Al Shearer grew up in Dayton, Ohio and attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. Always know to his peers as the class clown, while a senior in college, he was a disc jockey on a morning radio show that attracted a lot of attention regionally because of Al’s unusual flair for comedy.

Al was interested in being an on-air television correspondent and, one day, waltzed into the vice president of entertainment’s office of Black Entertainment Television (BET) while he was in the middle of a meeting and told him he had found his next on-air star. Al’s determined and gutsy approach paid off and he was cast as HITS in the incredibly successful BET series, "Hits From the Streets."

Many know Al (aka Aly-Al)’s comedic ways from his starring role on the ground-breaking hit MTV series, "Punk’d," as well as his MTV VJ exploits year-round on shows like, "TRL" and "Direct Effect."

Al was seen in the feature film, "How High," in which he plays a pickpocket mute named "I Need Money," using physical comedy techniques reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin to win over his audience. He also had a supporting role in the Bille Woodruff’s, "Honey," starring Jessica Alba and Mekhi Phifer. Al starred in the Jerry Bruckheimer/Disney feature, "Glory Road" and recently starred opposite Charlie Murphy in the yet-to-be release urban comedy "The Hustle," which will be coming out later this year.