NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler (born September 18, 1970 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress, stand-up comedian and occasional writer. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 47 sq mi (122 kmÂ²) - Land 46. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

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 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. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 47 sq mi (122 kmÂ²) - Land 46. ... SÅta is a Japanese given name. ... Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... The Tabard, a coeducational fraternity at Dartmouth College, was founded in 1857 as a local fraternity named Phi Zeta Mu. ... This page contains detailed information on a number of student groups at Dartmouth College. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type mayor-council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 465. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

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. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Talk Soup (1993-2003) was a television show produced for cable network E!. The show aired selected clips of the previous days daily talk showsâ€”ranging from daytime entries like The Jerry Springer Show and to celebrity interview shows like The Tonight Showâ€”surrounded by humorous commentary delivered by... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ...

During its final two seasons, Tyler played the only African American recurring character on Friends. She had a recurring role on CSI and the first season of Ghost Whisperer. Tyler has also been on 24 as well as HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Tyler appeared as Mia Dickerson in eleven episodes of CSI working as a DNA specialist in the lab after replacing Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda). Friends. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Ghost Whisperer is an American television drama-fantasy-thriller about a young woman who can communicate with the spirits of the dead. ... 24 (twenty four) is a current U.S. television action/drama series, produced by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American sitcom starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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. Glamour Magazine is a monthly womens magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ... Jane, January 2005 issue Jane is a magazine created to appeal to the women who grew up reading Sassy Magazine. ... January 2004 : â† - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Irelands Roman Catholic and Protestant Boy Scouts organisations merge after nearly a century of division, in spite of efforts by the Roman Catholic bishops to block the merger. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Twista (a. ... Slow Jamz is the first single from Twistas album, Kamikaze. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kÉ‘n. ... Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, Grammy-nominated R&B singer, pianist, and comedian. ...

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. In 2006, she sat in for Roger Ebert as a guest movie critic on Ebert and Roeper a few times while he was recuperating from surgery. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Mother Nature is a mythical personification of nature. ... The Santa Clause 2 (2002) is a sequel to the 1994 film, The Santa Clause. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American film critic. ... Ebert & Roeper (formerly Siskel & Ebert) is a popular movie-review television program starring film critic Roger Ebert and columnist Richard Roeper, both of the Chicago Sun-Times. ...

Trivia

She played the role of District Attorney Janet Medrano on CSI: Miami in 2003, where her character is killed off in the episode "Body Count". She went on to play the role of Mia Dickerson on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2004-2005. Since the two TV shows exist in the same reality (the pilot episode for CSI: Miami was a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode titled "Cross Jurisdictions"), this implies the two characters were doppelgängers. A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Personal life

Since 1992, Tyler has been married to lawyer Jeff Tietjens. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

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.^[1] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Homebrewing beer. ... The Sharon Osbourne Show refers to either of two TV chat shows hosted by Sharon Osbourne â€“ the original US version, or the more recent UK (ITV1) version. ...

Contents

Early life

Career

Trivia

Personal life

See also

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