Basic Information About Aaron Spelling
| Category | Business › Producers |
|---|---|
| Professions | Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Singer, Dancer, Writer |
| Net worth | $600,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1923-04-22 |
| Place of birth | Dallas |
| Date of death | 2006-06-23 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Television shows have tough female characters (Charlies Angels, Charmed, Julie Barnes from Mod Squad) Redemption is a common trait in his characters; ex. the crew of the Mod Squad, 7th Heaven & Phoebe Halliwell from Charmed too name a few |
| Spouse | Candy Spelling - (23 November 1968 - 23 June 2006) (his death) (2 children) Carolyn Jones - (10 April 1953 - 6 August 1965) (divorced) |
| Gender | Male |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Aaron Spelling win?
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 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Aaron Spelling awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Dramatic Series | Nominee | The Mod Squad | 1970 |
| Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | Family | 1980 |
Aaron Spelling roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| The Powers That Be | Self 1 episode, 1992 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Executive in Limo (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Sunset Beach | Vincent Duke (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Tattletales | Self 5 episodes, 1976 |
| Burke's Law | Harry Penn (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1999 |
Aaron Spelling's photos
Interesting Facts about Aaron Spelling
- His 4.6-acre estate "The Manor" at 594 Mapleton Drive in Bel Air, California, has 123 rooms (totalling 1.3 acres), a bowling alley, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court, screening room and four 2-car garages. Spelling bought the property in 1983, including a house that had belonged to Bing Crosby. He demolished the Crosby house and built the largest single-family home in California.
- He suffered from fear of flying.
- Took the name 'Jerry Lane' during World War II.
- Father, with Candy Spelling, of actress Tori Spelling and actor Randy Spelling.
- Graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1945.
- Had so many shows on ABC in the 1970s, people in the business joked that ABC stood for "Aaron's Broadcasting Company".
- He used to be a cheerleader.
- Holds Guinness World Record for most prolific television producer.
- Suffered a stroke on June 18, 2006, and was briefly hospitalized.
- Was a lifelong pipe smoker. In 2001, he was diagnosed with oral cancer.
- Four of his shows (and counting) have been made into theatrical films.
- At some point during the run of Degrassi Junior High (1987), Spelling made an attempt to buy the rights and produce the show in America. Shortly after his request was declined, he produced Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).
- He launched careers for different actors such as Jamie Luner, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Marcia Cross and George Eads, just to name a few.
- Business partners included E. Duke Vincent and Leonard Goldberg.
- Friend of Nolan Miller, Dominick Dunne and Lawrence Gordon.
- Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
- His daughter, Tori Spelling's godmother was Barbara Stanwyck.
- His mentor was Dick Powell. They both suffered from throat cancer from heavy smoking.
- 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.
- Daughter Tori Spelling was a neighbor of Farrah Fawcett for ten years in a condo she rented from her parents.
References & Fact Checks ✅
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-01 23:52:30)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aaron_Spelling_TWA_ad_photo.JPG
- Original Source:
ad - Author: Trans World Airlines
- Date taken: Not dated. The ad copy says that Spelling was the producer of the new Honey West show. Honey West (TV series) The series lasted only one season-from 1965 to 1966, so this is circa 1965, when the show premiered. Seller listed it as from September 1965.
