Pauly Shore | |
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Pseudonym | The Weasel |
Birth name | Paul Montgomery Shore |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 1, 1968
Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
Years active | 1985–present |
Genres | Improvisational comedy, character comedy, surreal humour |
Parent(s) | Sammy Shore Mitzi Shore |
Notable works and roles | Stoney Brown in Encino Man Crawl in Son in Law Bones Conway in In the Army Now Tommy Collins in Jury Duty Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski in A Goofy Movie and An Extremely Goofy Movie Bud Macintosh in Bio-Dome |
Website | www |
Paul Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his roles in 1990s comedy films. [1] Shore began as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming an MTV VJ in 1989. This led to a starring role in the comedy film Encino Man in 1992, which was a modest hit. He followed this with leading man vehicles, including Son in Law (1993) and Bio-Dome (1996). Shore provided the voice of Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski in A Goofy Movie and its direct-to-video sequel, An Extremely Goofy Movie .
He directed a semi-autobiographical mockumentary film, Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003).
Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore, [2] the son of Sammy Shore and Mitzi Shore (née Saidel). Sammy Shore was a comedian. He and Mitzi co-founded The Comedy Store with Rudy De Luca. After Sammy and Mitzi Shore divorced, Mitzi owned and operated the Comedy Store as part of the divorce settlement from 1974 until her death.[ citation needed ] Shore was raised Jewish [3] and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1986. [1]
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." [4] Shore was mentored by Sam Kinison and opened several of his sets. While touring the comedy club circuit, Shore cultivated an alter ego persona called "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." [5]
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 on MTV's annual Spring Break parties. He also released a music video, "Lisa, Lisa, the One I Adore". [5] In 1999, Shore reprised his role as the host of MTV's spring break when he guest starred on an episode of King of the Hill .
In 1992, Shore starred in Encino Man , which was a modest hit. The film's success propelled Shore to star in additional films, albeit increasingly 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 films grossed less at the box office than the one before. Describing Shore's performances in these films, film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "Shore bypasses all categories to achieve a kind of transcendent fingernails-on-the-blackboard effect." [6] In 1997, Shore starred in the eponymous TV show Pauly , which was cancelled after five episodes aired. [7] Shore made a cameo appearance in the American rock band Limp Bizkit music video "N 2 Gether Now" [8] [9] as a pizza deliveryman and a briefer appearance in "Break Stuff". [10] The Golden Raspberry Awards has recognized Shore's film performances several times, awarding him Worst New Star of the Year for Encino Man, Worst Actor of the Year for Bio-Dome, and Worst New Star of the Decade for the 1990s, and nominating him for Worst Actor of the Century (which he lost to Sylvester Stallone). [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 March 2018, Shore appeared as himself in episode 10 of the TV series Alone Together.
In January 2024, following a fan campaign, Shore revealed a teaser for a short film, starring himself as Richard Simmons titled The Court Jester. [13] Simmons released a statement revealing that he did not give permission for the short. [14]
Year | Title | Record label |
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1991 | The Future of America | WTG Records |
1992 | Scraps from the Future | WTG Records/Epic |
1993 | Son in Law (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Hollywood Records |
1994 | Pink Diggily Diggily | Priority Records |
2000 | Hollywood, We've Got a Problem | Landing Patch Records |
2024 | Crustopolis, Vol. 1 (as Pauly Shore and the Crustys) | Jett Plastic Recordings |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | 21 Jump Street | Kenny Ryan | Season 2 Episode 4 "Two for the Road" |
1989 | Rock & Read | Host | |
Married... with Children | The Captain | Season 3 Episode 14 "A Three Job, No Income Family" | |
What's Alan Watching? | Craig | TV pilot, aired February 27, 1989 | |
1990 | St. Elsewhere | Franky | Season 6, Episode 16 "Down and Out on Beacon Hill" |
Totally Pauly | Host | Aired intermittently until 1997 | |
1992 | Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You | Himself | |
A Tribute to Sam Kinison | |||
Playboy: The Best of Jenny McCarthy | Himself | ||
1997 | Pauly | Pauly Sherman | TV series. Cancelled after five episodes, leaving two unaired. |
Playboy: Jenny McCarthy, the Playboy Years | Himself | ||
1999 | King of the Hill | MTV DJ | Voice, episode: "Escape from Party Island" |
Fantasy Island | Aaron Filner | Episode: "The Real Thing" | |
Futurama | Himself | Voice, episode: "The Cryonic Woman" | |
2005 | Minding the Store | Himself | |
2007 | Natural Born Komics | Himself | |
2011 | Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster | Himself | |
2012 | Pauly Shore's Pauly~Tics | Himself | |
Whiskey Business | Nicky Ferelli | ||
2014 | Pauly Shore Stands Alone | Himself | |
2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | The Kev | Voice, episode: "Club Ninja-dise/To Smell and Back" |
2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | |
Workaholics | Himself | ||
2017 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Johnny Blowhole | Voice, episode: "Bounce Lounge" |
Funny You Should Ask | Himself | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Alone Together | Himself | |
2020 | The Comedy Store | Himself |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | For Keeps | Retro | |
18 Again! | Barrett | ||
1989 | Lost Angels | Kid #3 | |
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge | Buzz | ||
Wedding Band | Nicky | ||
Dream Date | Rudy | ||
1992 | Encino Man | Stanley "Stoney" Brown | |
Class Act | Julian Thomas | ||
1993 | Son in Law | Crawl | |
1994 | In the Army Now | Bones Conway | |
1995 | A Goofy Movie | Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski | Voice, uncredited |
Jury Duty | Thomas B. "Tommy" Collins | ||
1996 | Bio-Dome | Bud Macintosh | |
The Curse of Inferno | Chuck Betts | ||
Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Snivel | ||
1998 | Junket Whore | Himself | |
Casper Meets Wendy | The Oracle | ||
Fat Guy's Paradise | Mikey | ||
2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski | Voice |
Red Letters | Anthony Griglio | ||
The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Wesley | ||
The Bogus Witch Project | Himself | ||
2001 | The Wash | Man in Trunk | |
Spooge | |||
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 | Adopted | Himself | |
Stonerville | Rod Hardbone | ||
2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | AFA Emcee | |
2014 | Pauly Shore Stands Alone | Himself | |
2020 | The Little Penguin Pororo's Dinosaur Island Adventure | Mr. Y [15] | Voice |
2021 | The Little Penguin Pororo's Treasure Island Adventure | Captain Dark [16] | Voice |
2024 | The Court Jester | Richard Simmons |
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