Chicago native Aries Spears discovered his comedic abilities at the
young age of 14, when he started doing his own comedy routine around
his hometown. By the age of 17, he landed a part in the movie
Home of Angels (1995),
starring
Abe Vigoda,
Sherman Hemsley and
Joe Frazier. Spears' additional film credits
include
The Pest (1997) opposite
John Leguizamo,
Jerry Maguire (1996),
Out-of-Sync (1995),
Malcolm X (1992) and
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998).
Spears' first television appearance was cable's
Russell Simmons'
Def Comedy Jam (1992),
followed by
Showtime at the Apollo (1987).
He 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.
Shortly thereafter, Spears was cast in a starring role opposite
Glenn Frey
in
South of Sunset (1993). His additional television credits include _"Crosstown
Traffic" (1995) (TV Movie)_,
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) and
Soul Train (1971). Spears also lent his voice to the
animated series
C-Bear and Jamal (1996)
Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint(2016)
Laugh Factory(1979)
Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling(2011)
Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show: Live on Sunset Strip!(2010)
Just for Laughs(2009)
Winnie(2026)as Deion
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder(2022)as Wizard Kelly, Announcer, Macadamia, Reporter #2, Security Guard, Sir Paid-a-Lot, Stickman
Holy Cash(2024)as Willie Dollars
Immortalist(2021)as Doctor Olivier Johnson
The Whatever Podcast(2020)as Co Host
Lemon(2017)
Mad TV(1995)
The Proud Family(2001)
C-Bear and Jamal(1996)
American Troll(2026)as Self
See It Loud: The History of Black Television(2023)as Self - Comedian - MadTV
Somethin' Crunchy(2019)as Self
Dark Side of Comedy(2022)as Self - Comic
Phat Tuesdays(2022)as Self
