Born Name:  Aisha Tyler

Born Date:  September 18, 1970

Born Place:  San Francisco, California

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Occupations:  Actress, comedian, director, television host

Brief Biography:  Aisha Tyler is celebrated for her sharp wit. Born September 18, 1970, in San Francisco, she rose to prominence in the mid-1990s as a stand-up comedian and has built a diverse career across television, film, voice acting, and spirits entrepreneurship.

Key Career Milestones:
Stand-Up Comedy: Began her career in the mid-1990s, taking her observational humor on the road and later releasing comedy books like Self-Inflicted Wounds.
Talk Soup (2001-2002): Made history as the first woman—and woman of color—to host the pop culture recap show.
Friends (2003): Played Professor Charlie Wheeler, marking her as the first Black woman to appear in multiple episodes of the iconic sitcom.
Archer: The award-winning voice actor behind superspy Lana Kane.
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Took over as host of the CW’s hit improvisational comedy series in 2013.
Criminal Minds (2015-present): Starred as Dr. Tara Lewis on both Criminal Minds and Criminal Minds: Evolution, and also expanded her career into television directing.

Other Notable Work:
TV Hosting: A former co-host of CBS's daytime talk show The Talk, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Voice Acting: Known as the voice of characters in popular video games such as Halo: Reach and Gears of War 3.
Entrepreneurship: Founder of Courage+Stone, a line of premium, ready-to-drink cocktails.
Directing: Has directed episodes for numerous major series including Criminal Minds, Fear the Walking Dead, and Roswell, New Mexico.