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Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.

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Aisha Tyler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 18
Actor
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Comedian
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Film Director
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Film Producer
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San Francisco County
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Aisha Nilaja Tyler
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When I was young I thought, 'Yeah, people don't see, they're not recognizing how funny I am, and how talented I am'. And the guys that mentored me were like, 'You just have to keep getting up'. And I look back and they were right. They were all right.
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I'm just going to be the best version of me that I could possibly be and be as funny as I possibly can. I've just got to be myself and hopefully people will find me. And my audience did find me.
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