Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years old, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and also the head cheerleader. Her high school graduation was in 1980. Following graduation, she began the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. and television. 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 recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a lengthy list of films and videos she would choreograph. With her first CD "Forever Your Girl", her singing career took off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a huge success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This was helped by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her f...