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Chris Spencer (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.

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Chris Spencer
Spencer in 2018
Born	(1968-01-02) January 2, 1968 (age 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Vanessa Rodriguez-Spencer
Children	2

Career

Spencer was the first host of the syndicated late night talk show Vibe, based on the magazine of the same name. He has gone on to star in several film projects such as Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood, The Sixth Man, Significant Others, and Postal. Chris is also one of the most sought after writers having done projects with Wayans family, Jamie Foxx, and was significant in helping Nick Cannon create MTV's Wild 'N Out. Chris Spencer also travels the country as a standup comedian and has performed on The Chris Rock Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and HBO's Def Comedy Jam. Chris and fellow friends, Al Madrigal and Maz Jobrani are on a weekly podcast, Minivan Men. He is a writer for the scripted comedy, Real Husbands of Hollywood. In 2017, he co-created a TV series White Famous.

Personal life

Spencer, a Jamaican American, was born in Los Angeles, California on January 2, 1968. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Vanessa Spencer, and their two children; their son Christopher, and their daughter Isabella.

Spencer is a UCLA alum.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blankman	Stevens
	A Low Down Dirty Shame	Benny
1996	Don't Be a Menace	Preach
1997	The Sixth Man	Jimmy Stubbs
	Fakin' Da Funk	Charlie
1998	Every Dog Has Its Day	Maurice
1999	Dill Scallion	"Vibe" Host
2001	All About You	Owen
	Two Can Play That Game	Lying Man #2
2003	Love Chronicles	Gavin
	Road Dogs	Baby Ray Ray
	Sin	Vincent Peavey
2004	Out-of-Body Experience	Josh	Short
2005	Jepardee!	Alex Getback	Short
2007	Delta Farce	Co-Pilot
	Postal	Officer Greg
	BloodRayne 2: Deliverance	Bartender Bob	Video
	Redrum	Waiter
	Bricks	Voice	Short
2008	Ball Don't Lie	New York
2009	Black Dynamite	Militant 1
	The Family Hour	Comic	Video
2010	The 41-Year-Old Virgin	Officer Beat	Video
	For (Stuffed) Colored Girls		Short
	Something Like a Business	Payton Profit
2022	Back on the Strip		Feature film directorial debut

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992-93	In Living Color	Himself	3 Episodes
1993	The John Larroquette Show	Marine #1	Episode: "My Hero"
1996	The Show	Trent Vance	Main Cast
1998	Getting Personal	Wesley Warren Jones	Episode: "Bring in 'Da Milo, Bring in 'Da Robyn"
	Rude Awakening	Ritch	Episode: "An Embarrassment of Ritch's"
1999-00	The Jamie Foxx Show	Curtis	Recurring Cast: Season 4
2001	Soul Food	Drew	Episode: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
2003	Half & Half	Darrell	Episode: "The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 2"
	The District		Episode: "Acceptable Losses"
2004	Second Time Around	Ted	Episode: "Ryan Sees Party People"
	ER	Keith Trager	Episode: "Shot in the Dark"
	Significant Others	Devon	Main Cast
2005	Charmed	Smitty	Episode: "Battle of the Hexes"
2006	Cuts	Manager	Episode: "Black Don't Crack"
2010	Meet the Browns	Michael	Episode: "Meet the Dealmaker"
2011	Let's Stay Together	Ellis	Episode: "Back Together Again"
2013	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Christopher	Episode: "Easy Bake Kevin"
2015	Being Mary Jane	Chris	Recurring Cast: Season 2
	Born Again Virgin	Charles	Recurring Cast: Season 1

Writer

• Wild 'N Out (2005)
• Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security (2002)
• The Youngs (2014)

Producer

• Baggin' (2005)
• Get Up Stand Up Comedy (2001)

External links

• Chris Spencer at IMDb
• Biography and booking agent

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