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Aisha N. Tyler (born September 18,
1970) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, writer, and author, known
for her regular role in the first season of Ghost Whisperer and recurring
roles in Friends and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Tyler was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Robin
Gregory, a teacher, and Jim Tyler, a photographer. 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 attended McAteer High School
in San Francisco. She also attended high school classes at San Francisco
School of the Arts. 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
capella 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.
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 recurring role as
Charlie Wheeler, Joey's and then Ross' 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
on MADtv.
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
another CBS drama Without A Trace. Tyler appeared in several movies,
including The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, .45,
and the comedy Balls of Fury. In 2007, she filmed the thriller Death
Sentence and the crime drama Black Water Transit. She also continues to
appear 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 while he
recuperated 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. 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 Kanye West's single, "Slow
Jamz", which also featured Twista and Jamie Foxx.
Tyler appeared in a nude story along with other celebrities in the May
2006 issue of Allure. Allure's annual Nude Issue raises money to combat
skin cancer.
In May 2009, it was announced that ABC had given Tyler her own talk show
pilot called The Aisha Tyler Show.
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 DC 101's Elliot in the Morning
and The Sharon Osbourne Show.
In January 2008, she participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by
will.i.am called "Yes We Can".
By her own admission, Aisha is an avid gamer, with the Halo series being
her favorite. In addition, she has confirmed that she has begun work as a
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"Archer" .... Agent Lana Kane
(3 episodes, 2009-2010)
- Diversity Hire (2010) TV episode (voice) .... Agent Lana Kane
- Training Day (2010) TV episode (voice) .... Agent Lana Kane
- Mole Hunt (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Agent Lana Kane
Black Water Transit (2009) .... Casey Spandau
Bedtime Stories (2008) .... Donna Hynde
"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #4.249 (2008) TV episode
"Reno 911!" .... Befany Dangle (1 episode, 2008)
- Dangle's Secret Family (2008) TV episode .... Befany Dangle
Meet Market (2008) .... Jane
"The Boondocks" .... Luna (1 episode, 2007)
- Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch (2007) TV episode (voice)
.... Luna
The Trap (2007/I) .... Angela
Balls of Fury (2007) .... Mahogany
"Boston Legal" .... A.D.A. Taryn Campbell (1 episode, 2007)
- Trial of the Century (2007) TV episode .... A.D.A. Taryn Campbell
Death Sentence (2007) .... Detective Wallis
.45 (2006) .... Liz
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) .... Mother Nature
"Ghost Whisperer" .... Andrea Moreno (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Love Never Dies (2006) TV Episode .... Andrea Moreno
- The One (2006) TV Episode .... Andrea Moreno
- Free Fall (2006) TV Episode .... Andrea Moreno
- The Vanishing (2006) TV Episode .... Andrea Moreno
- Fury (2006) TV Episode .... Andrea Moreno
(17 more)
For One Night (2006) (TV) .... Desiree Howard
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Mia Dickerson (13 episodes,
2004-2005)
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Las Vegas (USA: syndication title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
- Grave Danger: Part 1 (2005) TV Episode (credit only) .... Mia
Dickerson
- Grave Danger: Part 2 (2005) TV Episode .... Mia Dickerson
- Iced (2005) TV Episode .... Mia Dickerson
- Weeping Willows (2005) TV Episode .... Mia Dickerson
- Spark of Life (2005) TV Episode .... Mia Dickerson
(8 more)
"24" .... Marianne Taylor (7 episodes, 2005)
- Day 4: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Marianne Taylor
- Day 4: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Marianne Taylor
- Day 4: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Marianne Taylor
- Day 4: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Marianne Taylor
- Day 4: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Marianne
Taylor
(2 more)
"Nip/Tuck" .... Manya Mabika (1 episode, 2004)
- Manya Mabika (2004) TV Episode .... Manya Mabika
Untitled Aisha Tyler Project (2004) (TV) .... Melanie Haywood
"Mad TV" .... Bride (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #9.14 (2004) TV Episode .... Bride
Meet Market (2004) .... Jane
Never Die Alone (2004) .... Nancy
Spike 52: Hottest Holiday Gifts (2003) (TV) .... Hostess
"Friends" .... Charlie Wheeler (9 episodes, 2003)
- The One with Ross' Grant (2003) TV Episode .... Charlie Wheeler
- The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits (2003) TV Episode ....
Charlie Wheeler
- The One Where Ross Is Fine (2003) TV Episode .... Charlie Wheeler
- The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss (2003) TV Episode .... Charlie
Wheeler
- The One in Barbados: Part 1 (2003) TV Episode .... Charlie Wheeler
(4 more)
One Flight Stand (2003) .... Alexis
"CSI: Miami" .... District Attorney Janet Medrano (1 episode, 2003)
- Body Count (2003) TV Episode .... District Attorney Janet Medrano
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) .... Mother Nature
... aka SC2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Santa Clause 2 (UK: poster title)
... aka The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause (USA)
"The Sausage Factory" .... Jamie (1 episode, 2002)
... aka MTV's Now What? (USA)
... aka Much Ado About Whatever (USA)
... aka Special Ed (USA)
- Purity Test (2002) TV Episode .... Jamie
"Talk Soup" (1991) TV Series .... Host (unknown episodes, 2001-2002)
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" .... Shaq's Girlfriend (1 episode, 2001)
- Shaq (2001) TV Episode .... Shaq's Girlfriend
Moose Mating (2001) .... Josie
E!'s Live Countdown to the Academy Awards (2001) (TV) ....
Correspondent
"Off Limits" (2001) TV Series .... Cast
Dancing in September (2000) .... Woman with Weave
"The Pretender" .... Angela Somerset (1 episode, 1999)
- PTB (1999) TV Episode .... Angela Somerset
Grand Avenue (1996) (TV) .... Girl #1
"Nash Bridges" .... Reporter (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Bridges
- High Impact (1996) TV Episode .... Reporter |
