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Born on September 18, 1970 in San Francisco, California, United States, Aisha Tyler is an actor, film director and film producer. Aisha Tyler is 56 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Dartmouth College. Awards on record include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2015, 2016). Credited works include The Talk and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
My Take
What fascinates me about Aisha Tyler is her refusal to stay in one lane. Most performers pick a niche; she built five. The Dartmouth-educated comedian who voices Lana Kane in Archer is the same person who held her own on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, anchored The Talk well enough to win back-to-back Daytime Emmys, and then stepped behind the camera to direct. I think her real gift is tonal range — she can be acidly funny one minute and genuinely warm the next without either feeling fake. In an industry that loves to typecast, her career reads like a quiet act of defiance, and I respect that enormously.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aisha Tyler
- Name (Japanese)
- アイシャ・タイラー
- Reading
- あいしゃ・たいらー
- Born
- September 18, 1970 (age 56)
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / comedian / screenwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
2. Background
- University
- Dartmouth College
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
- 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | The Talk |
| Notable work | Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://aishatyler.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aishatyler/
- Xhttps://x.com/aishatyler
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha%20Tyler
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241800
5. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Aisha Tyler born?
Born September 18, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Aisha Tyler from?
Aisha Tyler is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Aisha Tyler do?
Aisha Tyler works as actor, film director, film producer, comedian, screenwriter.
What is Aisha Tyler known for?
Notable works include The Talk, Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
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