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.
Robots
(Watch (voice))
Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves
(Self)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
(Choreographer (uncredited))
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
(3-D Reporter / Paula Abdul)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
(Herself (voice))
Power Girls
(Self (archive footage))
Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
(Denise Walton)
The Waiting Game
(Amy Fuentes)
2022 American Rescue Dog Show
(Self - Judge)
Howard
(Self (archive footage))
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(Self (archive footage))
Raging Midlife
(Mary Todd)
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
(Judge)
Paula Abdul: Under My Spell Live
(Self)
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
(Self)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
(Self - Performer)
L.A. Story
(Roller Skater in Front of Tail O' the Pup (uncredited))
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
(Self - Judge (archive footage))
Barbie Dance Club
For Our Children
(Self)
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
(Self)
VH1 Divas 2009
(Self - Host)
Private School
(Cheerleader (uncredited))
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
(Self - Judge)
The Master of Disguise
(Choreographer (uncredited))
Paula Abdul Cardio Dance
(Self)
A Sister's Secret
(Detective Tucker)
Brüno
(Self - American Idol Judge)
Touched By Evil
(Ellen Collier)
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
(Herself)
Paula Abdul's Get Up & Dance
(Self)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
(Self (archive footage))
Junior High School
(Sherry)
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
(Paula Abdul)
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
(Self)
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
(Self)
Can't Buy Me Love
(Dancer (uncredited))
Less than Perfect
(Kathleen)
Entertainment Tonight
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self)
Family Guy
(Paula Abdul (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
All of Us
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Single Guy
(Paula Abdul)
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Wayans Bros.
(Sasha)
Today
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Friday Night Project
The View
(Self)
Cybill
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
All That
(Self)
The Jay Leno Show
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Muppets Tonight
(Self)
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
(Self)
Al TV
(Self)
Hey Paula
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(Self)
Good Day Live
(Self)
TRL
This Is Pop
(Self (archive footage))
Live to Dance
So You Think You Can Dance
The Muppets Mayhem
(Paula Abdul)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Paula Abdul)
2009 Game Show Awards
(Self (archive footage))
Lip Sync Battle
(Self)
RuPaul's Drag Race
(Self - Judge)
Dancing with the Stars
(Self - Guest Judge)
Spin City
(Paula Abdul)
So You Think You Can Dance
(Self - Judge)
Drop Dead Diva
(Judge Paula)
JANET JACKSON.
(Self)
MTV Video Music Awards
(Self)
Hell's Kitchen
(Self - Restaurant Patron)
The Nineties
(Self (archive footage))
Made for Love
(Anydoors)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Bernie Mac Show
(Paula Abdul)
The Movies That Made Us
(Self)
The Reichen Show
(Self - Guest)
Going Live!
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
American Idol
(Self - Judge)
Impractical Jokers
The Arsenio Hall Show
(Self)
RuPaul
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Champs-Elysées
(Self)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
(Self)
Fresh Off the Boat
(Holly)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
(Self - Contestant)
The X Factor
(Self - Judge)
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
(Herself)
The Masked Dancer
(Self - Panelist)
Black Knight
(Choreographer)
1660 Vine
(Choreographer)
War Dancing - Dance to Win
(Choreographer)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
(Choreographer)
American Beauty
(Choreographer)
She's Out of Control
(Choreographer)
Coming to America
(Choreographer)
Can't Buy Me Love
(Choreographer)
The Running Man
(Choreographer)
The Karate Kid Part III
(Choreographer)
The Master of Disguise
(Choreographer)
The Doors
(Choreographer)
Action Jackson
(Choreographer)
Live to Dance
(Producer)
So You Think You Can Dance
(Executive Producer)
So You Think You Can Dance
(Music Programmer)
So You Think You Can Dance
(Music Sound Design and Processing)