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Pauly Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian known for his vivid portrayals of American youth culture.
He is the son of Sam and Mitzi Shore, who founded Los Angeles comedy club The Comedy Store. He has a brother, Peter.
Shore had unmemorable bit parts in several late-80's movies. His big break came as an MTV host, from 1989-1994. He had his own show, Totally Pauly, and served as a travelling ambassador, most memorably on MTV's annual Spring Break parties. At his first Spring Break gig, he unleashed his catchphrase, "weasel", on the world.
Shore's first comedy album, 1991's The Future of America, was named Best Comedy Album by the College Music Journalists. The album paved the way for Shore's subsequent releases Scraps from the Future, and Pink Diggly Diggly.
Shore's first film, the critically panned Encino Man in 1992, garnered him a Golden Raspberry Award for his performance, largely because Shore was unabashedly not acting -- his character uncannily resembled his MTV persona. Yet the movie was remarkably popular, and Shore parlayed it into several other films: Son In Law (nominated for an MTV Movie Award), In The Army Now, 1995 Razzie winner Jury Duty, and 1996 Razzie winner Bio-Dome. Pauly's wave of fame crashed when he tried to turn back to TV in 1997, with the series Pauly. In 2000 he won the Razzie award for "Worst New Star of the Decade", but lost "Worst Actor of the Century" to Sylvester Stallone.
By that time, though, Shore had fully retreated to smaller movie roles, and a "weasel"-free standup routine. He is currently attempting a comeback with the star-studded, autobiographical independent film , going to video on January 25, 2005, after a very small theater release.
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