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| Also Known As: | "Frank" |
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| Death: | 1944 (67-68) |
| Immediate Family: | Son of James Monroe Gregory and Fannie Emma Gregory |
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James Monroe Gregory (January 23, 1849 – December 17, 1915) was a Professor of Latin and Dean at Howard University. During the American Civil War, he worked in Cleveland for the education and aid of escaped slaves. He initially attended Oberlin College. He transferred to Howard and was the valedictorian of Howard's first graduating class in 1872. He then became a member of faculty, where he served until the late 1880s. During that time he was active in civil rights, particularly related to the education of African American children. He fought to desegregate Washington, D.C., schools in the early 1880s and participated in the Colored Conventions Movement and was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention. In 1890, he founded the American Association of Educators of Colored Youth. In 1893, he published a biography of Frederick Douglass. In 1897, he was removed at Howard and moved to New Jersey where he became principal of Bordentown Industrial and Manual Training School.
Early life[edit]
James Monroe Gregory was born in Lexington, Virginia, on January 23, 1849, to Maria A. (Gladman) Gregory and Henry L., a local minister.[1] During that year they moved to Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1859, they moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where James entered public schools. The family moved to La Porte, Indiana, and then Chicago, where James attended private and public schools respectively, before returning to Cleveland where he finished grammar school and entered high school. In 1865, he entered the preparatory department of Oberlin College. During his summer vacations, Gregory taught at Freedmen's Bureau schools in La Porte, in Mt. Tabor, Maryland, and in Lynchburg.[1][2] One of his teachers in Cleveland was Laura Spelman.[1] As his studies ended, he was recommended for a cadetship at West Point by General Benjamin F. Butler, but President Andrew Johnson refused to appoint him. While visiting Washington, D.C., to get his appointment papers from Butler, he met General Oliver O. Howard, who was impressed by Gregory and suggested that he (Howard) would like to work with him. Less than a year later, Howard had a letter sent to Gregory offering him a position of instructor in the preparatory department of Howard University, and suggesting he finish his undergraduate studies at the same time at Howard, which Gregory accepted. While still in Ohio, Gregory worked to help escaped and freed slaves, and was secretary of the Fugitives Aid Society in Cleveland, later renamed the Freedmen's Aid Society in Cleveland.[2] When Gregory started at Howard in September 1868, he was the first student in the collegiate department, which had two professors, Eliphalet Whittlesey and William F. Bascom, and the course was based on classical studies of New England colleges.[3]
Career[edit]
Howard University[edit]
Gregory moved to Washington, D.C., and graduated first in a class of three from Howard in 1872 (the other two were A. C. O'Hear and Josiah T. Settle) and was made tutor of Latin and mathematics in the preparatory department,[2] where he was the only black teacher in the department.[4] In the winter of the next year, he married Fannie E. Hagan of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, who had earlier been a student of his. Three years later he was appointed Professor of Latin in the college. In the 1880s, he was made Dean of the collegiate department.[2] He received a master's degree from Harvard University in 1885.[1]
Civil Rights[edit]
Gregory was a leading figure in Civil Rights Movement in the 1880s. In 1881, Gregory began a fight for the right to send his children to public schools in Washington. In the course of the dispute, Gregory and George T. Downing discovered that a law before the U.S. House of Representatives creating separate schools for black children. The pair along with Charles Purvis created an organization to fight this discrimination. The group gathered about it many leading civil rights figures, having Frederick Douglass as president, Richard T. Greener as secretary, and also including Frederick G. Barbadoes, John F. Cook, Francis James Grimké, Milton M. Holland, Wiley Lane, William H. Smith, Purvis, Downing, and Gregory. The group was supported by representative Dudley C. Haskell of Kansas and succeeded. In 1883, after the Civil Rights Cases saw civil protections for African Americans overturned by the US Supreme Court, Gregory was one of the organizers of mass meetings in protest which included Douglass, Robert Ingersoll, Samuel Shellaberger, and Jeremiah Rankin. He was a leader of the 1883 National Convention of Colored Men in Louisville, Kentucky, where Gregory was elected temporary and then permanent secretary and fellow DC Delegate Frederick Douglass was made president.[2] In 1893, Gregory published a biography of Frederick Douglass entitled, Frederick Douglass the Orator: Containing an Account of His Life; His Eminent Public Services; His Brilliant Career as Orator; Selections from His Speeches and Writings..
