Aisha Tyler
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Aisha N. Tyler (born 18 September 1970) is an American actress, stand-up comedian and occasional writer.
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[edit] Early life
Tyler was born in San Francisco, California; she pursued an early interest in comedy during high school, when she would skip her regular courses to attend local comedy improv classes. She also attended theater classes at San Francisco's School of the Arts High School. She attended Dartmouth College where she earned a degree in government with a minor in environmental policy. While there, she co-founded and sang in the all-female a cappella group, The Dartmouth Rockapellas, a group devoted to spreading social awareness through song. Aisha is also an alum of The Tabard, a co-ed fraternity at Dartmouth College. After briefly working for a San Francisco advertising firm, she toured the country pursing a comedy career before finally moving to Los Angeles, California in 1996.
[edit] 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.
During its final two seasons, Tyler played the only black recurring character on Friends. She had a recurring role on CSI and the first season of Ghost Whisperer. Tyler has also been on 24. Tyler appeared as Mia Dickerson in eleven episodes of CSI working as a DNA specialist in the lab after replacing Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda).
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 (ISBN 0-525-94806-6) was released in January 2004. She is often cited as one of the "rising stars to watch" in the entertainment industry. Tyler also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Childhelp USA charity.
She made a guest appearance on Twista's single "Slow Jamz" which also featured Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.
In 2002 she portrayed Mother Nature in Disney's The Santa Clause 2. She has reclaimed this role in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as seen in the promotional trailers.
[edit] Personal life
Since 1992, Tyler has been married to lawyer Jeff Tietjens.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Aisha Tyler Bio at CBS - Ghost Whisperer
- Aisha Tyler at the Internet Movie Database
- World Poker Tour Profile
| Preceded by: Hal Sparks | Host of Talk Soup 2001-03 | Succeeded by: Joel McHale (rebranded asThe Soup) |
Categories: 1970 births | 24 (TV series) actors | African-American actors | American television actors | American comedians | American stand-up comedians | American television personalities | American film actors | CSI actors | Dartmouth College alumni | Comedians | Friends actors | Living people | Nip/Tuck actors | People from San Francisco
