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| partner = | children = | net_worth = | alma_mater = California State University, Northridge | occupation = | years_active = 1978–present | module = | associated_acts = }} | website = }} Paula Julie Abdul (; born June 19, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 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 seventh 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". After her initial period of success, Abdul suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life. She saw renewed fame and success as an original judge on ''American Idol'' in the 2000s, which she left after the eighth season. She went on to star on CBS' short-lived television series ''Live to Dance'', which lasted one season in 2011, and was subsequently a judge on the first season of the American version of ''The X Factor'' along with her former ''American Idol'' co-judge Simon Cowell, the creator and producer of the show. She was also a guest judge on the All-Stars edition of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2012 and the tenth season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2013, and more recently became a permanent judge for that series along with the Australian version of the show for its 2014 revival. ==Early life== Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, to Jewish parents. Abdul's father, Harry Abdul, was born into the Syrian Jewish community in Aleppo, Syria, was raised in Brazil, and subsequently immigrated to the United States. Her mother, the concert pianist Lorraine M. (née Rykiss), grew up in one of the two Jewish families in Minnedosa, Manitoba in Canada, and has Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors from Ukraine. She has a sister named Wendy, who is seven years her senior. In 1980, she graduated from Van Nuys High School. An avid dancer, Abdul was inspired towards a show business career by Gene Kelly in the classic film ''Singin' in the Rain''. Abdul began taking dance lessons at an early age in ballet, jazz, and tap. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader and an honor student. At 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1980 appeared in a low-budget Independent musical film, ''Junior High School''. Abdul studied broadcasting at the California State University, Northridge. During her freshman year, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team—the famed Laker Girls. Within a year, she became head choreographer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paula Abdul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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