Aisha Tyler - wikipedia Aisha Tyler Aisha Tyler Tyler at San Diego Comic - Con International in 2013 Aisha N. Tyler ( 1970 - 09 - 18 ) September 18, 1970 ( age 47 ) San Francisco, California, U.S. Alma mater Dartmouth College ( 1992 ) Occupation Talk show host, actress, comedian, author, producer, writer, director Years active 1996 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jeff Tietjens ( m. 1992 or 1994 ; div. 2017 ) Website www.aishatyler.com Aisha N. Tyler ( born September 18, 1970 ) is an American talk show host, actress, author, producer, writer, and director. She is known for portraying Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, voicing Lana Kane in Archer, portraying Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds where she replaced Jennifer Love Hewitt and portraying Mother Nature in the Santa Clause film series, as well as recurring roles in CSI : Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup and Friends. She is a former co-host of CBS 's The Talk, and the host of Whose Line is it Anyway ?. Tyler also hosted Ubisoft 's E3 press conferences from 2012 to 2016, and has made various video game appearances including Halo : Reach and Ubisoft 's Watch Dogs where her voice and likeness are featured. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 4.4 Web 4.5 Music video 4.6 Director 5 Published works 6 References 7 External links Early Life Tyler was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Robin Gregory, a teacher, and James Tyler, a photographer. The family spent one year in Ethiopia, and later spent time living in an Ashram in the US. Her parents amicably divorced when she was 10 and she was raised by her father while her sister was raised by their mother ( the family maintained connections after the divorce ). She pursued an early interest in comedy at McAteer High School in San Francisco, which had a special program called School of the Arts, now named Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts. Tyler attended high school with Sam Rockwell, and Margaret Cho. She had a crush on Rockwell, and followed him into acting class one day, leading to her interest in improv and sketch. Tyler graduated from Dartmouth College in 1992. She was a member of The Tabard, a co-ed fraternity. At Dartmouth, she co-founded and sang in the Dartmouth Rockapellas, an all - female a cappella 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 moving to Los Angeles in 1996. Career This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2015 ) Tyler singing at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York Tyler 's 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 canceled 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. Moving into acting, Tyler featured in Friends as Dr. Charlie Wheeler, Joey 's and then Ross ' girlfriend, in the ninth and tenth seasons. She followed this up with guest spots on CSI : Miami and Nip / Tuck, as well as balancing season - long recurring roles on both CSI : Crime Scene Investigation and 24 during the 2004 -- 2005 television season. She also filmed her own sitcom pilot for CBS, which was not picked up. She has guest - starred on MADtv. Following her regular role on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer during its first season, Tyler appeared in several films, including The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause,. 45, and the comedy Balls of Fury. In 2007, she filmed the thriller Death Sentence and the crime drama Black Water Transit. She also continues to appear on television, with appearances on Boston Legal, Reno 911 !, The Boondocks, and as a guest film critic on several episodes of At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, filling in for the absent Roger Ebert while he recuperated from surgery. The Talk co-hosts Julie Chen, Aisha Tyler, Sharon Osbourne, Sara Gilbert, and Sheryl Underwood in 2012 Tyler has moved into print media as a regular contributor to Glamour, Jane, and Entertainment Weekly magazines. Her first book, Swerve : A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls, was released in January 2004. Tyler plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Futures Without Violence charity. She also made a guest appearance on Kanye West 's single `` Slow Jamz '', which featured Twista and Jamie Foxx. Philanthropy and charity work are very important to Tyler, and she regularly does volunteer work for the American Red Cross, The Trust for Public Land, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the International Rescue Committee. Tyler appeared in a nude pictorial, along with other celebrities, in the May 2006 issue of Allure. The annual Nude Issue raises money to combat skin cancer. In May 2009, it was announced that ABC had given Tyler her own talk show pilot, The Aisha Tyler Show. In early May 2010, she presented the `` Welcome to the Beta '' video for Halo : Reach. She also voiced a minor character in the game. In 2009, she began her starring role voicing Lana Kane in the FX series Archer, which premiered on January 14, 2010 and has been renewed for a sixth and seventh season, to premiere through 2016. In August 2010, Tyler began appearing in a recurring guest spot on The Stephanie Miller Show. The segment is named `` Tuesdays With Tyler ''. Tyler appears either in - studio or via phone when she is not otherwise committed to one of her acting roles. While Hal Sparks was out of the country, Tyler filled in as the third member of the Stephanie Miller Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour on three shows in August 2011. Starting on July 26, 2011, Tyler started her own weekly podcast, Girl on Guy, where she interviews her favorite celebrity friends and discusses topics guys love. Girl on Guy is available on her website for