Aaron Spelling

Age: 83 (passed away Jun. 23rd, 2006)
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Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Born: Apr. 22nd, 1923

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Aaron Spelling's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
E! True Hollywood Story	Aaron Spell…
TV Tales	Aaron Spell…

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Aaron Spelling graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Before that, he attended Forest Avenue High. He started as a writer and sold his first script to "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955). He wrote for various television shows, including "Playhouse 90" (1956). After he wrote his first pilot he became a producer for Four Star Productions. He partnered with Danny Thomas (I) and formed Thomas-Spelling Productions. In 1972 he formed Aaron Spelling Productions, and then joined with Leonard Goldberg (I) for Spelling-Goldberg Productions. In 1986 his company went public and formed Spelling Entertainment, Inc. In 1995, he became vice-chairman of Spelling Entertainment, Inc., and chairman of Spelling Television, a subsidiary. Spelling Entertainment owns World Vision (syndication), Hamilton Projects and Republic Pictures. It also owns a software company called Virgin Interactive. Hamilton Projects handles merchandising for Spelling's shows. The main office is located at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California.

TRIVIA:

Despite his $500,000,000 fortune, according to her autobiography "STori Telling" (2008), he left his daughter Tori only a little more than $800,000 in his will. She writes that, after death taxes, she netted only half of that.
Father-in-law of 'Dean McDermott' (qv).
He used to be a cheerleader.
His mentor was 'Dick Powell (I)' (qv). They both suffered from throat cancer from heavy smoking.
Appeared uncredited as a beggar in MGM's _Kismet (1955)_ (qv). Spelling wrote in his memoirs that this role made him decide to give up acting. Director 'Vincente Minnelli' (qv) always said he was responsible for Spelling's career as a successful TV producer and told him: "Had I not put you in _Kismet (1955)_ (qv), you'd still be an actor somewhere.".
Was a lifelong pipe smoker. In 2001, he was diagnosed with oral cancer.
Father of actress 'Tori Spelling' (qv) and actor 'Randy Spelling' (qv)
Ex-father-in-law of 'Charlie Shanian' (qv).

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