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Pauly Shore
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Shore at the premiere of Pauly Shore Is Dead, 2003
Pseudonym The Weasel
Birth name Paul Montgomery Shore
Born (1968-02-01) February 1, 1968 (age 56)
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 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

Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his roles in 1990s comedy films. 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).

Early life

Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore, the son of Sammy Shore (1927–2019), a comedian who co-founded The Comedy Store with Rudy De Luca, and Mitzi Shore (née Saidel; 1930–2018), who owned and operated the Comedy Store from 1974 until her death after receiving it in her divorce settlement. Shore was raised Jewish, and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1986.

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." 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."

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 on MTV's annual Spring Break parties. He also released a music video, "Lisa, Lisa, the One I Adore".

Film career

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." In 1997, Shore starred in the eponymous TV show Pauly, which was cancelled after five episodes aired. Shore made a cameo appearance in the American rock band Limp Bizkit music video "N 2 Gether Now" as a pizza deliveryman and a briefer appearance in "Break Stuff". 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, Worst New Star of the Decade for the 1990s, and nominating him for Worst Actor of the Century (which he lost to Sylvester Stallone).

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.

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. Simmons released a statement revealing that he did not give permission for the short.

Discography

Year Title Record label
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

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1987 21 Jump Street Kenny Ryan Season 2 Episode 4 "Two for the Road"
1988 For Keeps Retro
18 Again! Barrett
1989 Rock & Read Host
Lost Angels Kid #3
Married... with Children The Captain
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
Class Act Julian Thomas
1993 Son in Law Crawl
1994 In the Army Now Bones Conway
1995 A Goofy Movie Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski Voice
Jury Duty Thomas B. "Tommy" Collins
1996 Bio-Dome Bud Macintosh
...: The Best of Jenny McCarthy Himself
1997 The Curse of Inferno Chuck Betts
...: Jenny McCarthy, the ... Years Himself
Casper: A Spirited Beginning Snivel Voice
1998 Junket ... Himself
Casper Meets Wendy The Oracle
1999 King of the Hill MTV DJ Voice, episode: "Escape from Party Island"
Fantasy Island Aaron Filner Episode: "The Real Thing"
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
Futurama Himself Voice, episode: "The Cryonic Woman"
2001 The Wash Man in Trunk
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
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"
Sandy Wexler Testimonial
Funny You Should Ask Himself 2 episodes
2018 Alone Together Himself
2019 The Big Trip MIC-MIC Voice, American version
2020 The Midnight Gospel Prince Jam Roll (episode 4)
Guest House Randy Cockfield
The Little Penguin Pororo's Dinosaur Island Adventure Mr. Y Voice
2021 The Little Penguin Pororo's Treasure Island Adventure Captain Dark Voice
How It Ends Himself
2022 Pinocchio: A True Story Pinocchio Voice
2023 My Sweet Monster Bundy Joyce Voice
2024 The Court Jester Richard Simmons Short film

See also

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