Pauly Shore

Birth Name:

Paul Montgomery Shore

Birth Place:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

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․"
Created an alter ego for his comedy routines called The Weasel who spoke in "Valleyspeak․"
Worked as a VJ and host on MTV, hosting MTV's annual Spring Break parties during his tenure there
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

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