A native of New York, the son of blues singer Dori Spears, and a standup comedian since the age of 14, Aries Spears had his first major film role in John Leguizamo zany comedy The Pest (1996). Spears has guest starred on television and hosted various television comedy and music specials. In the late '90s, he joined the cast of Fox television's fast-paced, funny sketch comedy show Mad TV, where he has attracted positive reviews for his dead-on impersonations of James Brown. Spears' other film credits include small roles in Malcolm X (1992), Out of Sync (1994), and Jerry Maguire (1996).

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