Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando
Valley. She started taking dance classes at the age of eight. She went to Van
Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. Her
graduation was in 1980, and started the college process at Cal State Northridge
to major in TV and radio. 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. The Jacksons hired
her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" that was the first in a
long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. With her first CD
"Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career
began to take off. The single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's
been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This was helped by her
stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic
Jewish background from Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was born in Canada. Her
parents were from Canada, Syria, Brazil and Syria. This has led to many
different stories regarding her nationality and religion within the media. Born
in Hollywood, California to Harry Abdul (another livestock trader in Brazil)
& Lorainne Abdul (former assistant to director Billy Wilder), she began
her life. From the age of seven, she sang and danced in local musical theatre
troupes while traveling around America. Tap dancing was also something she
learned, and she was awarded a scholarship to tapping classes. She went to Cal
State-Northridge College where she majored in Broadcast radio. She auditioned
for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA cheerleading team. This led to her earning $50
per game during her freshman year.
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