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Spencer, Prince

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Spencer was born on in Jenkinsville, South Carolina, a small town where he lived for only a short time, moving to Boston and then to Toledo, Ohio, at the age of six. At the age of eight, he won a dance contest doing the Charleston that launched his career. As a member of the famed Step Brothers, he danced all over the country and in Europe, where he lived for five years. From the stage, his career took him into movies and television. In Las Vegas, Nevada he played the Sands Hotel with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and the Flamingo Hotel with Pearl Bailey. He was the opening act sought by many headlining entertainers.