Pauly Shore
Shore atGalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Pseudonym	The Weasel
Birth name	Paul Montgomery Shore
Born	(1968-02-01)February 1, 1968 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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 inEncino Man Crawl inSon in Law Bones Conway inIn the Army Now Tommy Collins inJury Duty Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski inA Goofy Movie andAn Extremely Goofy Movie Bud Macintosh inBio-Dome
Website	www.paulyshore.com

Paul Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his roles in 1990scomedy films.^[1] Shore began as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming anMTV VJ in 1989. This led to a starring role in the comedy filmEncino Man in 1992, which was a modest hit. He followed this withleading man vehicles, includingSon in Law (1993),In the Army Now (1994) andBio-Dome (1996). Shore provided the voice of Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski inA Goofy Movie (1995) and its direct-to-video sequel,An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000).

He directed a semi-autobiographical mockumentary film,Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003).

Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore,^[2] the son ofSammy Shore andMitzi Shore (née Saidel). Sammy Shore was a comedian. He and Mitzi co-foundedThe Comedy Store withRudy 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 raisedJewish^[3] and grew up inBeverly Hills, California. He graduated fromBeverly Hills High School in 1986.^[1]

Inspired by his parents' work in comedy andshow business, a 17-year-old Shore made his stand-up debut at the Alley Cat Bistro inCulver City. "Everyone else in school was filling out theirSAT applications, but I just passed mine back. I knew I wasn't going to go to college."^[4] Shore was mentored bySam Kinison and opened several of his sets. While touring the comedy club circuit, Shore cultivated analter ego persona called "The Weasel". "The Weasel" involved Shore speaking in asurfer parlance, heavily peppered withdudespeak slang such as "edged", "melons" and "grinding" as well as hiscatchphrase, "Hey, BU-DDY."^[5]

Shore's big break came as an on-airMTV 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 annualSpring 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 ofKing of the Hill.

In 1992, Shore starred inEncino 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), andBio-Dome (1996). All five films received sharply negative reviews, with the last three each holding a rating below 10% atRotten 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 criticRoger Ebert wrote, "Shore bypasses all categories to achieve a kind of transcendent fingernails-on-the-blackboard effect."^[6] Shore provided the voice of Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski inA Goofy Movie (1995) and its direct-to-video sequel,An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000).

In 1997, Shore starred in the eponymous TV showPauly, which was cancelled after five episodes aired.^[7] He made acameo appearance in the Americanrock bandLimp Bizkit music video "N 2 Gether Now"^[8][9] as a pizza deliveryman and a briefer appearance in "Break Stuff".^[10] TheGolden Raspberry Awards has recognized Shore's film performances several times, awarding him Worst New Star of the Year forEncino Man, Worst Actor of the Year forBio-Dome, and Worst New Star of the Decade for the 1990s, and nominating him for Worst Actor of the Century (which he lost toSylvester Stallone).^[11]

In 2003, Shore produced, wrote, directed and starred inPauly Shore Is Dead, a semi-autobiographicalmockumentary, and in 2005, starred in the short-lived reality television seriesMinding the Store. In 2010, Shore starred inAdopted, which sees him traveling toAfrica to adopt a child.^[12]

In March 2018, Shore appeared as himself in episode 10 of the TV seriesAlone Together.

In January 2024, following a fan campaign, Shore revealed a teaser for a short film, starring himself asRichard Simmons titledThe Court Jester.^[13] Simmons released a statement revealing that he did not give permission for the short.^[14]

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