Pauly Shore

Paul Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor, comedian[1] and filmmaker best known for his roles in several comedy films in the 1990s.[2] 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. Roles in other films followed, including Son in Law (1993) and Bio-Dome (1996).

Pauly Shore
Shore at the premiere of Pauly Shore Is Dead, 2003
Pseudonym	The Weasel
Birth name	Paul Montgomery Shore
Born	February 1, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up comedy, television, film
Nationality	American
Years active	1985–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

Early life

Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore,[3] the son of Mitzi Shore (née Saidel; 1930–2018), who founded The Comedy Store, and Sammy Shore (c.1927–2019), a comedian.[4][5] Shore was raised Jewish,[6] and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He attended Beverly Hills High School.[2]

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 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."[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 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 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 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, which gave him the best reviews of his career (57% on Rotten Tomatoes, far above his 1990s films), 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.

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
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
	Jury Duty	Thomas B. "Tommy" Collins
1996	Bio-Dome	Bud Macintosh
	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
1999	Fat Guy's Paradise	Fat Guy
2000	An Extremely Goofy Movie	Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski
	Red Letters	Anthony Griglio
	The Princess and the Barrio Boy	Wesley
	The Bogus Witch Project	Himself
	Futurama	Himself
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
2016	Hell's Kitchen	Himself
2017	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	Johnny Blowhole (voice)
2017	Sandy Wexler	Testimonial
2018	Alone Together	Himself
2020	The Midnight Gospel	Prince Jam Roll (episode 4)
2020	Guest House	Randy Cockfield
2020	The Little Peguin Pororo's Dinosaur Island Adventure	Mr. Y (voice)[13]

References

1. "Pauly Shore". Discogs.
2. Bronner, Sasha (November 7, 2011). "MY LA: Pauly Shore Talks Being Chauffeured By Comedians, Why Michael Bay Hates Him and How He Really Feels About The Valley". HuffPost.
3. "Interview: Pauly Shore biography". AskMen.com.
4. Pauly Shore Biography (1968-). FilmReference.com
5. Unknown page. Findarticles.com
6. Meyers, Kate (July 23, 1993). "Shore Thing", Entertainment Weekly
7. Beato, G. (October 1999). "Behind the Weasic". Spin. 15 (10): 118. Retrieved 2011-01-14. (Google books).
8. 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)
9. Devenish, Colin (2000). Limp Bizkit. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-312-26349-2. {Google books}.
10. N 2 Gether Now (Flash video). Limp Bizkit VEVO official YouTube channel.
11. Break Stuff (Flash video). Limp Bizkit VEVO official YouTube channel.
12. Berkowitz, Lana (July 14, 2010). "Pauly Shore takes a licking and keeps on ticking". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
13. Jacquin, Jeri (December 6, 2020). "The Little Penguin Pororo's Dinosaur Island Adventure on DVD". Patch. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Official website of Adopted
• Pauly Shore at IMDb