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Paula Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She guest-starred in episode 206 of Muppets Tonight and played the host in the That's So Raven episode "The Road to Audition".

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  • Paula Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She guest-starred in episode 206 of Muppets Tonight and played the host in the That's So Raven episode "The Road to Audition".
  • She played herself in two episodes of Family Guy, "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz" and "Lois Kills Stewie". In the latter, she was in animated form judging American Idol auditions. In the former, she appeared in live-action for a cutaway using her "Opposites Attract" music video.
  • Paula Julie Abdul (/ˈæbduːl/; born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers before rising to prominence in the 1980s as a highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era. Abdul later scored a string of pop music hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for sixth among the female solo performers who have topped the chart. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video – Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography".
  • Paula Abdul is an American singer and actress who portrayed an Undercover Superstars agent.
  • Abdul began her career as a cheerleader for the L.A. Lakers. She has choreographed music videos, including the Jacksons' "Torture" (1984) and Janet Jackson's "Control" (1986). She launched her singing career in 1988, and had many hit singles, including six #1's. From 2002 to 2009, she has been a judge on the popular reality TV series American Idol. She is currently a judge on the U.S. version of The X Factor.
  • In the 1980s, Abdul rose from being a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to being a sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era, then to being a Pop-R&B singer with a string of hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s. She has scored six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, placing her in a tie for fifth among the female solo performers who have reached #1 there. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video - Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography."
  • Paula Abdul (1962-) is a former cheerleader, pop singer, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She was discovered as her being a famous Lakers cheerleader, and soon became a sought-after choreographer in The Eighties. Soon she took up singing too, and became a pop idol. Famous for her dancing skills and unique videos, in the late eighties and early nineties she got six number one hits on the Billboard top 100, and won a Grammy for her choreography. However her career sank after battling an eating disorder and having a long string of professional and personal struggles.
  • In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of Pop-R&B hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her for fifth among the female solo performers who have reached #1 there. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video - Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography." Abdul has sold approximateley more than 54 million albums worldwide since her singing debut in 1988.
  • Paula Julie Abdul was one of four judges on Season 1 of the The X Factor USA. She mentors the Groups category, and her three finalists are InTENsity, Lakoda Rayne and The Stereo Hogzz. She is an American pop singer, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. Abdul announced on January 30, 2012 that she will not be returning to X Factor USA for its second season.
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  • San Fernando, California, United States
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