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SUMMARY:Aries Spears
DESCRIPTION:One of the most versatile and unbridled performers in the wor
 ld of comedy\, Aries Spears has been killing it in front of audiences ev
 er since he began performing at clubs at the age of 14. Born in Chicago 
 and raised in New Jersey\, Spears has proven himself again and again bot
 h onstage as a stand-up and sketch comedian and in his many appearances 
 in TV and films. Audiences know him best from his eight seasons on MAD T
 V. Joining for the TV comedy institution’s third season in 1997\, he bec
 ame the series’ second-longest serving cast member as well as one of its
  most consistently hilarious thanks to his many recurring characters and
  impressions of Michael Jackson\, Kanye West\, Eddie Murphy\, Shaquille 
 O’Neal and many more. In 2006\, Damon Wayans picked Spears to be one of 
 the cast members in his Showtime sketch comedy series The Underground. S
 pears’ other TV and film appearances include Malcolm X\, Jerry Maguire a
 nd CSI Miami. His debut comedy album\, Aries Spears: I Ain’t Scared was 
 released in 2005. In 2011\, Showtime presented his stand-up special Arie
 s Spears: Hollywood\, Look I’m Smiling. He followed up with 2016’s Aries
  Spears: Comedy Blueprint\, another showcase of his fearless brand of no
 -holds-barred comedy. Aries Spears Background A natural cutup with famil
 y and friends growing up in Chicago and New Jersey\, Aries Spears began 
 performing his jokes and impressions in New York and New Jersey while st
 ill a teenager. The young comedian was soon making appearances on such T
 V shows as Def Comedy Jam and It’s Showtime at the Apollo. After moving 
 to Los Angeles\, he continued to develop the acting career that began wi
 th a part in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X in 1992. Meanwhile\, he honed his sta
 nd-up skills at such legendary clubs as the Comedy Store\, the Laugh Fac
 tory and the Improv. In 1997\, he became part of the cast for the Fox sk
 etch comedy series MAD TV\, where his original characters and impression
 s of such celebrities as Kanye West\, Snoop Dogg and Eddie Murphy made h
 im a fan favorite during his eight-season run. Spears’ later film and TV
  credits include Damon Wayans’ sketch series The Underground\, Jiminy Gl
 ick in Lalawood and CSI Miami. Spears displayed his onstage prowess as a
  stand-up on numerous national tours as well as the 2005 comedy album Ar
 ies Spears: I Ain’t Scared and two TV specials: Aries Spears: Hollywood\
 , Look I’m Smiling (2011) and Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint (2016). In 
 2020\, he was part of the ensemble of iconic comedians featured on Def C
 omedy Jam’s Healing Through Laughter\, a livestream benefit hosted by Ce
 dric the Entertainer.\n\nTickets: https://foxtucson.com/event/aries-spea
 rs/tickets\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/86363a63-dbda-4925-9ec4-
 b170f0bd4237
LOCATION:Fox Theatre - Tucson AZ\, 17 W Congress\, Tucson\, AZ 85701
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/86363a63-dbda-4925-9ec4-b170f0bd423
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