Son of Sammy Shore and Mitzi Shore

Good friends with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith.

He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1986. Other famous alumni include Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz,David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, Gina Gershon, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, Antonio Sabato Jr., Michael Tolkin, Betty White, Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily, Albert Brooks, and Crispin Glover.

Brother of Peter Shore

Along with Pia Zadora, Madonna, Sylvester Stallone and Demi Moore, one of the few people who have "won" back to back awards at the Razzies in successive years. He "won" Worst Actor of 1996 for his performance in the film Jury Duty (1995), then again the next year he tied with Tom Arnold in Big Bully (1996), Carpool (1996) and The Stupids (1996) for Worst Actor of 1997 with his performance in Bio-Dome (1996).

Through his mother, he was a good friend of Richard Pryor, who influenced him choosing comedy.

Son of Sammy Shore.

He used to have his own show on MTV called "Totally Pauly"

His mother, Mitzi Shore, owns The Comedy Store, a legendary comedy club.

While on her way to the hospital to give birth to Pauly, his mother was yet undecided on a name for her child. She passed the Paulee Body shop and a Montgomery Ward, and that's how Pauly got his name.