Biography
Spears made his TV debut doing stand-up on the popular HBO series "Def Comedy Jam" at age sixteen. The following year he moved to Los Angeles and was cast in a small role as a thug, making his feature film debut in the comedy "Home of Angels" (1993). In 1993, Spears was featured in episodes of the NBC sitcom "A Different World", hardly old enough himself to attend the college at which the show was set. He was next cast as Glenn Frey's …
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Career Milestones
| Lent his voice to the Fox animated series "C-Bear and Jamal" | ||
| Raised in New Jersey | ||
| Was a regular on the short-lived detective series "South of Sunset" (aired on CBS and VH1) | ||
1989 | Began performing stand-up routines locally at age 14 (date approximate) | |
1991 | Made TV debut as stand-up comedian on "Def Comedy Jam" (HBO) at age 16 (date approximate) | |
1992 | Moved to Los Angeles at age 17 (date approximate) | |
1993 | Acted in episodes of the NBC sitcom "A Different World" | |
1993 | Made feature debut in the comedy "Home of Angels" | |
1994 | Guested on an episode of "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." (Fox) | |
1996 | Played the brother of Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character in the hit Cameron Crowe comedy "Jerry Maguire" | |
1997 | Featured in the comedy film "The Pest" | |
1997 | Was a regular on the Fox sketch comedy series "Mad TV" | |
1998 | Played legendary comic Redd Foxx in the Frankie Lymon biopic "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | |
2001 | Played a dope-addled long-term college student in the comedy "Higher Ed" | |
2001 | Voiced LaCienaga on the animated series "The Proud Family" (Disney Channel) | |
2001 | Was featured as "The Other Carson Daly" in the comedy remake "Josie and the Pussycats" | |
2005 | Cast opposite Martin Short in "Jiminy Glick in La La Wood" | |