Aisha Tyler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Aisha Tyler
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Tyler in 2014
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| Born | September 18, 1970 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (1992) |
| Occupation | Actress, talk show host |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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Jeff Tietjens
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Aisha Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, and talk show host. She is famous for many roles on television and in movies.
You might know her as Dr. Tara Lewis in the TV show Criminal Minds. She also played Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer. Many people know her as the host of the comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? since 2013.
She has also voiced the character Lana Kane in the animated series Archer. In movies, she played Mother Nature in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. For her work as a co-host on the talk show The Talk, she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
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Early Life and Education
Aisha Tyler was born in San Francisco, California. Her mother, Robin Gregory, was a teacher, and her father, James Tyler, was a photographer. When Aisha was a child, her family lived in Ethiopia for a year. They also spent time living in an ashram (a type of spiritual community) in Oakland, California. Her parents separated when she was ten, and her father raised her.
Aisha became interested in comedy in high school. She attended a special arts program where she was classmates with future actors Sam Rockwell and Margaret Cho. She said she had a crush on Rockwell and followed him into an acting class, which sparked her love for comedy.
After high school, Tyler went to Dartmouth College and graduated in 1992. At Dartmouth, she helped create the Dartmouth Rockapellas. This was an all-female singing group that used songs to raise awareness about social issues. After a short time working at an advertising company, she decided to become a comedian and moved to Los Angeles in 1996.
Career Highlights
Aisha Tyler has had a long and successful career in television, movies, and even video games.
Television Host
In 2001, Tyler began hosting the TV show Talk Soup. From 2011 to 2017, she was one of the co-hosts of the popular daytime show The Talk. Her work on the show earned her and her co-hosts a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017.
Since 2013, she has been the host of the American version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
Acting Roles
Tyler is also a well-known actress. One of her first big roles was on the hit show Friends, where she played Dr. Charlie Wheeler. She was a main character in the first season of Ghost Whisperer.
From 2015, she has played Dr. Tara Lewis on the crime drama Criminal Minds. She has also appeared in many other shows, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 24, and Modern Family.
Voice Acting and Video Games
Tyler is a talented voice actress. Her most famous voice role is Lana Kane in the animated series Archer, which ran from 2009 to 2023. She also voiced characters in the animated shows The Boondocks and Monsters at Work.
Because she is a big fan of video games, she has also lent her voice to popular games like Halo: Reach and Gears of War 3. She even appeared as herself in the game Watch Dogs. From 2012 to 2016, she hosted the Ubisoft press conference at the E3, a major event for the video game industry.
Directing and Writing
In addition to acting and hosting, Tyler is also a director and author. She directed her first feature film, Axis, which was released in 2017. She has also directed episodes of TV shows like Criminal Minds and Fear the Walking Dead. She has written two books: Swerve: A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls (2004) and Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation (2013).
Personal Life
Tyler married attorney Jeff Tietjens in the early 1990s. They separated in 2015, and their divorce was finalized in 2017.
Selected Work
Here are some of Aisha Tyler's most well-known projects.
Movies
- The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
- Balls of Fury (2007)
- Bedtime Stories (2008)
- Axis (2017) - Also director
Television
- Friends (2003)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004–2005)
- Ghost Whisperer (2005–2006)
- Archer (2009–2023)
- The Talk (2011–2017)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013–present)
- Criminal Minds (2015–present)
- The Last Thing He Told Me (2023)
Video Games
- Halo: Reach (2010)
- Gears of War 3 (2011)
- Watch Dogs (2014)
See also
In Spanish: Aisha Tyler para niños
