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I take the most wrenchingly painful moments of my life, brush them off and present them for the amusement of others. Luckily for me, my childhood was torture.

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Aisha Tyler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 18
Actor
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San Francisco County
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Aisha Nilaja Tyler
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