Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began dancing at the age of eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and class president for senior year. Her high school graduation was in the year 1980. After graduating, she began the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she majored in radio 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. She was approached by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first in a long list of videos and movies she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl", she began singing and was soon a well-known dancer and singer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Je...