My dream is to go to Israel for a real holiday.” She once stated, “My father is a Syrian Jew whose family immigrated to Brazil. Paula is observant in her Jewish faith and is proud of her heritage.
There is no information about Paula dating anyone, she is still single.
For her work on The Tracey Ullman Show she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography twice and her own performance at the American Music Awards in 1990. Paula also received five MTV Video Music Award nominations, winning twice, as well as receiving the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for “Opposites Attract” in 1991. She is known to have received choreography credits in numerous films, including Can’t Buy Me Love (1987), The Running Man (1987), Big (1988), Coming to America (1988), Action Jackson (1988), The Doors (1991), Jerry Maguire (1996), and American Beauty (1999).
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Paula’s 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.įrom 2002 to 2009 Paula was one of the original judges on the television series American Idol and has since appeared as a judge on The X Factor, Live to Dance, and So You Think You Can Dance.
It sold 7 million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: “Straight Up”, “Forever Your Girl”, “Cold Hearted”, and “Opposites Attract”.