing and singing since
she was seven years older, when she was on an adventure across America. Tap dancing
was another activity she attempted, and was awarded a scholarship to the school
of tap dancing. Later on in life she attended Cal State Northridge College
where she pursued a degree in Broadcast radio. In that time she was a candidate
for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Cheerleading team. The audition resulted in her
being selected as a cheerleader for the squad, earning some fifty dollars per
game during her freshman year.
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