Politics[edit]
Gregory was also very active in politics. He was frequently mentioned for political appointments. He was secretary of the Republican Central Committee of the District of Columbia for four years in the 1880s.[2] In 1881, he was endorsed by Oliver Howard, Blanche Kelso Bruce, James Monroe, and John M. Brown to be appointed consul at Leeds, England,[5] but did not receive the appointment. On February 27, 1886, Gregory was appointed to the board of trustees of public schools in Washington DC against vehement protest of Democrats and the conservative press, and the next year was made chairman of the committee on teachers and janitors by the board president.[2] He served on the board for six years.[6] In 1887 he was a candidate to replace James Campbell Matthews as Washington, DC Recorder of Deeds, although the position went to James Monroe Trotter.[7] Gregory was again a candidate for the position to succeed Trotter in late 1889,[8] but the position went to Blanche Bruce. Gregory was president of the American Association of Educators of Colored Youth which was he founded in 1890[9] and led throughout its existence.[10] He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention, and expressed interest in the Recorder of Deeds job again, which in 1893 went to C. H. J. Taylor.[11]
Removal from Howard and principalship in Bordentown[edit]
In 1891, Gregory was in debt and was accused by Daniel Murray and a group of other individuals of inappropriate financial dealings with his students, but the charges were dropped.[12] The accusations resurfaced in 1895, and Gregory was removed as professor at Howard by the board led by University president Jeremiah Rankin, although the move was opposed by black members of the board. Gregory was, at the time, the senior professor of the institution, and the institution was itself in debt, which was used as a reason for the dismissal.[13] Gregory appealed, and his cause was widely supported by students and alumni, but his dismissal was upheld.[11] Gregory sued Murray for libel related to the case, which Gregory withdrew when Murray retracted claims he made.[14]
In 1897, he became principal of the Bordentown Industrial and Manual Training School in Bordentown, New Jersey.[15] Gregory was very successful in this role, and the school grew in enrollment and in quality of facilities during his tenure. The school was based on the methods Booker T. Washington advocated and applied at the Tuskegee Institute[16] Gregory served until February, 1915.[17]
Family and personal life[edit]
Gregory married Fannie Emma Hagan of Williamsport, Pennsylvania on December 29, 1873, in Williamsport. Fannie was born in Frederick, Maryland, on July 4, 1856. Fannie's mother, Margaret A. Hagen, was born and raised on the property of Judge Roger B. Taney and had been freed by the purchase of her husband. Margaret's mother, Jane, was a daughter of Judge Taney. Margaret's father was Po Mahammitt.[1][18] His oldest son was Eugene M. Gregory, who graduated from Harvard University and was a member of the Harvard Law School.[19] One son, Thomas Montgomery Gregory, was a noted dramatist. Another son was named James Francis Gregory[20] was captain of the Amherst College baseball team in 1898, the first African American to be elected captain of a baseball team in any eastern college[19] and became a Presbyterian minister and vice-principal at the Bordentown School.[21] His daughter, Margaret B. Gregory, was a teacher at Bordentown School (also known as Ironside school).[19] In 1908, James and Thomas went to London to attend the Olympic Games there.[22]
His great-grandson through James Francis was astronaut Frederick Drew Gregory, the first African-American to pilot an American spacecraft.[23] His great-great-granddaughter is actress and comedian Aisha Tyler.[24]
For many years, Gregory attended Jeremiah Rankin's Washington's First Congregational Church. With Gregory in the congregation were Douglass, John Mercer Langston, Blanche Bruce, and William T. Mitchell and their families.[25]
Death[edit]
Gregory died December 17, 1915, at the home of his daughter in Baltimore, Maryland.[10] His funeral was held at the People's Congregational Church in Washington, D.C., and was conducted by Rev. Francis James Grimké. He was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[26]
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Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye, opened on June 19, 2012.[1]
History[edit]
The original Francis A. Gregory Library was built in 1961 as the fifth of eleven branch libraries funded under a public works program for the District of Columbia. The original building was designed by architect Victor DeMers. Originally named the Fort Davis Branch, the library opened in January 1961 on former parkland (Fort Davis Park) that was transferred to the District from the National Capital Planning Commission. In 1986, the library was named for Francis A. Gregory, a local public servant who had been the first black president of the DC Public Library Board of Trustees.[1]
The new Francis A. Gregory Library was described in Architectural Record as a “shimmering pavilion.”[2] The building is a two-story, glass-sheathed box with an aluminum roof that juts out over every side.[3] It cost $11 million to construct and is a LEED Gold-certified building.[4]
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Frederick Drew Gregory (born January 7, 1941) is a former United States Air Force pilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator. He also served briefly as NASA Acting Administrator in early 2005, covering the period between the departure of Sean O'Keefe and the swearing in of Michael D. Griffin.
