Paula Abdul
Acting
Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by the Jacksons. After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records.
Abdul's debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988), became one of the most successful debut albums at that time,…
Filmography
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Raging Midlife
2025
The Golden Bachelor
2023
The Muppets Mayhem
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2022
2022 American Rescue Dog Show
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
JANET JACKSON.
2022
Paris in Love
2021
Secret Celebrity Renovation
2021
Made for Love
2021
This Is Pop
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
The Masked Dancer
2020
Canada's Drag Race
2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
2020
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
2020
The Movies That Made Us
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
RuPaul
2019
A Sister's Secret
2018
Howard
2018
American Idol
2018
Steve
2017
The Nineties
2017
Lip Sync Battle
2015
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
Impractical Jokers
2011
The X Factor
2011
Live to Dance
2011
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Brüno
2009
2009 Game Show Awards
2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
The Streamy Awards
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Hey Paula
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
Let's Dance
2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
2005
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
2005
The Reichen Show
2005
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005
Hell's Kitchen
2005
Robots
2005
The Friday Night Project
2005
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
All of Us
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
That's So Raven
2003
Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves
2003
Less than Perfect
2002
Power Girls
2002
The Master of Disguise
2002
American Idol
2002
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
Good Day Live
Good Day Live
2001
The Waiting Game
2001
Paula Abdul Cardio Dance
2000
Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Family Guy
1999
TRL
1998