Pauly Shore Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Audience Choice Award for Feature Film at the 2003 Slamdunk Film Festival for "Pauly Shore is Dead․"
• Made his debut as a stand-up comic at the Alley Cat Bistro in Culver City, inspired by the comic endeavors of his mother, The Comedy Store founder Mitzi Shore and his father, comedian Sammy Shore
• Quote: "Comedy isn't one of those things that you choose, it chooses you․"
• Worked as a VJ and host on MTV, hosting MTV's annual Spring Break parties during his tenure there
• Created an alter ego for his comedy routines called The Weasel who spoke in "Valleyspeak․"
• Appeared on an episode of "Super Sweet 16," but only because he happened to be eating at the Hard Rock Café where filming was taking place
• When he was 11 years old, he went downstairs and told a boisterous group of comedians including Richard Pryor and Robin Williams to be quiet because he had school in the morning