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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, and gained her Syrian ancestry through her father Harry Abdul, who came from the Syrian Jewish community in Aleppo.Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring in TV and radio.She quickly became a choreographer for the stars, including big names such as ZZ Top, George Michael, Duran Duran and Janet Jackson. After choreographing Janet Jackson's hit video "Control," and earning an Emmy Award for her dance work on The Tracey Ullman Show, Abdul launched a recording career of her own.
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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, and gained her Syrian ancestry through her father Harry Abdul, who came from the Syrian Jewish community in Aleppo.Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring in TV and radio.She quickly became a choreographer for the stars, including big names such as ZZ Top, George Michael, Duran Duran and Janet Jackson. After choreographing Janet Jackson's hit video "Control," and earning an Emmy Award for her dance work on The Tracey Ullman Show, Abdul launched a recording career of her own.