Worked after school at age 14 at the Westwood Comedy Store as a short-order cook (date approximate)

Moved out on his own at age 19 (date approximate)

Earliest TV appearances included a supporting role on an episode of the Fox drama series, "21 Jump Street"

Feature film debut, "For Keeps"

Played a small role in the CBS comedy pilot special, "What's Alan Watching?"

First TV-movie, "Dream Date"

Starred in his own TV show on MTV, "Totally Pauly"

Signed a three-picture deal with Hollywood Pictures

Starred in the HBO comedy special, "Pauly Shore Does Dallas", which included a taping of a standup comedy performance in Texas

Breakthrough feature film, "Encino Man", in which he played one of the three leading roles (alongside Sean Astin and Brendan Fraser)

First feature starring vehicle, "The Son-in-Law", co-produced by Hollywood Pictures and Shore's company, Weasel Productions

Headlined his own eponymous TV sitcom on Fox, "Pauly"

Directed and starred in "Pauly Shore is Dead," an indie flick about faking his own death to regain fame

Appeared as a Playboy Mansion evictee version of himself on HBO's "Entourage"

Cast in the TBS show "Minding the Store," which follows Shore as he attempts to rebuild and revitalize The Comedy Store, owned by Shore's mother, Mitzi Shore