Is Paul Blart: Mall Cop based on a true story?

James will experience first-hand that while his movies provide light-hearted entertainment, his character, Paul Blart, is truly a comic strip figure whose actions and attitude bear no similarity to the real world of mall security officers.
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What does Paul Blart suffer from?

Paul Blart lives in West Orange, New Jersey with his teenage daughter Maya and his mother. Aspiring to join the New Jersey State Police, he trains at the police academy, but his hypoglycemia causes him to collapse before finishing the exam.
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Is the West Orange Pavilion mall real?

The real life location of the mall is Burlington Mall which is not actually in New Jersey, but is in Massachusetts.
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Is Paul Blart based on Observe and Report?

Despite the comparisons, the cast and crew of both films kept in touch with each other during production to avoid making the movies too similar. In an interview with GQ, Seth Rogen claimed that the idea for Paul Blart: Mall Cop was stolen from Observe and Report.
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Is mall cop a rip off of Observe and Report?

They're totally different movies. However, in 2019, Rogen expressed anger at his discovery that Paul Blart: Mall Cop had "gotten the script and ripped us off, even though they're very different movies... One way or another I'm not thrilled with Paul Blart: Mall Cop in relation to how Observe and Report was received."
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What does it mean to Observe and Report?

“Observe and report” security officers have gained popularity with private security firms over the past five years. These officers, when faced with danger or a need for physical intervention, are supposed to radio the police or authorities trained to handle dangerous situations. They do not intervene.
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What kind of bird is in Mall Cop 2?

The bird that attacks Paul Blart is a Grey Crowned Crane.
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Why did Paul Blart get divorced?

Less than a week after getting married, Paul Blart (Kevin James) gets a notice of divorce since his wife was immediately disillusioned with marriage. To make things worse, his own mother gets hit by a milk truck.
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Are Kevin James and Ray Romano friends?

After being friends for more than 20 years, James showed us that he has Romano's voice and mannerisms down to a tee as he mimicked his old pal during our sit-down with them. "Your voice breaks a little," James told Romano, describing his technique.
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Are mall cops real cops?

Security officers work in conjunction with local police and many have previously served in law enforcement or the military. Security officers also engage in extensive and ongoing training designed specifically for this industry.
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Are Doug and Carrie married in real-life?

If you watch "King of Queens," chances are you enjoy the characters portrayed by Leah Remini and Kevin James. The co-stars played married couple Doug and Carrie Heffernan on the hit CBS show from 1998-2007 (via Showbiz CheatSheet). These two share a close real-life relationship, according to The Things.
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Are they making a Paul Blart 3?

Somehow the team responsible for the film did the impossible and made a worse movie. Thankfully while Blart 2 turned a profit, it didn't get a sequel. While Paul Blart 3 hasn't been officially greenlit yet, we're keen to be involved in the creative process.
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Did Paul Blart have diabetes?

Paul Blart fails his police exam because of symptoms of diabetes, mainly hypoglycemia. In previous movies, Paul Blart fails his police exam because of symptoms of diabetes, mainly hypoglycemia.
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What did Adam Sandler do in mall cop?

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and musician. He is the founder and CEO of the film and television company Happy Madison Productions. He was a producer for Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.
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Is Pahud in Mall Cop 2?

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) - Adhir Kalyan as Pahud - IMDb.
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Who are the bad guys in Paul Blart: Mall Cop?

Veck Simms is one of the two main antagonists (along with James Kent) of the 2009 film Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
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What happened to Paul Blarts wife in the second movie?

Six years since the events at West Orange Pavilion Mall, Paul Blart and Amy Anderson got married. However Amy divorced him six days into their marriage, and two years later, his mother Margaret was hit by a milk truck and killed instantly.
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Does Kevin James have a stunt double?

So if you don't like the dancing then I'm sorry, but yes, I did a lot of the dancing and we do have a stunt double for some things I got to do, but not dancing. Q: What about for all the other scenes, did you do your own stunts? A: I did most of them.
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How much is Kevin James?

Kevin James is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer who has a net worth of $100 million.
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What do we call for a person being observed?

looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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Is Observate a word?

"Observate" is not a real word. "Observe"(v.), "observation"(n.), and "observant"(adj.) are words, but "observate" (and its commonly used brother "observating") is not a word. Many people use these two terms, but they're not in any* dictionary (that I could find) other than Urban Dictionary.
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Is Observee a word?

Noun. One who is observed.
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