Aries Spears was born on April 3,1975 and is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor from New Jersey.
15 Facts About Aries Spears
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In 2011, he released a special called Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling.
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Aries Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to New York when he was two years old.
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Aries Spears became a comedian at 14, performing stand-up comedy in various comedy clubs in New York City.
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Aries Spears was expelled for fighting during his sophomore year in North Brunswick Township High School in North Brunswick Township, at age 17.
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Aries Spears started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown.
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Aries Spears said that his first stand-up comedy was doing impressions at the Uptown Comedy Club in Harlem, and Aries Spears said that he recalls himself doing impressions of James Brown and Jack Nicholson during his first stand-up comedy.
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Aries Spears moved to Los Angeles in 1992, landed a recurring role on A Different World and became a regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv and The Laugh Factory.
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At 16, Spears landed a part in the film Malcolm X Shortly thereafter, he was cast in a starring role opposite Glenn Frey in South of Sunset.
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Aries Spears joined the cast of MADtv during its third season in 1997, and he left at the end of its 10th season in 2005.
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Aries Spears is well known for his impressions of celebrities, including rappers Jay-Z, Kanye West, LL Cool J, DMX, and Snoop Dogg actors Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel Washington, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as fellow comedians Eddie Murphy and Paul Mooney.
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Aries Spears performed in the TV series The Underground and voiced the character Wizard Kelly in the animated television series The Proud Family.
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Aries Spears appeared in two episodes of Frank Caliendo's sketch comedy show Frank TV as Shaquille O'Neal.
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Aries Spears appeared alongside Cedric the Entertainer and other comedians in the All Star Comedy Jam in 2009.
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Aries Spears's attorney stated "he isn't going to fall for any shakedown" in reference to Aries Spears.