Paula Abdul
To say that Paula Abdul began in cheerleading is not really shocking. She was a cheerleader and a student with lots of honors at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, California, and she became a Laker Girl after graduating. From then on she has been nominated as the squad ‘s head choreographer. Although she looks very cute in that Lakers uniform, Abdul traded, for a seat at the table of the judge, her pom-poms as she became one of three American Idol judges. Abdul also performs at America’s Got Talent (season 14) with Light Balance Kids, Brian King Joseph, and Tyler Butler-Figueroa at the Finale.
Paula Abdul
Mandy Moore
Particularly for the actress and former cheerleader Mandy Moore, life really does imitate art. The Princess Diaries star was once a cheerleader from Pop Warner that really goes some way to explaining why she was able to perfect her role as Lana Thomas in The Princess Diaries waving her pom-poms. At a young age, Moore proved to have talent when she launched her hit single, “Candy,” at the age of 15! Moore also played the lead in A Walk to Remember, and now stars in the television show This Is Us. In 2019, Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Proving to everyone she’s talented.
Mandy Moore