download using iTunes, mp3, and RSS. The show launched as the No. 4 comedy podcast on iTunes and currently is the No. 2 comedy podcast, and the No. 7 overall podcast on iTunes. The first weekly installment of Girl on Guy featured guest H. Jon Benjamin, the second featured the host of Current TV 's former show InfoMania Brett Erlich on August 1, 2011, and the third featured Archer creator Adam Reed on August 9, 2011. In October 2011, it was announced that Tyler would join the cast of The Talk as a permanent co-host, replacing Holly Robinson Peete. Her first full week as a co-host was October 24 through October 28, 2011. Tyler is known for being expressive and outspoken on The Talk, especially about African American culture and stereotypes, LGBT rights, and women 's rights. Tyler presented Ubisoft 's press conference at E3 2012 in June, which received some backlash from fans who did n't believe Tyler was a gamer. This caused Tyler to respond with a poem about how she has been playing video games `` since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddy 's underoos ''. She returned to host the publisher 's press conference the following year. Tyler 's second book, Self - Inflicted Wounds : Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation, debuted in July 2013, later becoming a New York Times bestseller ; it was inspired by questions asked of guests on Girl on Guy. In March 2013, Tyler was confirmed to be the new host of the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway ?. She also appears briefly as herself in the video game Watch Dogs and is featured in the music video for the `` Weird Al '' Yankovic song `` Tacky ''. Tyler was also the original voice for the character Daisy Fitzroy in the 2013 video game BioShock Infinite, but her recordings were not used and the role went to Kimberly Brooks. She was nominated for Personality of 2014 in Golden Joystick Award 2014. In June 2015, it was announced that Tyler landed a recurring role on the eleventh season of Criminal Minds. Although she served as a temporary replacement for Jennifer Love Hewitt, who was on maternity leave, her status was elevated to main cast member in season 12. In 2016, Tyler started a Kickstarter campaign to fund her directorial feature film debut, Axis. The project was shot over nine days in May 2016, and is due for release in 2017. On the June 15, 2017, episode of The Talk, Tyler announced that she would be leaving the show at the end of the seventh season due to her busy schedule with three other television shows and directing films. She said she would return as a guest host and to promote her various projects. Personal Life Tyler married attorney Jeff Tietjens in 1992 or 1994 ( sources differ ). The pair separated in January 2015 and Tietjens filed for divorce in April 2016. It was finalized in May 2017. Tyler is a vocal advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Dancing in September Woman with Weave 2001 Moose Mating Josie 2002 The Santa Clause 2 Mother Nature 2003 One Flight Stand Alexis Never Die Alone Nancy 2006 The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause Mother Nature. 45 Liz 2007 Death Sentence Detective Wallis Balls of Fury Mahogany The Trap ! Angela 2008 Meet Market Jane Bedtime Stories Donna Hynde 2009 Black Water Transit Casey Spandau The Babymakers Karen 2017 Axis Louise Voice Television Year Title Role Notes Grand Avenue Girl No. 1 Television film Nash Bridges Reporter 1999 The Pretender Angela Somerset 2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm Shaq 's Girlfriend Talk Soup Host Off Limits The Fifth Wheel Host 2002 The Sausage Factory Jamie 2003 Friends Dr. Charlie Wheeler 9 episodes CSI : Miami Janet Medrano Untitled Aisha Tyler Project Melanie Haywood Unsold pilot Nip / Tuck Manya Mabika 2004 -- 2005 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Mia Dickerson 13 episodes 2005 24 Marianne Taylor 7 episodes 2005 -- 2006 Ghost Whisperer Andrea Marino 23 episodes 2006 For One Night Desiree Howard Television film 2007 Boston Legal Taryn Campbell The Boondocks Luna 2008 Million Dollar Password Herself Contestant Reno 911 ! Befany Dangle 2009 Aisha Tyler is Lit : Live at the Fillmore Herself Stand - up special Celebrity Jeopardy ! Herself Contestant 2009 -- present Archer Agent Lana Kane Voice Chelsea Lately Herself The Forgotten Lydia Townsend Committed Short film Writer, director, editor, producer 2011 XIII : The Series Major Jones RuPaul 's Drag Race 3 Herself Judge 2011 -- 2017 The Talk Herself Co-host 2012 Glee Jake Puckerman 's Mother 1 episode 2013 -- present Whose Line Is It Anyway ? Herself Host 2013 Hawaii Five - 0 Savannah Walker The Getaway Herself Host 2014 Modern Family Wendy Talking Dead Herself Panelist @ midnight Herself 1 episode The Mind of a Chef Herself Bourbon connoisseur Two and a Half Men Adoption Lawyer Hell 's Kitchen Herself Dining room guest for Season 13 's final service 2014 -- 2015 Bojack Horseman Mother of Sarah Lynn, Sextina Aquafina and Giggleship Security Guard Voice 2015 -- present Criminal Minds Dr. Tara Lewis Recurring ( season 11 ) Main ( season 12 - present ) 37 episodes 2016 Supergirl Herself 1 episode, with The Talk co-hosts Video games Year Title Role Notes Halo : Reach Female Trooper 2 Voice Only 2011 Gears of War 3 Commander Walker Voice Only 2014 Watch Dogs Herself Voice and Likeness Web Year Title Role 2011 Girl on Guy - Podcast Host 2012 E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Ubisoft Press Conference Host 2013 E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Ubisoft Press Conference Host 2014 E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Ubisoft Press Conference Host The GameOverGreggy Show Guest 2015 Table Top : Cards Against Humanity Guest E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Ubisoft Press Conference Host 2016 E3 - Electronics Entertainment Expo Ubisoft Press Conference Host Music video Year Title Artist Notes 2003 `` Slow Jamz '' Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx 2009 `` Nowassitall '' Herself From her DVD Aisha Tyler is Lit 2013 `` Simmer '' Silversun Pickups Director, editor `` Crucial Velocity '' Clutch Director 2014 `` Tacky '' `` Weird Al '' Yankovic 2016 `` Gone Cold '' Clutch Director Year Title Notes 2017 Axis Film 2017 -- present Criminal Minds Episode : `` The Bunker '' Published works Tyler, Aisha ( 2005 ). Swerve. Plume. ISBN 978 - 0452286320. Tyler, Aisha ( 2013 ). Self - Inflicted Wounds : Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation. It Books. ISBN 978 - 0062223777. References ^ Jump up to : `` Aisha Tyler ( 1970 - ) ''. Film.Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2008. ^ Jump up to : Gina Serpe ( October 24, 2011 ). `` From Talk Soup to The Talk : Aisha Tyler Makes Her Morning - Show Debut ! ''. E ! News. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Adam Carolla Podcast ''. March 9, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2008. Jump up ^ `` In Bed With Joan - Episode 18 : Aisha Tyler ''. YouTube. Retrieved 23 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Talk the Talk ''. CBS Watch !. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Aisha Tyler ' 92 on the Power of Mistakes ( Forbes ) ''. dartmouth.edu. Retrieved April 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Celebs in the Ivy League ''. www.msn.com. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ Tyler, Aisha ( 2004 ). Swerve : A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls. New York : Plume. ISBN 0 - 525 - 94806 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Stars Line Up For Naked Spread ''. Contactmusic.com. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008. Jump up ^ Joyce Eng ( May 8, 2009 ). `` Aisha Tyler Nabs Talk Show Pilot ''. TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009. Jump up ^ Off to voice a character in Halo : Reach tomorrow. Dreams really do come true, twitter.com, February 24, 2010. Jump up ^ Eng, Joyce ( 2009 - 12 - 01 ). `` FX Sets Midseason Schedule - Today 's News : Our Take ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Molloy, Tim. `` FX 's ' Archer ' Renewed for 2 More Seasons ''. Thewrap.com. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ stephaniemiller.com Jump up ^ `` Stephanie Miller Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour ''. sexyliberal.com. June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Evan Narcisse ( June 13, 2012 ). `` Aisha Tyler Rants `` I 've Been a Gamer Since Before You Could Read. '' ``. kotaku.com. Retrieved September 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dear Gamers : ''. facebook.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2013. Jump up ^ Rachel Hansen ( February 28, 2013 ). `` His line : Improv master Ryan Stiles returns to the PAC ''. wenatcheeworld.com. Retrieved September 19, 2013. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ @ aishatyler ( 17 April 2013 ). `` @ Vinci_022 you 're right ! I recorded that role, but just found out they did n't use my recording. there 's 47 minutes I 'll never get back. '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Meredith Jacobs ( June 22, 2015 ). `` ' Criminal Minds ' Season 11 : Aisha Tyler will recur as Hotch looks to replace Kate ''. inquisitr.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Aisha Tyler to make feature directing debut on Kiickstarter - funded Axis. '' `` Variety '', Retrieved January 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Axis '' `` Kickstarter '', Retrieved January 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Maureen Lee Lenker ( 2017 - 06 - 15 ). `` Aisha Tyler leaving The Talk ''. Ew.com. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Hilary Lewis ( 2017 - 06 - 15 ). `` Aisha Tyler Leaving CBS ' ' The Talk ' ''. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Lee, Esther ( April 15, 2016 ). `` Aisha Tyler, Husband Jeff Tietjens to Divorce After More Than 20 Years of Marriage ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved June 15, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Aisha Tyler Ordered to Pay Ex Husband $2 Million in Divorce ''. TMZ.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` The Talk 's Aisha Tyler and Husband Divorcing After More Than 20 Years of Marriage ''. People. United States. Time Inc. April 15, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Boone, John ( April 18, 2016 ). `` Aisha Tyler Opens Up About Divorce After 20 Years of Marriage : ' I 'll Always Love Him ' ''. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Patrick Yacco ( August 1, 2013 ). `` Geeking Out with Aisha Tyler ''. out.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Eakin, Marah ( May 20, 2013 ). `` Watch a new, Aisha Tyler - directed video about Silversun Pickups ''. A.V. Club. Retrieved April 24, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Simmer ( scroll down on page ) ''. Silversun Pickups. May 20, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Teitelman, Bram ( August 29, 2013 ). `` Clutch got Aisha Tyler to direct a video ''. Metal Insider. Retrieved April 24, 2014. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aisha Tyler. Official website Aisha Tyler on IMDb Hosts of Talk Soup and The Soup Greg Kinnear ( 1991 -- 1995 ) John Henson ( 1995 -- 1999 ) Hal Sparks ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Aisha Tyler ( 2001 -- 2002 ) Joel McHale ( 2004 -- 2015 ) Whose Line Is It Anyway ? 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Question: who is the female host of whose line is it anyway
Answer: Aisha N. Tyler