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Aisha Tyler
Born	Aisha N. Tyler September 18, 1970 (1970-09-18) (age 38) San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation	Actress, Writer, Director, Comedienne
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Jeffrey Tietjens (1992–present)

Aisha N. Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, stand-up comedienne and writer.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Tyler was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Robin Gregory, a teacher, and Jim Tyler, a photographer.¹ Her parents divorced when she was 10 and she was raised by her father. She pursued an early interest in comedy during high school, when she would skip her regular courses to attend local improv classes. She also attended classes at San Francisco's School of the Arts High School. She attended Dartmouth College where she earned a degree in environmental policy and was a member of The Tabard, a co-ed fraternity. At Dartmouth, she co-founded and sang in the all-female a cappella group, The Dartmouth Rockapellas, a group devoted to spreading social awareness through song. After briefly working for a San Francisco advertising firm, she toured the country pursuing a comedy career before finally moving to Los Angeles, California in 1996.

Career

Her career in television took off in 2001 with jobs as the host of Talk Soup and the reality-dating series The Fifth Wheel, although Talk Soup was cancelled the following year and Tyler left The Fifth Wheel in 2002 to pursue other interests. Tyler has devoted a significant amount of her time to independent projects, including a role in the play Moose Mating, for which she received an NAACP Image Award. She also wrote, directed, and starred in the independent short film The Whipper.

Moving into acting, Tyler featured in Friends, having a reoccuring role as first Joey's and then Ross's girlfriend in the ninth and tenth seasons. She followed this up with guest spots on CSI: Miami and Nip/Tuck, as well as balancing recurring roles on both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and 24 during the 2004-2005 TV season. She also filmed her own sitcom pilot for CBS, which was not picked up. She has guest-starred in Mad tv

Following her regular role on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer during its first season and in the first episode of season 2. She has appeared in other CBS drama Without A Trace. Tyler appeared in several movies, including The Santa Clause 2, the sequel The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, .45 and the comedy Balls of Fury alongside Christopher Walken. She recently wrapped the thriller Death Sentence and the crime drama Black Water Transit. She also remains a fixture on television, with appearances on Boston Legal, Reno 911!, The Boondocks and as a guest movie critic on several episodes of At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, filling in for the absent Roger Ebert, who was recuperating from surgery.

Tyler has moved into print media as a regular contributor to Glamour and Jane magazines; her first book, Swerve: A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls was released in January 2004.² Tyler also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Childhelp USA charity. She also made a guest appearance on Twista's single "Slow Jamz" which also featured Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.

Tyler appeared in a nude story along with other celebrities in the May 2006 issue of Allure.³ Allure's annual Nude Issue raises money to combat skin cancer.

Personal life

Since 1992, Tyler has been married to an attorney, Jeff Tietjens. Tyler and her husband are avid fans of beer; both are home brewers. She discussed her love and passion for beer on The Sharon Osbourne Show.⁴

In January 2008, she participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by Will.I.Am called "Yes We Can".

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2000	Dancing in September	Woman with Weave
2001	Moose Mating	Josie
2002	The Santa Clause 2	Mother Nature
2003	One Flight Stand	Alexis
2004	Never Die Alone	Nancy
2006	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Mother Nature
	.45	Liz
2007	Death Sentence	Detective Wallis
	Balls of Fury	Mahogany
2008	Meet Market	Jane
	Bedtime Stories	Donna Hynde
2009	Black Water Transit	Casey Spandau

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Nash Bridges	Reporter	Guest role
	Grand Avenue	Girl #1	TV movie
1999	The Pretender	Angela Somerset	Guest role
2001	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Shaq's Girlfriend	Guest role
2002	The Sausage Factory	Jamie	Guest role
2003	Friends	Charlie Wheeler	Recurring role
	CSI: Miami	Janet Medrano	Guest role
2004	Untitled Aisha Tyler Project	Melanie Haywood	Rejected TV pilot
	Nip/Tuck	Manya Mabika	Guest role
2004-2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mia Dickerson	Recurring role, 8 ep.
2005	24	Marianne Taylor	Recurring role
2005-2006	Ghost Whisperer	Andrea Moreno	Series regular
2006	For One Night	Desiree Howard	TV movie
2007	Boston Legal	Taryn Campbell	Guest role
	The Boondocks	Luna	Guest role
Million Dollar Password	Herself	Contestant	) References ^ "Aisha Tyler Biography". filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-07-28. ^ Tyler, Aisha; 237 p (2004). Swerve: A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls. New York: Plume. ISBN 0525948066.  ^ Staff writers (2007-04-24). "Carla Gugino - Stars line up for naked spread". Contact Music. Retrieved on 2008-07-29. ^ Staff writers (2004-04-02). "Aisha Tyler's Home-Brewed Beer". Contact Music. Retrieved on 2008-07-29. External links Aisha Tyler at the Internet Movie Database v • d • e Hosts of Talk Soup Greg Kinnear (1991) · John Henson (1995) · Hal Sparks (1999) · Aisha Tyler (2001) Persondata NAME Tyler, Aisha ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tyler, Aisha N. SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor, director DATE OF BIRTH 1970-9-18 PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco, California, USA DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH