Pauly Shore
| Pauly Shore | |
|---|---|
 Shore in 2008 | |
| Pseudonym | The Weasel |
| Birth name | Paul Montgomery Shore |
| Born | February 1, 1968 Hollywood, California, United States |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Genres | Improvisational comedy |
| Notable works and roles | Host of MTV Stoney Brown in Encino Man Crawl in Son in Law Bones Conway in In the Army Now Tommy Collins in Jury Duty Bud Macintosh in Bio-Dome Pauly Shore Is Dead Adopted |
Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, writer and producer. Shore is best known for his roles in several comedy films in the 1990s including Encino Man (1992), Son in Law (1993), and Bio-Dome (1996). He also hosted a video show on MTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Shore's acting career has declined since the late 1990s; he has since appeared only infrequently in a number of films and has primarily focused on stand-up comedy.[1]
Early life
Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore,[2] the son of Mitzi Shore (née Saidel), who founded The Comedy Store, and Sammy Shore, a comedian.[3][4] Shore was raised Jewish,[5] and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1986.[6]
Career
Stand-up career
Inspired by his parents' work in comedy and show business, a 17-year-old Shore made his stand-up debut at the Alley Cat Bistro in Culver City. "Everyone else in school was filling out their SAT applications, but I just passed mine back. I knew I wasn't going to go to college."[7] Shore was mentored by Sam Kinison and opened several of his sets. While touring the comedy club circuit, Shore cultivated an alter ego persona, "The Weasel".
"The Weasel" involved Shore speaking in a surfer parlance, heavily peppered with dudespeak slang such as "edged", "melons" and "grinding" as well as his catchphrase, "Hey, BU-DDY."[8]
MTV
Shore's big break came as an on-air MTV VJ, a position he held from 1989 to 1994. At the height of his MTV fame, Shore had his own show, Totally Pauly, serving as a host, most memorably on MTV's annual Spring Break parties. He also released a music video, "Lisa, Lisa, the One I Adore".[8]
Film career
In 1992, Shore starred in Encino Man, which was a modest hit. The film's success propelled Shore to star in additional personalized vehicles, albeit less successful: Son in Law (1993), In the Army Now (1994), Jury Duty (1995), and Bio-Dome (1996). All five films received sharply negative reviews, with the last three each holding a rating below 10% at Rotten Tomatoes; in addition, each of the movies grossed less at the box office than the one before. In 1997, Shore starred in the eponymous TV show Pauly; the show was cancelled after five episodes aired. Shore makes a cameo appearance in the American rock band Limp Bizkit music video "N 2 Gether Now",[9][10] as a pizza deliveryman, and a briefer appearance in "Break Stuff".[11]
In 2003, Shore produced, wrote, directed and starred in Pauly Shore Is Dead, a semi-autobiographical mockumentary, and in 2005 starred in the short-lived reality television series Minding the Store. In 2010, Shore starred in Adopted, which sees him traveling to Africa to adopt a child.[12] In addition, he has several short subject films and multiple projects in the works such as his MTV pilot called The Shores and various projects with such as Funny or Die.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | For Keeps | Retro | $17.5 million |
| 18 Again! | Barrett | $2.6 million | |
| 1989 | Rock & Read | Host | |
| Lost Angels | Kid #3 | $1.2 million | |
| Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge | Buzz | ||
| 1990 | Wedding Band | Nicky | |
| 1992 | Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You | Himself | |
| Encino Man | Stanley "Stoney" Brown | $40.6 million | |
| Class Act | Julian Thomas | $13.3 million | |
| 1993 | Son in Law | Crawl | $36.4 million |
| 1994 | In the Army Now | Bones Conway | $28.8 million |
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Robert "Bobby" Zimmeruski | $35.3 million |
| Jury Duty | Thomas B. "Tommy" Collins | $17 million | |
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Bud Macintosh | $13.4 million |
| Playboy: The Best of Jenny McCarthy | Himself | ||
| 1997 | The Curse of Inferno | Chuck Betts | |
| Playboy: Jenny McCarthy, the Playboy Years | Himself | ||
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Snivel (voice) | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | Himself | |
| Casper Meets Wendy | The Oracle | ||
| 1999 | King of the Hill | MTV DJ | |
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Robert "Bobby" Zimmeruski | |
| Red Letters | Anthony Griglio | ||
| The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Wesley | ||
| The Bogus Witch Project | Himself | ||
| 2001 | The Wash | Man in Trunk | $10.2 million |
| 2002 | Rebel Fish | Himself/DVD Host | |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Himself/Bucky's Cousin | |
| 2005 | My Big Fat Independent Movie | Himself | |
| 2007 | Natural Born Komics | Himself | |
| 2009 | Opposite Day | Robert Benson | |
| 2010 | Pauly Shore's 'Adopted' | Himself | |
| Stonerville | Rod Hardbone | ||
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | AFA emcee | |
| 2012 | Whiskey Business | Nicky Ferelli |
References
- ^ "Pauly Shore- Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Interview: Pauly Shore biography". AskMen.com.
- ^ Pauly Shore Biography (1968-). FilmReference.com
- ^ Unknown page. Findarticles.com[dead link]
- ^ Meyers, Kate (July 23, 1993). "Shore Thing", Entertainment Weekly
- ^ Biography for Pauly Shore at IMDb
- ^ Beato, G. (October 1999). "Behind the Weasic". Spin. 15 (10): 118. Retrieved 2011-01-14. (Google books).
- ^ a b Sullivan, Jim (June 24, 1991). "Hey dude, the Weasel is, like, the future of America". Spokane Chronicle. (Boston Globe). p. B5. Retrieved 2011-01-14. (Google news archive)
- ^ Devenish, Colin (2000). Limp Bizkit. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-312-26349-2. {Google books}.
- ^ N 2 Gether Now (Flash video). Limp Bizkit VEVO official YouTube channel.
- ^ Break Stuff (Flash video). Limp Bizkit VEVO official YouTube channel.
- ^ Berkowitz, Lana (July 14, 2010). "Pauly Shore takes a licking and keeps on ticking". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ About. paulyshore.com.
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