Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was president of the senior class and the chief cheerleader. Her graduation was in 1980, and started the college process at Cal State Northridge to major in radio and television. 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 recruited her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. Following her debut album "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and soon became a well-known dancer and singer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born in Canada. Her parents were from Canada, Syria, Brazil and Syria. This has resulted in a variety of stories about her faith and nationality within the media. Born in Hollywood, California to Harry Abdul (another livestock trader from Brazil) and Lorainne Abdul (former assistant to film director Billy Wilder), she was raised. She's been dancing and singing since she was 7 years old. young, during an excursion in America. Tap dancing was another activity she tried, and she received a scholarship to attend tapping classes. She went to Cal State-Northridge College where she majored in Broadcast radio. She was a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA cheerleading team. The result was earning $50 per game during her freshman year.