Aaron Spelling grew up the son of a poor Jewish immigrants in Dallas,Texas. He
attended Southern Methodist University where he won the prestigious Harvard Award for
he best original one-act play and only student to direct a major play in the history of
SMU. After graduation, Spelling moved to Hollywood in 1953. As an actor, Spelling
appeared in more than fifty shows and a dozen films. He appeared in Dragnet,
Gunsmoke and I Love Lucy. In 1954, Spelling began his writing career with the Zane
Grey series, Last Man and Playhouse 90. Four years later Spelling produced his first
series called Johnny Ringo. He went on to be producer for two other series. Spelling
started his first partnership with Danny Thomas and during the three year partnership
they produced The Danny Thomas Show, The Guns of Will Sonnet and The Mod Squad,
plus six movies of the weeks for ABC-TV.
In 1971, Spelling formed a partnership with
Leonard Goldberg, produced 38 television films and many top rated series: Charlie’s
Angels, Starsky and Hutch, Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart and Family. During the late 80’s,
Spelling’s company moved into theatrical films, with producing such hits as: Mr. Mom,
‘night Mother and Soapdish. Spelling also has produced some of the most talked about
television movies in history of television with The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, Day One,
And the Band Played On. Spelling won Emmy’s for Day One & And The Band Played
On. Currently, on television Spelling produces, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, 7th
Heaven, Pacific Palisades, and Sunset Beach. And seems to be no end insight for this
prolific producer!
Aaron Spelling has been married twice. His first marriage was with actress, Carolyn
Jones. Carolyn is best known for her role as Morticia on The Adams Family. The couple
divorced before both of their careers were successful! A few years latter, Spelling meet
Candy Marer, who he fell in love with as been married ever since. Candy and Aaron
have two children, Tori and Randy. Candy is seen on QVC selling her dolls that she
creates, and the profits go to Centro de Ninos, a free daycare for the poor. Tori, actress,
plays Donna on Beverly Hills, 90210 and has done many television films. Randy, actor,
works on the day time drama, Sunset Beach.
Spelling's most current projects were the theatical film Night Falls on Manhattan and Stephen King's Thinner. Mr. Spelling has his hand producing milions of hours of entertainment, it's truly hard to kept track!
Series produced
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre~~CBS/1956-1962
Johnny Ringo~~CBS/1959-60
The DuPont Show with June Allyson~~CBS/1959-61
The Dick Powell Show~~NBC/1961-63
The Lloyd Bridges Show~~CBS/1962-63
Burke’s Law~~ABC/1963-66
The Smothers Brothers Show~~CBS/1965-66
Honey West~~ABC/1965-66
The Danny Thomas Hour~~NBC/1967-68
The Guns Of Will Sonnett~~ABC/1967-69
Rango~~ABC/1967
The Mod Squad~~ABC/1968-73
The New People~~ABC/1969-70
The Silent Force~~ABC/1970-71
The Most Deadly Game~~ABC/1970-71
The Rookies~~ABC/1972-76
Chopper One~~ABC/1974
Starsky adn Hutch~~ABC/1975-79
S.W.A.T.~~ABC/1975-76
Charlie’s Angels~~ABC1976-81
Family~~ABC/1976-80
The Love Boat~~ABC/1977-86
The San Pedro Beach Bums~~ABC/1977
Vega$~~ABC/1978-81
Fantasy Island~~ABC/1978-84
Hart to Hart~~ABC/1979-84
Friends~~ABC/1979
B.A.D. Cats~~ABC/1980
Aloha Paradise~~ABC/1981
Dynasty~~ABC/1981-89
Strike Force~~ABC/1981-82
T.J. Hooker~~ABC/1982-87
Matt Houston~~ABC/1982-85
At Ease~~ABC/1983
Hotel~~ABC/1983-88
Glitter~~ABC/1984-85
Finder of Lost Loves~~ABC/1984-85
MacGruder & Loud~~ABC/1985
Hollywood Beat~~ABC/1985
The Colbys~~ABC/1985-87
Life with Lucy~~ABC/1986
HeartBeat~~ABC/1988-89
Nightingales~~NBC/1989
Beverly Hills, 90210~~Fox/1990-present
Melrose Place~~Fox/1992-present
The Heights~~Fox/1992
The Round Table~~NBC/1992
2000 Malibu Road~~CBS/1992
Winnetka Road~~NBC/1994
Burke’s Law~~CBS/1994-95
Madman of the People~~NBC/1994-95
Models. Inc.~~Fox/1994-95
Heaven Help Us~~Syndie/1994-95
Robin’s Hoods~~Syndie/1994-95
University Hospital~~Syndie/1995
Kindred: The Embraced~~Fox/1995-96
Savannah~~WB/Fox/1995-1997
7th Heaven~~WB/1996-present
Sunset Beach~`NBC~1997-present
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