Paula Abdul will play herself in Kourtney Kang’s comedy pilot at NBC, Variety has learned.
The iconic triple threat has signed on as a series regular, should the pilot be greenlit to series.
The untitled comedy pilot is based on Kang’s life, and will explore what it’s like to grow up as the only girl in the only mixed race family in the suburbs of Philadelphia, dealing with real-world issues like race and gender while never losing focus of her life goal — to become a Laker Girl like her idol, Paula Abdul.
Young actress Isabella Russo will play the youthful lead, based on Kang’s childhood self.
