Paula Abdul began her career in Los Angeles as a choreographer for music videos. Inevitably, she moved on to making music videos of her own. She was an MTV fixture in the 80s, but has maintained a much lower musical profile since. Occasional forays into acting for television have been attempted.
[1] Interview with Paula Abdul, Larry King Live, 19 May 2006. King asked "You're Jewish?", she replied: "I am. I am. Well then we [Abdul and Elliott Yamin] bonded. You know what I think we bonded more than just by religion. I think there's a spiritual and familial connection." There also exists a YouTube video of Abdul interviewing her rabbi. Jewish religion of her father, "Paula Abdul Coy About Her Manitoba Roots", Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 30 April 1992. Jewish religion of her mother, Tirzah Agassi, "Paula Abdul Offers Old-Fashioned Flash", Jerusalem Post, 4 July 1995.
Father: Harry Abdul (Syrian Sephardic Jew, d. 15-Apr-2019 Alzheimer's)
Mother: Lorraine Rykiss
Sister: Wendy (b. 1955)
Husband: Emilio Estevez (actor, b. 12-May-1962, m. 29-Apr-1992, div. 10-May-1994)
Husband: Brad Beckerman (m. 14-Oct-1996, div. 1998)
Boyfriend: John Stamos (actor, ex-)
Boyfriend: Colton Melby (firearms enthusiast, ex-, dated until 2004)
High School: Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA (senior class president)
University: California State University Northridge
Endorsement of Reebok (magazine advertisement)
Endorsement of Coca-Cola Diet Coke (1991)
Grammy 1991 for Opposites Attract (best music video)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1993
Hit and Run Dec-2004 (two years probation and $1,075 fine)
Syrian Ancestry Paternal
Jewish Ancestry Maternal and Paternal
Risk Factors: Bulimia
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Los Angeles Lakers Laker Girl
TELEVISION
American Idol Judge (2002-09)
The X Factor Judge (2011)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Robots (10-Mar-2005) [VOICE]
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (10-Feb-2005) · Herself
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (31-Oct-1999)
The Waiting Game (1998)
Touched by Evil (12-Jan-1997)
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) · Herself
Official Website:
http://www.paulaabdul.com/
AKA Paula Julie Abdul