Aaron Spelling: Genius

Born: 22nd April 1923 in Dallas, Texas US

Graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX 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 Theater. Then he wrote various television shows, including "Playhouse 90". After he wrote his first Pilot he became a producer for Four Star Producitons. He went in partners with Danny Thomas and formed Thomas-Spelling Productions. In 1972 he formed Aaron Spelling Productions, and also went partners with Leonard Goldberg for Spelling-Goldberg Productions. In 1986 his company went public and formed Spelling Entertainment, Inc. As of 1995, he is vice-chairman of Spelling Entertainment, Inc. and chairman of Spelling Television, a subsidiary. Spelling Entertainment owns World Vision (Syndication), Hamilton Projects, and Republic Pictures. They also own a software company called Virgin Interactive. Hamilton Projects handles merchandising from their shows. The main office is located at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.

He lives at his 6-acre mansion "The Manor" at 594 Mapleton Drive in Belair, Los Angeles.It has 123 rooms, a bowling alley, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court, screening room and four 2-car garages. Spelling bought the property in 1983, a house that had belonged to Bing Crosby. He demolished the Crosby house and built his own dynasty

His TV/ Film Biography

  1. "Titans" (2000) TV Series (executive)
  2. Charlie's Angels (2000) (executive)
  3. Titans (2000) (TV) (executive)
  4. Satan's School for Girls (2000) (TV) (executive)
  5. "Safe Harbor" (1999) TV Series (executive)
  6. Mod Squad, The (1999) (executive)
  7. "Charmed" (1998) TV Series (executive)
  8. "Buddy Faro" (1998) TV Series (executive)
  9. "Love Boat: The Next Wave, The" (1998) TV Series (executive)
  10. "Pacific Palisades" (1997) TV Series (executive)
  11. "Sunset Beach" (1997) TV Series
  12. "Kindred: The Embraced" (1996) TV Series (executive)
  13. "Season in Purgatory, A" (1996) (mini) TV Series (executive)
  14. After Jimmy (1996) (TV) (executive)
  15. Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season (1996) (TV) (executive)
  16. Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (1996) (TV) (executive)
  17. "7th Heaven" (1996) TV Series (executive)
    ... aka "Seventh Heaven" (1996)
  18. "Malibu Shores" (1996) TV Series (executive)
  19. "Savannah" (1996) TV Series (executive)
  20. Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) (TV) (executive)
  21. Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarters Time (1995) (TV) (executive)
  22. "Burke's Law" (1994) TV Series
  23. "University Hospital" (1994) TV Series
  24. "Robin's Hoods" (1994) TV Series
  25. "Models Inc." (1994) TV Series (executive)
  26. Love on the Run (1994) (TV) (executive)
  27. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) (TV) (executive)
  28. Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994) (TV) (executive)
  29. Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994) (TV) (executive)
  30. Jane's House (1994) (TV) (executive)
  31. Hart to Hart Returns (1993) (TV) (executive)
  32. Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror (1993) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Stranger in the Mirror, A (1993) (TV)
  33. And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) (executive)
  34. "Heights, The" (1992) TV Series
  35. "2000 Malibu Road" (1992) TV Series (executive)
  36. "Melrose Place" (1992) TV Series (executive)
  37. Grass Roots (1992) (TV) (executive)
  38. Soapdish (1991)
  39. Jailbirds (1991) (TV) (executive)
  40. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) TV Series (executive: 1995-)
  41. Loose Cannons (1990)
  42. Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage, The (1990) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Love Boat: A Summer Cruise, The (1990) (TV)
  43. Rich Men, Single Women (1990) (TV) (executive)
  44. Day One (1989) (TV) (executive)
  45. "Nightingales" (1989) TV Series
  46. Divided We Stand (1988) (TV) (executive)
  47. Satisfaction (1988)
    ... aka Girls of Summer (1988)
  48. Cross My Heart (1987) (associate)
  49. Surrender (1987)
  50. Three O'Clock High (1987) (executive)
  51. Cracked Up (1987) (TV) (executive)
  52. 'Night Mother (1986)
  53. T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Blood Sport (1986) (TV) (USA)
  54. "Crossings" (1986) (mini) TV Series (executive)
  55. International Airport (1985) (TV) (executive)
  56. "Colbys, The" (1985) TV Series (executive)
    ... aka "Dynasty II: The Colbys" (1985) (original title) (first four episodes title)
  57. "Finder of Lost Loves" (1984) TV Series
  58. Velvet (1984) (TV)
  59. "Glitter" (1984) TV Series
  60. Making of a Male Model (1983) (TV)
  61. Shooting Stars (1983) (TV) (executive)
  62. Mr. Mom (1983) (executive)
    ... aka Mr. Mum (1983)
  63. "Hotel" (1983) TV Series
    ... aka "Arthur Hailey's Hotel" (1983)
  64. "At Ease" (1983) TV Series
  65. Massarati and the Brain (1982) (TV) (executive)
  66. "T.J. Hooker" (1982) TV Series (executive)
  67. T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV) (executive)
  68. "Strike Force" (1981) TV Series
  69. "Dynasty" (1981) TV Series
  70. Casino (1980) (TV) (executive)
  71. "B.A.D. Cats" (1980) TV Series (executive)
  72. Hart to Hart (1979) (TV) (executive)
  73. "French Atlantic Affair, The" (1979) (mini) TV Series (executive)
  74. "Hart to Hart" (1979) TV Series (executive)
  75. "Friends" (1979) TV Series (executive)
