Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler Introduction

Actress, Comedienne, Author, TV host, and now you can add director to that list. Aisha Tyler is currently preparing to direct her first movie from a screenplay she wrote.

Aisha Tyler Life Story

Born in San Francisco, California, she attended theater classes and pursued an early interest in comedy during high school. She attended Dartmouth College where she earned a degree in government with a minor in environmental policy and co-founded the all-female a cappella group, The Dartmouth Rockapellas.

In 2001 she gained recognition as the host of “Talk Soup”, but has since found success as an actress. Her list of credits include: “Friends” (Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox) “The Ghost Whisperer” (Jennifer Love Hewitt), The Santa Clause 2: Clause Harder (Elizabeth Mitchell), The Santa Clause 3: the Escape Clause (Ann Margret), Meet Market (Krista Allen, Elizabeth Berkley), .45 (Milla Jovovich), and Balls of Fury (Maggie Q).

Her book Swerve: Reckless Observations of a Postmodern Girl was published in 2004 and she has written for magazines like Glamour, Oprah, Jane and Movieline. She also filled in for an ailing Roger Ebert on “Ebert and Roper at the Movies”.