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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.

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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

  1. ^ "Aisha Tyler Biography". filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
  2. ^ Tyler, Aisha; 237 p (2004). Swerve: A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls. New York: Plume. ISBN 0525948066. 
  3. ^ Staff writers (2007-04-24). "Carla Gugino - Stars line up for naked spread". Contact Music. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.
  4. ^ Staff writers (2004-04-02). "Aisha Tyler's Home-Brewed Beer". Contact Music. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.

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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
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