Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is a American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv.
Aries Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois, Spears moved to New Jersey at the age of 11 and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at the age of 14 doing stand up in various comedy clubs in New York City. Aries was expelled during his sophomore year in North Brunswick Township ...
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Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is a American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv.
Aries Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois, Spears moved to New Jersey at the age of 11 and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at the age of 14 doing stand up in various comedy clubs in New York City. Aries was expelled during his sophomore year in North Brunswick Township High School in North Brunswick Township , at age 17. Spears started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown. Spears' first television appearance was on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, followed by It's Showtime at the Apollo (1987).
Spears moved to Los Angeles in 1992, landed a recurring role on A Different World (1987) 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...
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