 Spears pictured sometime in the 1990s | |
| Born | April 3, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Died | March 20, 2002 (aged 26) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1989-2002 |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
| Genre | Comedy sketch |
Aries Spears (April 3, 1975 - March 20, 2002) was an American comedian and actor.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to New York when he was two years old. His mother, Doris Spears, was a jazz singer. 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, performing stand-up comedy 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 the age of 17. Spears started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown.
Early career (1989-1993)[]
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Later career and murder (1999-2002)[]
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Spears was murdered on March 20, 2002 in a drive-by shooting in New York City by an unknown assailant.