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Inevitably, she moved on to making music videos of her own. She was an MTV fixture in the 80s, but has maintained a much lower musical profile since. Occasional forays into acting for television have been attempted.<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Interview with Paula Abdul, <i>Larry King Live</i>, 19 May 2006. King asked "You're Jewish?", she replied: "I am. I am. Well then we [Abdul and Elliott Yamin] bonded. You know what I think we bonded more than just by religion. I think there's a spiritual and familial connection." There also exists a YouTube video of Abdul interviewing her rabbi. Jewish religion of her father, "Paula Abdul Coy About Her Manitoba Roots", <i>Kitchener-Waterloo Record</i>, 30 April 1992. Jewish religion of her mother, Tirzah Agassi, "Paula Abdul Offers Old-Fashioned Flash", <i>Jerusalem Post</i>, 4 July 1995. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Harry Abdul (Syrian Sephardic Jew, d. 15-Apr-2019 Alzheimer's)<br><b>Mother:</b> Lorraine Rykiss<br><b>Sister:</b> Wendy (b. 1955)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/878/000025803/">Emilio Estevez</a> (actor, b. 12-May-1962, m. 29-Apr-1992, div. 10-May-1994)<br><b>Husband:</b> Brad Beckerman (m. 14-Oct-1996, div. 1998)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/929/000025854/">John Stamos</a> (actor, ex-)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Colton Melby (firearms enthusiast, ex-, dated until 2004)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/710/000079473/">Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA (senior class president)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/563/000079326/">California State University Northridge</a><br><p> Endorsement of <a href="/company/779/000059602/">Reebok</a> (magazine advertisement)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/371/000058197/">Coca-Cola</a> Diet Coke (1991)<br> <a href="/honors/901/000044769/">Grammy</a> 1991 for <i>Opposites Attract</i> (best music video)<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 1993<br> <a href="/crime/097/000049947/">Hit and Run</a> Dec-2004 (two years probation and $1,075 fine)<br> <a href="/lists/596/000044464/">Syrian Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <a href="/lists/481/000045346/">Jewish Ancestry</a> Maternal and Paternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/634/000070424/">Bulimia</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY</font><br> <a href="/sports/699/000085444/">Los Angeles Lakers</a> Laker Girl<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/701/000044569/">American Idol</a> Judge (2002-09)<br> <a href="/tv/364/000356293/">The X Factor</a> Judge (2011)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/949/000092673/">Robots (10-Mar-2005)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/831/000132435/">Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (10-Feb-2005)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/374/000161888/">Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (31-Oct-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/510/000208883/">The Waiting Game (1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/292/000166791/">Touched by Evil (12-Jan-1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/545/000089278/">Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997)</a> · Herself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.paulaabdul.com/" target=_blank>http://www.paulaabdul.com/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=25808"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=25808">Paula Abdul</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=25808" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>