Actor/comedian Hal Sparks began his professional career in Chicago as a member of the famed Second City Troupe. At 17, he was named the "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times.

After a successful run with Second City, Sparks moved to Los Angeles and immediately began performing at numerous comedy clubs including The Improv, The Comedy Store, and The Laugh Factory, as well as at Comic Relief's American Comedy Festival.

From 1999 to 2000, Sparks hosted the Emmy Award-winning "Talk Soup" on E! Entertainment Television. He is one of the stars of the VH1 hit series "I Love The 90's," "I Love The 80's," "The 80's Strike Back" and "I Love The 70's." He recently completed guest-starring roles on "Dr. Vegas" and "One on One." He also co-starred in the SHOWTIME movie BLEACHER BUMS, adapted from the critically-acclaimed play of the same name. His numerous television appearances include "The Tonight Show," "Larry King Live," "Charlie Rose," "Politically Incorrect," "MTV" and "The View" and he regularly appears on "Good Morning America."

Sparks was most recently seen on the big screen in the box office hit "Spiderman 2." His other film credits include the comedy hit "Dude, Where's My Car?," "Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star" and "Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town" with Billy Bob Thornton. Sparks also provided the voices for two animal characters in the 20th Century Fox film "Dr. Dolittle 2."

Sparks also wrote, directed and starred in his own sketch comedy show entitled "Here Comes the Neighborhood" and produced comedy segments for the Disney Channel. On stage, he has performed in such productions as "Equus," "The Elephant Man," and "Brighton Beach Memoirs."