Paula Abdul Siblings: Meet Wendy Abdul

Publish date: 2024-05-19

Paula Abdul Siblings: Meet Wendy Abdul: Paula Abdul, officially known as Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality.

She was born on June 19, 1962, in San Fernando, California, United States to Harry Abdul and Lorraine M. Abdul. Paula Abdul started her career at a very tender age.

At the age of 18, she was a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by The Jacksons.

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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.

As a musician, she released her debut studio album Forever Your Girl in 1988 which sold over 7 million copies in the United States becoming one of the most successful debut albums at that time.

From 2002 to 2009, she was one of the original judges on the television series American Idol and has since appeared as a judge on The X Factor, Live to Dance, So You Think You Can Dance, and The Masked Dancer.

Paula Abdul received choreography credits in numerous films, including Can’t Buy Me Love (1987), The Running Man (1987), Coming to America (1988), Action Jackson (1988), The Doors (1991), Jerry Maguire (1996), and American Beauty (1999).