Aaron Spelling grew up the son of a poor Jewish immigrants in Dallas, Texas. Traumatized by constant bullying from his WASP schoolmates, Spelling psychosomatically lost the use of his legs at age eight and was confined to bed for a year. He spent his solitude with the written works of Mark Twain, O. Henry, and other masters, developing his own storytelling skills in the process.

After wartime service with the Army Air Force, Spelling attended Southern Methodist University where he won the prestigious Harvard Award for he best original one-act play and only student to direct a major play in the history of SMU. After graduation, Spelling moved to Hollywood in 1953. As an actor, Spelling appeared in more than fifty shows and a dozen films. He appeared in "Dragnet", "Gunsmoke" and "I Love Lucy". Spelling's writing skills finally came to the attention of actor/production executive Dick Powell, who hired Spelling as a scripter and producer for Powell's Four Star Productions.

In 1954, Spelling began his writing career with the "Zane Grey" series, "Last Man" and "Playhouse 90". Four years later Spelling produced his first series called "Johnny Ringo". Spelling started his first partnership with comedian/TV mogul Danny Thomas and during the three year partnership they produced "The Danny Thomas Show", "The Guns of Will Sonnet" and "The Mod Squad", plus six movies of the weeks for ABC-TV.

In 1971, Spelling formed a partnership with Leonard Goldberg, produced 38 television films and many top rated series: "Charlie's Angels", "Starsky and Hutch", "The Rookies", "Fantasy Island", "Hart to Hart" and "Family". Spelling also has produced some of the most talked about television movies in history of television with "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble", "Day One", "And the Band Played On". Spelling won Emmy's for "Day One" & "And The Band Played On".

In 1980s television, Spelling was king. His new-found industry clout permitted Spelling to produce one TV hit after another, "The Love Boat", "Hotel", "Dynasty", "The Colbys" among others. During the late 80's, Spelling's company moved into theatrical films, with producing such hits as: "Mr. Mom", "Night Mother" and "Soapdish". After several years of indifferent projects, Aaron Spelling once more became the king of youth-oriented television with his 1990 series "Beverly Hills 90210" (which co-starred his daughter, Tori) and the equally popular follow-up "Melrose Place".

Aaron Spelling has been married twice. His first marriage was with actress, Carolyn Jones. Carolyn is best known for her role as Morticia on "The Adams Family". The couple divorced before both of their careers were successful! A few years latter, Spelling meet Candy Marer, who he fell in love with as been married ever since. Candy and Aaron have two children, Tori and Randy.

On June 18, 2006, Spelling suffered a severe stroke at his estate in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California. He died there five days later on June 23, 2006, from complications of the stroke, at the age of 83. The public was not allowed to attend Spelling's funeral held several days after his death. Aaron Spelling was interred in a mausoleum crypt in Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.

Take a look at  the complete broad filmography of Aaron Spelling on the IMDb site.