Early life and education[edit]
Gregory was born on January 7, 1941, in Washington, D.C., His father was Francis A. Gregory, an educator who was assistant superintendent for D.C. Public Schools as well as the first Black president of the D.C. Public Library Board of Trustees.[1] His father was given the honors of having the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library named after him. His mother was Nora Drew Gregory, a lifelong educator as well as public library advocate.[2] She was also the sister of noted African-American physician, surgeon and researcher Dr. Charles Drew, who developed improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II, saving thousands of Allied lives. Gregory's great-grandfather was educator James Monroe Gregory.[3] His family lore suggests he has an ancestor from Madagascar.[4]
Gregory was raised in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Anacostia High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy after being nominated by Adam Clayton Powell Jr.; there, he received his Air Force commission and an undergraduate degree in military engineering.[5]
Military career[edit]
After graduating from the Air Force Academy, Gregory earned his wings after helicopter school, flew in Vietnam, transitioned to fighter aircraft, attended the Navy Test Pilot School, and then conducted testing as an engineering test pilot for both the Air Force and NASA. He also received a master's degree in information systems from George Washington University.[5]
During his time in the Air Force, Gregory logged approximately 7,000 hours in more than 50 types of aircraft as a helicopter, fighter and test pilot. He flew 550 combat rescue missions in Vietnam.[6]
NASA career[edit]
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Gregory was selected as an astronaut in January 1978. His technical assignments included: Astronaut Office representative at the Kennedy Space Center during initial Orbiter checkout and launch support for STS-1 and STS-2; Flight Data File Manager; lead spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM); Chief, Operational Safety, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; Chief, Astronaut Training; and a member of the Orbiter Configuration Control Board and the Space Shuttle Program Control Board. Notably, he was one of the CAPCOM during the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. A veteran of three Shuttle missions he has logged about 456 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-51B (April 29 to May 6, 1985), and was the spacecraft commander on STS-33 (November 22–27, 1989), and STS-44 (November 24 to December 1, 1991).[5]
STS-51B[edit]
STS-51B/Spacelab-3 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 29, 1985, with Gregory serving as pilot. The crew aboard the Orbiter Challenger included spacecraft commander, Robert Overmyer; mission specialists, Norman Thagard, William E. Thornton, and Don Lind; and payload specialists, Taylor Wang and Lodewijk van den Berg. On this second flight of the laboratory developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), the crew conducted a broad range of scientific experiments ranging from space physics to the suitability of animal-holding facilities. The crew also deployed the Northern Utah Satellite (NUSAT). After seven days of around-the-clock scientific operations, Challenger and its laboratory cargo landed on the dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on May 6, 1985. Mission duration was 168 hours, 8 minutes, 47 seconds.[7]
STS-33[edit]
When STS-33 launched at night, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 22, 1989, Gregory became the first African-American to command a space flight.[8] On board the Orbiter Discovery, Gregory's crew included the pilot, John Blaha, and three mission specialists, Manley (Sonny) Carter, Story Musgrave, and Kathryn Thornton. The mission carried Department of Defense payloads and other secondary payloads. After 79 orbits of the Earth, this five-day mission concluded on November 27, 1989, with a hard surface landing on Runway 04 at Edwards AFB, California. Mission duration was 120 hours, 7 minutes, 32 seconds.[9]
STS-44[edit]
STS-44 launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 24, 1991. During 110 orbits of the Earth, the crew successfully deployed their prime payload, the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite. They worked on a variety of secondary payloads ranging from the Military Man in Space experiment designed to evaluate the ability of a space borne observer to gather information about ground troops, equipment and facilities, and also participated in extensive studies evaluating medical countermeasures to long duration space flight. The crew aboard the Orbiter Atlantis included the pilot Tom Henricks; three mission specialists, Story Musgrave, Jim Voss, and Mario Runco Jr.; and Army payload specialist Tom Hennen. The mission concluded on December 1, 1991, with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Mission duration was 166 hours, 50 minutes, 42 seconds.[10]
NASA administration[edit]
Gregory served at NASA Headquarters as Associate Administrator for the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (1992–2001), and was Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight (2001–2002). On August 12, 2002, Mr. Gregory was sworn in as NASA Deputy Administrator.[11] In that role, he was responsible to the Administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the Agency. The Deputy Administrator performs the duties and exercises the powers delegated by the Administrator, assists the Administrator in making final Agency decisions, and acts for the Administrator in his or her absence by performing all necessary functions to govern NASA operations and exercise the powers vested in the Agency by law. The Deputy Administrator articulates the Agency's vision and represents NASA to the Executive Office of the President, Congress, heads of Federal and other appropriate Government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities.[12] From the departure of Sean O'Keefe on February 20, 2005, to the swearing in of Michael D. Griffin on April 14, 2005, he was the NASA Acting Administrator. He returned to the post of Deputy Administrator and on September 9, 2005, submitted his resignation. He was replaced on November 29, 2005, by Shana Dale.[11][13]
