Marcel Spears

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Actor

Birth Date: December 13, 1988

Age: 37 years old

Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana

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Actor Marcel Spears began his career treading the boards before landing the part of T.K. Carter in the political sitcom "The Mayor" (ABC, 2017-). Born in New Orleans, Spears first started performing in school and church and went on to study theater at Prairie View A&M University and acting at Columbia University. Spears initially focused on the stage, appearing in various New York Shakespeare productions including leading roles in "Othello" and "Romeo and Juliet." He later appeared in the world premiere of Rachel Bonds' "At the Old Place" in San Diego, Ruben Santiago-Hudson's production of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" in New Jersey and Alice Childress' play, "Trouble in Mind," at Minneapolis' Guthrie Theatres, and also starred alongside Justin Long and Donald Faison in "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at the Old Globe Theatre.

Spears made the move from the stage to the screen in 2017 when he was cast as lead Brandon Michael Hall's flamboyant best friend T.K. Carter in "The Mayor" (ABC, 2017-) a comedy about an aspiring rapper who decides to promote his mixtape by running for mayor of his California hometown.

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“Welcome to the Things We Do for Love” – Marty meets Courtney’s intimidating father to ask for his blessing, but Clancy’s (Anthony Anderson) cryptic response sends Calvin and Tina digging for answers. Meanwhile, Gemma and Dave are stunned by Grover’s tattoo, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Pictured: Marcel Spears as Marty and Skye Townsend as Courtney. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to the Things We Do for Love” – Marty meets Courtney’s intimidating father to ask for his blessing, but Clancy’s (Anthony Anderson) cryptic response sends Calvin and Tina digging for answers. Meanwhile, Gemma and Dave are stunned by Grover’s tattoo, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Pictured: Cedric The Entertainer as Calvin, Tichina Arnold as Tina and Marcel Spears as Marty. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to the Things We Do for Love” – Marty meets Courtney’s intimidating father to ask for his blessing, but Clancy’s (Anthony Anderson) cryptic response sends Calvin and Tina digging for answers. Meanwhile, Gemma and Dave are stunned by Grover’s tattoo, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Pictured: Skye Townsend as Courty, Marcel Spears as Marty, Anthony Anderson as Clancy, Cedric The Entertainer as Calvin and Tichina Arnold as Tina. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to the Things We Do for Love” – Marty meets Courtney’s intimidating father to ask for his blessing, but Clancy’s (Anthony Anderson) cryptic response sends Calvin and Tina digging for answers. Meanwhile, Gemma and Dave are stunned by Grover’s tattoo, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Pictured: Anthony Anderson as Clancy and Marcel Spears as Marty.“Welcome to Secrets and Santa” – The Butlers’ anniversary plans take an unexpected turn when a blast from the past, Calvin’s ex-girlfriend, resurfaces. Meanwhile, Malcolm’s meeting gets hijacked, Marty makes a big move toward commitment and Gemma finds herself caught in a holiday misunderstanding, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Dec.8 at a special time (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Pictured: Marcel Spears, Sheaun McKinney, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Cedric The Entertainer, Tichina Arnold and Holly Robinson Peete. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to Secrets and Santa” – The Butlers’ anniversary plans take an unexpected turn when a blast from the past, Calvin’s ex-girlfriend, resurfaces. Meanwhile, Malcolm’s meeting gets hijacked, Marty makes a big move toward commitment and Gemma finds herself caught in a holiday misunderstanding, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Dec.8 at a special time (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Pictured: Holly Robinson Peete as Katrina and Marcel Spears as Marty. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to Secrets and Santa” – The Butlers’ anniversary plans take an unexpected turn when a blast from the past, Calvin’s ex-girlfriend, resurfaces. Meanwhile, Malcolm’s meeting gets hijacked, Marty makes a big move toward commitment and Gemma finds herself caught in a holiday misunderstanding, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Dec.8 at a special time (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Pictured: Marcel Spears as Marty, Max Greenfield as Dave and Darin Toonder as Jules. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to the Walk of Roses” – Calvin receives an unexpected honor that sparks mixed emotions, while Malcolm’s ghostwriting gig takes a wild turn after a viral outburst from his celebrity client, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Nov. 17 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured: Marcel Spears as Marty, Cedric The Entertainer as Calvin and Tichina Arnold as Tina. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.“Welcome to Family Value” – Malcolm’s home renovation takes an unexpected turn when Calvin’s cousin Crutch shows up uninvited to fix his floors. Meanwhile, Dave’s attempts to help around the house and support Grover’s booming T-shirt business lead to more stress than he bargained for, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Nov. 3 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured: Tichina Arnold as Tina, Cedric The Entertainer as Calvin, Marcel Spears as Marty and Sheaun McKinney as Malcolm. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Cedric the Entertainer, and Marcel Spears in 'The Neighborhood' Season 7 finaleMarcel Spears and Sheaun McKinney in 'The Neighborhood'Cedric the Entertainer, Tichina Arnold, Beth Behrs, Max Greenfield, Marcel Spears, Sheaun McKinney, and Skye Townsend in 'The Neighborhood' Season 7

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“Welcome to the Things We Do for Love” – Marty meets Courtney’s intimidating father to ask for his blessing, but Clancy’s (Anthony Anderson) cryptic response sends Calvin and Tina digging for answers. Meanwhile, Gemma and Dave are stunned by Grover’s tattoo, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Pictured: Anthony Anderson as Clancy and Marcel Spears as Marty.

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 “Welcome to Secrets and Santa” – The Butlers’ anniversary plans take an unexpected turn when a blast from the past, Calvin’s ex-girlfriend, resurfaces. Meanwhile, Malcolm’s meeting gets hijacked, Marty makes a big move toward commitment and Gemma finds herself caught in a holiday misunderstanding, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Dec.8 at a special time (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Pictured: Amber West as Mercedes and Sheaun McKinney as Malcolm.

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 “Welcome to Spades” – Marty and Courtney’s nanny search takes an awkward turn, while Calvin’s secret spades night stirs tension at home. Meanwhile, Dave’s new hobby tests everyone’s patience, and a texting miscommunication between Tina and Gemma leads to a fiery confrontation, on THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Oct. 27 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+

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