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I'm such a geek, and have always been a real nerd.

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Aisha Tyler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 18
Actor
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Improviser
Podcaster
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Television Actor
Voice Actor
San Francisco County
California
Aisha Nilaja Tyler
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I like to be nice. I want to be a hero. I want to save people. Or just kill zombies, because they deserve it, because they're already dead and they can't feel it. They don't have feelings.
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After going through a lot of procedures and spending a lot of money … the doctor said, ‘Look, based on what we’re seeing here, I just don’t think this is going to happen for you.'
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I want to point out, that this is not my fault that everyone's afraid of me, because I did not kill a couple people the other day.
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