Personal life[edit]
Gregory was married to the former Barbara Archer of Washington, D.C., until her death in 2008. They had two grown children. Frederick, D. Jr., a Civil Servant working in the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (DOD), and a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Florida. Heather Lynn is a social worker and graduate of Sweet Briar College and the University of Maryland. He is now married to the former Annette Becke of Washington, D.C., and together they have three children and six grandchildren. His recreational interests include reading, boating, hiking, diving, biking and traveling.[6][14]
Education[edit]
- 1958: Graduated from Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C.[5]
- 1964: Received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy[5]
- 1977: Received a master's degree in information systems from George Washington University[5]
Organizations[edit]
Mr. Gregory is a member of the following organizations:[14]
- Order of Daedalians
- The Air Force Association
- The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc
- United States Air Force Academy Endowment board member
- United States Air Force Association of Graduates board member
- Omega Psi Phi fraternity
- Sigma Pi Phi fraternity
- Society of Experimental Test Pilots
- American Helicopter Society
- National Aviation Hall of Fame board member
- National Museum of the Air Force trustee
- Chairman of the NASA Alumni League
- National Technical Association
- Association of Space Explorers officer
- Astronaut Scholarship Foundation board member
Special honors[edit]
Mr. Gregory holds the following honors and awards:[15]
- Air Force Legion of Merit
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Distinguished Flying Cross – 3
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Force Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Medal - 16
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal - 2
- NASA Spaceflight Medal – 3
- NASA Outstanding Leadership Award - 2
- National Intelligence Medal
- Astronaut Hall of Fame
- National Society of Black Engineers Distinguished Scientist Award[6]
- Designated an "Ira Eaker Fellow" by the Air Force Association
- Presidential Rank Award
- United States Air Force Academy Distinguished Graduate[16]
- The George Washington University Distinguished Graduate
- Anacostia High School Hall of Fame
- Honorary Doctorates from: The University of the District of Columbia, Southwestern University, The College of Aeronautics
- The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science President's Medal
- The Consolidated Education and Training Facility at the United States Air Force Academy was renamed “Gregory Hall” in September 2021 in honor of Frederick Gregory
Aisha Nilaja Tyler (born September 18, 1970)[1] is an American actress and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds, Mother Nature in the final two The Santa Clause films, and voicing Lana Kane in Archer. She also had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and Friends.
She co-hosted seasons two through seven of CBS's The Talk, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host. Since 2013, she has hosted Whose Line Is It Anyway?.[2] She also hosted Ubisoft's E3 press conferences and has lent her voice to the video games Halo: Reach, Gears of War 3, and Watch Dogs.
Early life[edit]
Tyler was born on September 18, 1970, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Robin Gregory, a teacher, and James Tyler, a photographer.[3][4] The family spent one year in Ethiopia and later spent time living in an ashram in Oakland, California. Her parents separated when she was ten years old, after which her father raised her.[5] Her maternal great-grandfather was Thomas Montgomery Gregory, a dramatist and educator, and her great-great-grandfather was Howard University professor James Monroe Gregory.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
Tyler graduated from Dartmouth College in 1992.[9][10] She was a member of The Tabard, a co-ed fraternity.[11] At Dartmouth, she co-founded and sang in the Dartmouth Rockapellas, an all-female a cappella group devoted to spreading social awareness through song.[11]
After briefly working for a San Francisco advertising firm, she toured the country pursuing a comedy career[12] then moved to Los Angeles in 1996.[13]
Career[edit]
Tyler's career in television took off in 2001 with jobs as the host of Talk Soup[14] 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,[15]Joey's and then Ross's girlfriend, in the ninth and tenth seasons.[16] 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 talk show pilot for ABC and a sitcom pilot for CBS, neither of which was picked up. She has guest-starred on MADtv.[17]
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.
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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] In early May 2010, she presented the "Welcome to the Beta" video for Halo: Reach. She also voiced a minor character in the game.[21]
In 2009, she began her starring role voicing Lana Kane in the FX series Archer, which premiered on January 14, 2010[22] and ran for a total of 14 seasons, ending in 2023.[23] In August 2010, Tyler began appearing in a recurring guest spot on The Stephanie Miller Show. The segment is named "Tuesdays With Tyler".[24] 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.[25]
Also in 2009, Tyler performed her stand-up comedy routine live at the Fillmore Theatre.[26]
On July 26, 2011, Tyler premiered her own weekly podcast, Girl on Guy, where she interviews her favorite celebrity friends and discusses topics guys love. The show launched as the No. 4 comedy podcast on iTunes. The first weekly installment of Girl on Guy featured guest H. Jon Benjamin (her costar on Archer); 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. She hosted the show until 2017.
