AISHA TYLER

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

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Film

Television

See also

References

External links

Biography

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 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 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 played the first and only African American recurring character on Friends. She took part in the ninth season. She followed this up with guest spots on and Nip/Tuck, as well as balancing recurring roles on both and 24 during the 2004-2005 TV season. She also filmed her own sitcom pilot for CBS, which wasn't picked up.
Following her regular role on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer during its first season, Tyler appeared in several movies, including The Santa Clause 2, the sequel , .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 and as a guest movie critic on Ebert and 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'' (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 also made a guest appearance on Twista's single "Slow Jamz" which also featured Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.
Tyler appeared nude in the May 2006 issue of Allure.^[2]

Personal life

Since 1992, Tyler has been married to lawyer 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''.^[3]

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
	Meet Market	Jane
2006		Mother Nature
	.45	Liz
2007	Death Sentence	Detective Wallis
	Balls of Fury	Mahogany
	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
		Janet Medrano	Guest role
2004	Untitled Aisha Tyler Project	Melanie Haywood	Rejected TV pilot
	Nip/Tuck	Manya Mabika	Guest role
2004-2005		Mia Dickerson	Recurring role
2005	24	Marianne Taylor	Recurring role
2005-2006	Ghost Whisperer	Andrea Marino	Series regular
2006	For One Night	Desiree Howard	TV movie
2007	Boston Legal	Taryn Campbell	Guest role

See also

★ List of famous tall women - Aisha is 6 ft. (1.83 m) tall.

References

1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Aisha-Tyler.html
2. Stars line up for naked spread
3. Aisha Tyler's Home-Brewed Beer

External links

★ Aisha Tyler bio at CBS - Ghost Whisperer

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★ World Poker Tour profile