Pauly Shore

"The Weasel" redirects here. For other uses, see Weasel (disambiguation).

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), In the Army Now (1994) and Bio-Dome (1996). Shore provided the voice of Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski in A Goofy Movie (1995) and its direct-to-video sequel, An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000).

Pauly Shore
Shore at GalaxyCon 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 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.paulyshore.com

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

Early life

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]

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."^[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]

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".^[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.

Film career and other highlights

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] Shore provided the voice of Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski in A Goofy Movie (1995) and its direct-to-video sequel, An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000).

In 1997, Shore starred in the eponymous TV show Pauly, which was cancelled after five episodes aired.^[7] He 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]

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
2000	Hollywood, We've Got a Problem	Landing Patch Records
2024	Crustopolis, Vol. 1 (as Pauly Shore and the Crustys)	Jett Plastic Recordings

Selected television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2007	Natural Born Komics
2011	Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
2012	Pauly Shore's Pauly~Tics
	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
2017	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	Johnny Blowhole	Voice, episode: "Bounce Lounge"
	Funny You Should Ask	Himself	2 episodes
2018	Alone Together
2020	The Comedy Store

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
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]
2024	The Court Jester	Richard Simmons