Paula Abdul Biography
Paula Abdul is a dancer, choreographer, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality from the United States. She is best known as the divisive and internationally acclaimed choreographer who rose to prominence in the early 1980s.
How old is Paula Abdul?- Age
She is 60 years old as of June 2022, Abdul was born Paula Julie Abdul on June 19, 1962, in San Fernando, California, United States of America.
Paula Abdul Height
Abdul stands at a height of 5’0″ (152 cm) tall.
Paula Abdul Family – Parents
Julie Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, USA, to Harry Abdul and Lorraine M. Rykiss. Her family is of Jewish descent and their ancestors came from Russia and Ukraine. She has an older sister named Wendy.
Paula Abdul Husband- Son- Daughter
In 1992, Abdul married actor Emilio Estevez, whom he divorced in 1994. Abdul stated in 1995 that the reason for theirs. In 1996, at the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, Connecticut, Abdul married clothing designer Brad Beckerman. They divorced after 17 months of marriage in 1998, citing irreconcilable differences.
Paula Abdul Career
Abdul was noticed by some of ‘The Jacksons’ members and was immediately offered the opportunity to choreograph their hit single ‘Torture,’ which became a huge success. Throughout the 1980s, she was flooded with offers to choreograph music videos for a variety of celebrities and singers. She was the official choreographer for the ‘Victory’ tour by The Jacksons. Her debut pop album, ‘Forever Your Girl,’ was a huge success in 1988. Three years later, she released her next album, ‘Spellbound,’ which went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time. She released another pop album, ‘Head Over Heels,’ in 1995 on Virgin Records. Some of the album’s singles became club anthems.
She released a dance workout video titled ‘Paula Abdul’s Get Up and Dance!’ in 1995. Three years later, she released her second video, ‘Cardio Dance,’ which was also a huge success. She left the music industry to choreograph sequences for a number of theater and film productions, including ‘Reefer Madness’ and ‘American Beauty.’ She played herself in the 1998 television film ‘The Waiting Game.’ She made an appearance in an episode of ‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’ in 1999. The same year, she appeared in ‘The Wayans Bros.’ as ‘Sasha.’ She debuted in the music industry in 2000, with the release of ‘Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits,’ a collection of all her songs to that point.
She hosted the ‘RAH!’ cheerleading reality competition on ‘MTV’ in 2009. She also released the single “I’m Just Here for the Music.” She announced the same year that she would not be returning as a judge on ‘American Idol.’
She joined CBS’s dancing reality show ‘Live to Dance’ in 2011, where she served as a judge, creative producer, and mentor. The same year, she appeared as a judge on ‘The X-Factor,’ alongside Simon Cowell. The other two judges on the show were singer Nicole Scherzinger and music executive L. A. Reid. She was a guest judge on the tenth season of the dance reality show ‘So You Think You Can Dance?’ in 2013.
Paula Abdul’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 45 million dollars.
Paula Abdul Movies and TV Shows
- 2015–2016 So You Think You Can Dance
- 2005, 2007 Family Guy
- 2022 Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers
- 2020 Impractical Jokers: The Movie
- 2020 Celebrity Ghost Stories
- 2020–2021 The Masked Dancer
- 2018 A Sister’s Secret
- 2017 Fresh Off the Boat
- 2016 Lip Sync Battle
- 2016 Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life
- 2015 Real Husbands of Hollywood
- 2014 So You Think You Can Dance
- 2014 RuPaul’s Drag Race
- 2014 Neighbours
- 2013 X Factor Around the World
- 2012 Dancing with the Stars
- 2011 Live to Dance
- 2011 The X Factor (US)
- 2009 RAH! Paula Abdul’s Cheerleading Bowl
- 2009 Brüno
- 2009–2014 Drop Dead Diva
- 2008 Hotel Babylon
- 2007 Hey Paula
- 2006 The X Factor (UK)
- 2005 Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
- 2005 Less Than Perfect
- 2005 Robots Wristwatch
- 2004 That’s So Raven