Aaron Spelling

Premiere: Aaron Spelling and his wife at the Universal City premiere of Universal's The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle - 6/24/2000 Photo by Steve Granitz

Biography

Born 04/22/1923

Recognized by "The Guinness Book of World Records" as the most prolific television producer of all time, Aaron Spelling has helped shape the medium since the 1960s and, though primarily known for escapist entertainment, has always mixed the occasional serious drama in amidst the comedies, actioners...
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Awards

  • In 2000, received Producers Guild of America David Susskind Lifetime Achievement in Television Award
  • In 1999, received BAFTA Britannia Award for Television
  • In 1997, received Soap Opera Digest Editor's Award

Highlights

  • In 2000, Produced the NBC fall primetime serial "Titans"
  • In 1999, Served as an executive producer of the feature version of "The Mod Squad"; last project under the film production arm of Spelling Entertainment
  • In 1998, Honored by ABC with "An All Star Party For Aaron Spelling"

Family & Companions

  • Carolyn Jones: wife (married in 1953; divorced in 1965; died of cancer on August 3, 1983; perhaps best recalled as Morticia on the ABC series "The Addams Family")
  • Candy Spelling: wife (born on September 20, 1945; married on November 23, 1968; mother of Tori and Randy)
  • David Spelling: father (worked for Sears)

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