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Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

Actor, director and writer, also producer · Born February 1, 1968 (58) · Hollywood, California, USA

Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor who starred in several comedy films in the 1990s and hosted a video show on MTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Shore is currently performing stand-up comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pauly Shore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1968 (58)
From
Hollywood, California, USA
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Pauly Shore's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
24%
Society
18%
Morality
11%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 19 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 8 of 15 analyzed roles.

Trickster
8 of 15
Hero
5 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Ally
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Absurd
15
Warm
12
Tense
6
Romantic
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Pauly Shore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pauly Shore's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Court Jester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Richard Simmons

  • Pinocchio: A True Story(2021)

    as Pinocchio (English)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • How It Ends(2021)

    as Pauly Shore

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Guest House(2020)

    as Randy Cockfield

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Big Trip(2019)

    as Mic-Mic

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sin City Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer · as Donavan

  • Liverspots and Astronots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 21 episodes · as Fuff

  • Alone Together(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauly Shore

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Just Another Immigrant(2018)

    Show as Pauly Shore

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    as Testimonial

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Pauly Shore Stands Alone(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pauly Shore's Pauly~tics(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Whiskey Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nicky Ferelli

  • Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star(2011)

    as AFA Emcee

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Pauly Shore's Vegas Is My Oyster(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauly Shore

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Stonerville(2011)

    as Rod Hardbone

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Lockhard

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Opposite Day(2009)

    as Robert Benson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Why Men Go Gay in L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts(2009)

    as Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Adopted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Story · as Pauly Shore

  • Pauly Shore's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • The Junior Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Interviewee

  • Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

  • Wild 'N Out(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Minding the Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin (voice)

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pauly Shore

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Brendan Leonard Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pauly Shore Is Dead(2003)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Pauly Shore / Bucky's Cousin

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Wash(2001)

    as Man in Trunk

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Spooge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · as Self

  • The Princess & the Barrio Boy(2000)

    as Wesley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Bogus Witch Project(2000)

    as Host

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Red Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Anthony Griglio (uncredited)

  • An Extremely Goofy Movie(2000)

    as Bobby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hefner: Unauthorized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lenny Bruce (uncredited)

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauly Shore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Philner

  • V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauly Shore

  • Casper Meets Wendy(1998)

    as The Oracle

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning(1997)

    as Snivel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Pauly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · as Pauly Sherman

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Deejay (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Curse of Inferno(1997)

    as Chuck Betts

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey Gamble

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bio-Dome(1996)

    as Bud Macintosh

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Jury Duty(1995)

    as Tommy Collins

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Goofy Movie(1995)

    as Bobby (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • In the Army Now(1994)

    as Bones Conway

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Son in Law(1993)

    as Crawl

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Uncredited

  • Pauly Does Dallas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer · as Self

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauly Shore

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Class Act(1992)

    as Julian Thomas (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Encino Man(1992)

    as Stanley "Stoney" Brown

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bobby's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as George (voice)

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Totally Pauly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · as Host

  • Wedding Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Nicky

  • Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge(1989)

    as Buzz

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dream Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Rudy

  • Lost Angels(1989)

    as Kid #3

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • 18 Again!(1988)

    as Barrett

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • For Keeps?(1988)

    as Retro

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny Ryan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Frankie

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 1982 to 2024; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Encino Man (1992)

$41M worldwide

Highest rated

Biography: I Want My MTV (2019)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822024

Peak 1994 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 70: 59 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thDirecting8 of 70: 1 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting8 of 70: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing5 of 70: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew2 of 70: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

70 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew2000s21 · 19 acting · 5 crew2010s12 · 9 acting · 4 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 35% of 20 roles
889398

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Pauly Shore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Pinocchio: A True Story (2021)

99th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Entourage (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Pauly Shore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles27–75 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles26–75 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles23–85 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles11–63 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Pauly Shore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pauly Shore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Rotenberg shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers