Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando
Valley. She began taking dance lessons at the age of eight. She attended Van
Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class president and head
cheerleader. When she graduated in 1980, she began college at Cal State
Northridge, majoring 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.
She was enlisted by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture"
video, the first of a number of films and videos she would choreograph. The
first album she released was "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career
took off. However, the song "Straight Up" was a huge success and she
has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. It was made easier by
her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is
Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish was born
and raised in Canada. Her parents are from Canada, Brazil, Syria and Brazil.
This diversity of backgrounds have resulted in various stories being told in
the media concerning her nationality or religion. She is the daughter of Harry
Abdul, a former Brazilian livestock trader, and Lorainne Abdul, who was the
former assistant to Billy Wilder in film direction. Since the age of seven, she
sang and danced in musical theatre groups while traveling around America. She
also took tap dancing classes and earned her the opportunity to attend a tap
dancing school. She went to Cal State-Northridge College where she studied
Broadcast radio. She was a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA
cheerleading team. It led to her earning $50 per game her freshman year.
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