Peter
Spellos has been performing and making folks
laugh as long as McDonald's been selling hamburgers. He is a
actor/comedian/denture wearer, voice over artist, stage director and
author, whose career began as extra for a week on the dance floor in
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Since then, things have gotten busier. Peter has
acted and entertained in over 100 television shows and films. Most
recently, he was American Bandstand’s curmudgeonly director Gus
all three seasons of the hit
NBC drama AMERICAN DREAMS.
Peter
has had the great pleasure of working with many wonderful directors on
their projects, including Barry Sonnenfeld (MEN IN BLACK II), The
Wachowski Brothers (BOUND), Brad Silberling (CITY OF ANGELS), David Mirkin
(HEARTBREAKERS), Danny Cannon (PHOENIX) and Danny DeVito (HOFFA), to name
a few. Over the years, Peter has also voiced and starred on numerous
animated series, including DIGIMON, TRANSFORMERS, OUTLAW STAR and the
feature film versions of METROPOLIS and COWBOY BE-BOP.
As a young actor, he was a member of the 1st Amendment Improv
Co. in NYC, and teamed with Jim Brownold on WPLJ-FM as the morning comedy
team in the early 80's. He was the warm-up act for THE COSBY SHOW, sit com
pilots for Robert Klein, Stiller and Meara and Melba Moore. Peter was also
the creative director of WHO'S ON FIRST and The Usual Suspects Improv
Co.
in
NYC. He has taught for over 23
years and continues to teach comedy and “anti” acting classes in
L.A.
When time allows, Peter appears nationally with the LaughingStock Comedy
Company. (www.laughing.com)
In
the fantasy world of film and tv, Peter has had the extreme pleasure of:
being seduced by
Sigourney
Weaver (HEARTBREAKERS) being murdered by
Lois
Lane
(Teri Hatcher), morphed into Freddy Kruger (
NIGHTMARE
ON ELM ST.
6), been questioned by both Perry Mason and
Det. Sifowitz (NYPD BLUE), and played God (well, Jerry Garcia from the
Grateful Dead as The Almighty himself). In the real world, he continues to
perform, write, direct and teach all over the country. And a long time
ago, Peter, with Jim B., once was the opening act for Twisted Sister.
Spandex
was never an option…
