David Spero

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Spero
Occupation	Talent Manager
Date Of Birth	Aug 15, 1951(1951-08-15)
Age	73
Birthplace	Shaker Heights
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Leo

David Spero Biography

David Spero is one of the most popular and richest Talent Manager who was born on August 15, 1951 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States.

David Spero was a “rock-radio pioneer” in the 1970s and is a “high-profile” music manager and owner of the Cleveland office of Alliance Artists Ltd.

In the spring of 1974, Spero took a break from being a DJ and resigned as the afternoon drive host on WMMS to manage Michael Stanley’s career. Spero managed the Michael Stanley Band during their early building process. According to Jim Girard of Citi-Music Magazine, Spero used his influence to get the band a deal with Epic Records, although Spero credits Bill Szymczyk and Irving Azoff – Joe Walsh’s manager at the time, with getting Michael’s new band signed. Michel Stanley’s second solo album, Friends and Legends, was the first project Spero was involved with as his manager.

David Spero Net Worth

David Spero is one of the richest Talent Manager from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Spero 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 16, Spero got his start in radio on WXEN’s graveyard shift. Shortly after WXEN, Spero moved to WNCR and then WMMS at around 19 years of age. While still living with his parents, Spero got a break at WNCR when radio host Don Imus helped him get promoted to the morning spot on the station. As a DJ at WMMS in the 1970s, Spero interviewed most of the rock stars who went to Cleveland. In fact, Humble Pie credits Spero for breaking the band locally in the US. And, although his fellow DJ “Kid Leo” is widely credited with breaking Bruce Springsteen, it was Spero who “told fellow WMMR [sic] DJ ‘Kid Leo’ about Springsteen.”

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Who is David Spero Dating?

According to our records, David Spero married to Ellen Spero. As of December 1, 2023, David Spero’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, managing Billy Bob Thornton, Spero helped his Edge of the World album get off the ground with a summer tour. A few years later, in 2007, Spero was Yusuf Islam’s manager, co-managing him with his brother David Gordon, for the Deluxe reissues of Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat. David then did the A&R work for the former Cat Stevens’ Roadsinger CD and put together his tour in Europe and the US in 2009 which was Islam’s first full tour since 1976.

Facts & Trivia

Travis Ranked on the list of most popular Talent Manager. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Spero celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

Spero produced ‘The Joe Walsh/Glenn Frey Tour’ – the precursor to ‘The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over Tour’ – after facilitating the reconciliation between Walsh and Frey which eventually brought the entire band back together. He describes the Hell Freezes Over Tour as “the coolest thing I ever did.”