Aries Spears

Aries Spears
Born	April 3, 1975 (1975-04-03) (age 36) Chicago, Illinois, US
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1987—present

Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, in which he was in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving original cast member on the show.

Early life

Aries Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother Doris Spears is a jazz singer. Spears moved to New Jersey at age 11 and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at the age of 14, performing stand up in various comedy clubs in New York City. He was expelled for fighting during his sophomore year in North Brunswick Township High School in North Brunswick Township, at age 17.^[1] Spears started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown. He is a self-professed Michael Jordan fan.

Career

Early film and TV roles

Spears' first television appearance was on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, followed by It's Showtime at the Apollo (1987). He moved to Los Angeles in 1992, landed a recurring role on A Different World (1993) and became a regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv and The Laugh Factory. His additional television credits include Crosstown Traffic, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) and Soul Train.

By the age of 17, he landed a part in the movie Malcolm X. Shortly thereafter, Spears was cast in a starring role opposite Glenn Frey in South of Sunset (1993). Spears' other movies include Home of Angels (1994), The Pest (1997), Jerry Maguire where he played Teepee, brother of Rod Tidwell (1996), Out-of-Sync (1995), and The Proud Family (2003).

MADtv

Aries Spears joined the cast of MADtv during its 3rd season in 1997, and left at the end of its 10th season in 2005, for a total of 8 seasons. During his stay, he created characters such as comedienne Belma Buttons (co-host of fictional BET show "Reality Check"), Dollar Bill Montgomery (a host of an urban parody of Politically Incorrect called "Real **********ing Talk with Dollar Bill Montgomery"), James Brown Jr. (co-host of Cabana Chat), and controversial rapper Emcee Esher. He is well known for his impressions of African American celebrities, including rappers Jay-Z, LL Cool J, DMX, and Snoop Dogg .

After MADtv

Spears appeared on a Season 2 episode of Mind of Mencia, which parodied Jamie Foxx's role in Kanye West's music video for "Gold Digger." He also appeared in the 2006 movie Hood of Horror. Spears performed in the TV series The Underground and voiced the character Wizard Kelly in the animated television series The Proud Family.

Spears appeared on the Covino and Rich radio talk show and criticized rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. He challenged Soulja Boy Tell 'Em to a rap battle, claiming he would win easily. Spears appeared in two episodes of Frank Caliendo's sketch comedy show Frank TV as Shaquille O'Neal.

Spears has signed with Fabb Vision Network, starring as host of his new show called 'The Underground', being shot in Columbus, Ohio. The show was due to start broadcasting in September 2010.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared alongside comedians such as Cedric the Entertainer in the All Star Comedy Jam in 2009.

His 2011 stand-up comedy special, Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling was shown on Showtime.

Filmography

• Hood of Horror (2006) as Quon
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) as Gunnar “MC GUN” Jorge
• Love Chronicles (2003) as Playa
• Josie and the Pussycats (2001) as The Other Carson Daly
• Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) as Redd Foxx
• The Pest (1997)
• Jerry Maguire (1996) as Tee Pee
• Out-of-Sync (1995) as Frank
• Home of Angels (1994) as Gang Leader
• Malcolm X (1992)

TV

• The Boondocks Episode: "Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy" (2010) as Lord Rufus Crabmiser
• CSI: Miami (2007) as Oscar Monahan (2 episodes)
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2005, 2007) as Wizard Kelly (2 episodes)
• The Underground (2006)
• MADtv (1997–2005) as Various
• The Proud Family (2001–2004) as Wizard Kelly / Sir-Paid-A-Lot / Li'l Wiz Jr.
• The Night B4 Christmas (2003, TV movie) as Elvin
• Crosstown Traffic (1995, TV movie) as Eddie
• The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. Episode: "Stagecoach" (1994) as Bobby Swan
• South of Sunset (1993) as Ziggy Duane
• A Different World (1993) as Ty (2 episodes)

References

1. ^ Gadino, Dylan P. "Sketching up with Aries Spears", Punchline. accessed October 10, 2007.

External links

• Aries Spears on Myspace
• Aries Spears at the Internet Movie Database

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