Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando
Valley, California. At eight, she started taking dance classes. She was a
student at Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader
and president. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduation she
enrolled in the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio
and television major. and TV. 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 the 1984 "Torture" video, which was the
first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album
"Forever Your Girl" the singer's career took off. But the hit single
"Straight Up" was a major hit and she's been a successful
singer/dancer ever after. This was made possible by her stint on American Idol
(2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from
Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was born in Canada. Her parents are from
Canada, Brazil, Syria and Brazil. These varied background has led to different
stories in the media concerning her religion or nationality. Daughter of Harry
Abdul (once a livestock trader in Brazil) and Lorainne Abdul (former assistant
to film director Billy Wilder), grew up in Hollywood, California. She has been
dancing and singing since she was 7 years old. older, when she was on a tour of
America. Tap dancing was also something she tried, and she was awarded a grant
to go to tapping classes. Later on in life, she attended Cal State-Northridge
College where she pursued a degree in Broadcast radio. In that time, she
auditioned for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Cheerleading team. The audition led
her to a spot as a cheerleader on the team. The team earned $50 a game during
her freshman year.
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