Aisha Tyler
Birth Name:
Aisha N. Tyler
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Director, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Editor
Fast Facts
- Plays in the Hollywood Home games on the World Poker Tour to raise money for the Futures Without Violence charity
- Posed nude in the May 2006 issue of Allure magazine to raise donations to combat skin cancer
- Graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Government and Environmental Policy and was a co-founder of the Dartmouth Rockapellas
- Displaying an interest in comedy as a teenager, she trained in improv and theater at her high school's McAteer School of Arts
- Quote: "I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't perform in front of a live audience․"
- Quote: "People often ask, 'What's it like being a stand-up comedian?' This is like asking someone with a compulsive disorder, 'What's it like washing your hands 93 times a day?'"
- Quote: "(On her high school's arts program) "It was okay to be strange there, and so it kind of removed one layer of me feeling odd about being odd․""
- Best known as a comedian and actor who played Mother Nature in "The Santa Clause" film series and Charlie Wheeler in "Friends," and as the new host of "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
- A fan of all kinds of beer, she brews her own batch of beer from home
- Frequently offers commentaries featured in Glamour and Jane magazines
Awards
- 2003Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Breakout Star - Female:Nominated
- 2006Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
- 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
- 2014Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2014Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2016Image Award - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Theatrical):Nominated
- 2017Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Winner
- 2017Grand Jury Prize - New Directors Competition:Nominated
- 2017Honors - Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Feature:Winner
- 2017Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Feature Film:Winner
- 2017OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance in a Animated Program:Nominated
- 2017Audience Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2017Independent Visions Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2021CCA Super Award - Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series:Nominated
- 2021Image Award - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television):Nominated
- 2022Saturn Award - Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Network/Cable Television Series:Nominated
- 2023OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Individual Performance in A Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program:Nominated
- 2024Annie - Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Media Production:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated