Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader and the senior class president. 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. The Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture", the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she choreographed. She began her singing career with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she has been a renowned performer ever since. Her popularity was further boosted by ...