Researching Peter Spears
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 713 people with the Spears surname? In that year Spears was ranked number 2867 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Spears on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Spears and the Spears Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1076 people with the Spears surname in the UK? Spears is now ranked number 3037 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Spears surname in the USA? Spears is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
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Peter Spears
Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for being a producer on the critically acclaimed 2017 coming-of-age romantic drama film, Call Me by Your Name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Spears also directed the controversial parodic short film, Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers; Spears received a cease-and-desist order from Sesame Workshop for copyright violations as a result. Spears helped to develop the television series Nightmare Café and John from Cincinnati.
Before becoming a film director and producer, Spears was an actor, appearing in films such as Father of the Bride Part II, The Opposite of Sex and Something's Gotta Give, as well as several television series, including Friends and Quantum Leap.
In 2021, Spears won an Oscar for producing "Nomadland" at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony.
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