  76. Vega$ (1978) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka High Roller (1978) (TV) (USA: video title)
  77. Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV)
  78. Wild and Wooly (1978) (TV) (executive)
  79. "Fantasy Island" (1978) TV Series (executive)
  80. Return to Fantasy Island (1978) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Fantasy Island II (1978) (TV) (USA)
  81. "Love Boat, The" (1977) TV Series (executive)
  82. San Pedro Bums, The (1977) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka San Pedro Beach Bums, The (1977) (TV)
  83. Love Boat II, The (1977) (TV) (executive)
  84. Little Ladies of the Night (1977) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Diamond Alley (1977) (TV)
  85. Fantasy Island (1977) (TV)
  86. Baby Blue Marine (1976)
  87. Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The (1976) (TV) (executive)
  88. "Charlie's Angels" (1976) TV Series (executive)
  89. Death at Love House (1976) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Shrine of Lorna Love, The (1976) (TV) (USA)
  90. New Daughters of Joshua Cabe, The (1976) (TV) (executive)
  91. Charlie's Angels (1976) (TV) (executive)
  92. "Family" (1976) TV Series (executive)
  93. One of My Wives Is Missing (1976) (TV) (executive)
  94. Legend of Valentino, The (1975) (TV)
  95. Murder on Flight 502 (1975) (TV) (executive)
  96. "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) TV Series (executive)
    ... aka "Starsky & Hutch" (1975)
  97. Starsky and Hutch (1975) (TV) (executive)
  98. "S.W.A.T." (1975) TV Series (executive)
  99. Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return, The (1975) (TV) (executive)
  100. California Split (1974)
    ... aka Jackpot! (1974/II)
  101. Only with Married Men (1974) (TV) (executive)
  102. Death Cruise (1974) (TV)
  103. Hit Lady (1974) (TV)
  104. Death Sentence (1974) (TV)
    ... aka Murder One (1974) (TV)
  105. Savages (1974) (TV)
  106. Cry Panic (1974) (TV)
  107. Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, The (1974) (TV) (executive)
  108. "Chopper One" (1974) TV Series (executive)
  109. "Firehouse" (1974) TV Series (executive)
  110. Death Squad, The (1974) (TV)
  111. Affair, The (1973) (TV) (executive)
  112. Letters from Three Lovers (1973) (TV)
  113. Hijack (1973) (TV)
  114. Satan's School for Girls (1973) (TV)
  115. Bait, The (1973) (TV) (executive)
  116. Letters, The (1973) (TV) (executive)
  117. Great American Beauty Contest, The (1973) (TV) (executive)
  118. Snatched (1973) (TV)
  119. "Rookies, The" (1972) TV Series (executive)
  120. Chill Factor, The (1972) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Cold Night's Death, A (1972) (TV)
  121. Every Man Needs One (1972) (TV) (executive)
  122. Home for the Holidays (1972) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Deadly Desires (1972) (TV)
  123. Bounty Man, The (1972) (TV)
  124. Rolling Man (1972) (TV) (executive)
  125. Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972) (TV)
  126. No Place to Run (1972) (TV)
  127. Daughters of Joshua Cabe, The (1972) (TV) (executive)
  128. Rookies, The (1972) (TV)
  129. Two for the Money (1971) (TV) (executive)
  130. Trackers, The (1971) (TV)
    ... aka No Trumpets, No Drums (1971) (TV)
  131. If Tomorrow Comes (1971) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Glass Hammer, The (1971) (TV)
  132. Reluctant Heroes, The (1971) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Egghead on Hill 656, The (1971) (TV)
  133. Death of Me Yet, The (1971) (TV)
  134. In Broad Daylight (1971) (TV) (executive)
  135. Taste of Evil, A (1971) (TV)
  136. Last Child, The (1971) (TV) (executive)
    ... aka Day They Took the Babies Away, The (1971) (TV)
  137. Five Desperate Women (1971) (TV) (executive)
  138. Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971) (TV)
    ... aka So's Your Old Man! (1971) (TV)
  139. Love Hate Love (1970) (TV) (executive)
  140. River of Gold (1970) (TV) (executive)
  141. Yuma (1970) (TV)
  142. Run, Simon, Run (1970) (TV)
    ... aka Savage Run (1970) (TV)
    ... aka Tradition of Simon Zuniga, The (1970) (TV)
  143. Crowhaven Farm (1970) (TV) (executive)
  144. Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again, The (1970) (TV) (executive)
  145. House That Would Not Die, The (1970) (TV)
  146. Wild Women (1970) (TV) (executive)
  147. Old Man Who Cried Wolf, The (1970) (TV) (executive)
  148. But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970) (TV)
  149. How Awful About Allan (1970) (TV) (executive)
  150. Love War, The (1970) (TV)
  151. Carter's Army (1969) (TV)
    ... aka Black Brigade (1969) (TV)
  152. Ballad of Andy Crocker, The (1969) (TV)
  153. Pigeon, The (1969) (TV) (executive)
  154. Monk, The (1969) (TV) (also executive)
  155. Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969) (TV) (executive)
  156. Over-the-Hill Gang, The (1969) (TV) (executive)
  157. "New People, The" (1969) TV Series
  158. "Mod Squad, The" (1968) TV Series
  159. "Guns of Will Sonnett, The" (1967) TV Series
  160. "Honey West" (1965) TV Series (executive)
  161. "Daniel Boone" (1964) TV Series (executive)
  162. "Burke's Law" (1963) TV Series
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (1965) (USA: new title)
  163. My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1962) (executive)
  164. Pair of Boots, A (1962) (executive)
  165. "Dick Powell Show, The" (1961) TV Series
    ... aka "Dick Powell Theatre, The" (1963) (new title)
  166. Guns of the Timberland (1960)
  167. "Johnny Ringo" (1959) TV Series

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