Chris Spencer (actor)

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| years_active = 1990–present

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Chris Spencer is an American director, actor, comedian, writer, and producer.{{Cite web |last=Underwood |first=Keith L. |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Comedian Chris Spencer is 'Back on the Strip!' |url=https://lasentinel.net/comedian-chris-spencer-is-back-on-the-strip.html |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=LA Sentinel}}

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. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Vanessa Spencer, and their two children.{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

Spencer is a UCLA alum.{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

Filmography

=Film=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=2 \| 1994 \| Blankman \| Stevens \|
A Low Down Dirty Shame \| Benny \|
1996 \| Don't Be a Menace \| "Preach" \|
rowspan=2 \| 1997 \| The Sixth Man \| Jimmy Stubbs \|
Fakin' Da Funk \| Charlie \|
1998 \| Every Dog Has Its Day \| Maurice \|
1999 \| Dill Scallion \| "Vibe" Host \|
rowspan=2 \| 2001 \| All About You \| Owen \|
Two Can Play That Game \| Lying Man #2 \|
rowspan=3 \| 2003 \| Love Chronicles \| Gavin \|
Road Dogs \| Ray "Baby Ray-Ray" \|
Sin \| Vincent Peavey \|
2004 \| Out-of-Body Experience \| Josh \| Short
2005 \| Jepardee! \| Alex Getback \| Short
rowspan=5 \| 2007 \| Delta Farce \| Co-Pilot \|
Postal \| Officer Greg Sharp \|
BloodRayne 2: Deliverance \| Bob, The Bartender \| Video
Redrum \| The Waiter \|
Bricks \| Voice \| Short
2008 \| Ball Don't Lie \| New York \|
rowspan=2 \| 2009 \| Black Dynamite \| Militant #1 \|
The Family Hour \| Comic \| Video
rowspan=3 \| 2010 \| The 41-Year-Old Virgin \| Officer Beat \| Video
For (Stuffed) Colored Girls \| \| Short
Something Like a Business \| Payton Profit \|
- \| 2023 \| Back on the Strip \| \| Feature film directorial debut

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scope="col" | Year

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! scope="col" | Role

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rowspan=2 | 1994

| Blankman

| Stevens

A Low Down Dirty Shame

| Benny

1996

| Don't Be a Menace

| "Preach"

rowspan=2 | 1997

| The Sixth Man

| Jimmy Stubbs

Fakin' Da Funk

| Charlie

1998

| Every Dog Has Its Day

| Maurice

1999

| Dill Scallion

| "Vibe" Host

rowspan=2 | 2001

| All About You

| Owen

Two Can Play That Game

| Lying Man #2

rowspan=3 | 2003

| Love Chronicles

| Gavin

Road Dogs

| Ray "Baby Ray-Ray"

Sin

| Vincent Peavey

2004

| Out-of-Body Experience

| Josh

| Short

2005

| Jepardee!

| Alex Getback

| Short

rowspan=5 | 2007

| Delta Farce

| Co-Pilot

Postal

| Officer Greg Sharp

BloodRayne 2: Deliverance

| Bob, The Bartender

| Video

Redrum

| The Waiter

Bricks

| Voice

| Short

2008

| Ball Don't Lie

| New York

rowspan=2 | 2009

| Black Dynamite

| Militant #1

The Family Hour

| Comic

| Video

rowspan=3 | 2010

| The 41-Year-Old Virgin

| Officer Beat

| Video

For (Stuffed) Colored Girls

| Short

Something Like a Business

| Payton Profit

| 2023

| Back on the Strip

| Feature film directorial debut

=Television=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
1992-1993 \| In Living Color \| Himself \| 3 episodes
1993 \| The John Larroquette Show \| Marine #1 \| Episode: "My Hero"
1996 \| The Show \| Trent Vance \| Main cast
1997 \| ''Vibe \| Himself \| Host
rowspan=2 \| 1998 \| Getting Personal \| Wesley Warren Jones \| Episode: "Bring in 'Da Milo, Bring in 'Da Robyn"
Rude Awakening \| Ritch \| Episode: "An Embarrassment of Ritch's"
1999-2000 \| The Jamie Foxx Show \| Curtis \| Recurring cast: season 4
2001 \| Soul Food \| Drew \| Episode: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
rowspan=2 \| 2003 \| Half & Half \| Darrell \| Episode: "The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 2"
The District \| \| Episode: "Acceptable Losses"
rowspan=3 \| 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"
rowspan=3 \| 2015 \| Being Mary Jane \| Chris \| Recurring cast: season 2
Born Again Virgin \| Charles \| Recurring cast: season 1

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1992-1993

| In Living Color

| Himself

| 3 episodes

1993

| The John Larroquette Show

| Marine #1