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 from October 24 through October 28, 2011.[2] 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 didn't believe Tyler was a gamer.[27] 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."[28] 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.[29]
In March 2013, Tyler was confirmed to be the new host of the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.[30] 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[31] 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 as Dr. Tara Lewis.[15] Although she served as a temporary replacement for Jennifer Love Hewitt, who was on maternity leave,[32] her status was elevated to a main cast member in season 12.[33]
In 2016, Tyler started a Kickstarter campaign to fund her directorial feature film debut, Axis.[34] The film was shot over seven days in May 2016.[35][36] Axis premiered at the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival and was an official selection at seven other major US festivals, winning Outstanding Achievement at the Newport Beach Film Festival.[37] Axis was released via video-on-demand on April 10, 2018.[38]
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 promote her various projects.[39][40]
In 2023, she co-starred in the hit Apple TV+ limited series The Last Thing He Told Me, opposite Jennifer Garner.[41]
Personal life[edit]
Tyler married attorney Jeff Tietjens in 1992[42][43] or 1994[44][45] (sources differ). The pair separated in January 2015 and Tietjens filed for divorce in April 2016.[44] The divorce was finalized in May 2017.[43]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Woman with Weave | |
| 2001 | Moose Mating | Josie | |
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Mother Nature | Cameo |
| 2003 | One Flight Stand | Alexis | |
| 2004 | Never Die Alone | Nancy | |
| 2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Mother Nature | |
| 2006 | .45 | Liz | |
| 2007 | Death Sentence | Detective Wallis | |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Mahogany | |
| 2007 | The Trap! | Angela | |
| 2008 | Meet Market | Jane | |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories | Donna Hynde | |
| 2009 | Black Water Transit | Casey Spandau | |
| 2010 | The Babymakers | Karen | |
| 2017 | Axis | Louise (voice) | Also director and producer Newport Beach Film Festival for Feature Film Newport Beach Film Festival for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking – Feature Nominated – Nashville Film Festival for New Directors Competition Nominated – Portland Film Festival for Best Feature Film Nominated – Sarasota Film Festival for Best Film |
| 2020 | Bad Therapy | Roxy | |
| 2020 | Friendsgiving | Lauren | |
| 2021 | Untitled Horror Movie | Bobbie Brower |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Reporter | Episode: "High Impact" |
| 1996 | Grand Avenue | Girl #1 | Television film |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Angela Somerset | Episode: "PTB" |
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Shaq's Girlfriend | Episode: "Shaq" |
| 2001 | The Weakest Link | Herself | Episode: "Comedians Special" |
| 2001 | Talk Soup | Herself (host) | 19 episodes |
| 2001 | Off Limits | Cast | |
| 2001–02 | The Fifth Wheel | Herself (host) | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | The Sausage Factory | Jamie | Episode: "Purity" |
| 2003 | Friends | Dr. Charlie Wheeler | 9 episodes Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star, Female |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Janet Medrano | Episode: "Body Count" |
| 2004 | My Life, Inc. | Melanie Haywood | Television film |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Manya Mabika | Episode: "Manya Mabika" |
| 2004–05 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mia Dickerson | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | 24 | Marianne Taylor | 7 episodes Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2006) |
| 2005–06 | Ghost Whisperer | Andrea Marino | 23 episodes |
| 2006 | For One Night | Desiree Howard | Television film Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | A.D.A. Taryn Campbell | Episode: "Trial of the Century" |
| 2007 | The Boondocks | Luna (voice) | Episode: "Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch" |
| 2008 | Million Dollar Password | Herself | Contestant |
| 2008 | Reno 911! | Befany Dangle | Episode: "Befany's Secret Family" |
| 2009 | Aisha Tyler Is Lit: Live at the Fillmore | Herself | Stand-up special |
| 2009 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Herself | Contestant |
| 2009–23 | Archer | Lana Kane (voice) | 101 episodes Nominated – Behind the Voice Actors Awards for Outstanding Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series, Comedy/Musical (2013, 2014) Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2014) Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Theatrical) (2016) Nominated – Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Voice-Over Performance in an Animated Program (2017) |
| 2010 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Forgotten | Lydia Townsend | Episode: "Designer Jane" |
| 2011–12 | XIII: The Series | Major Jones | 15 episodes |
| 2011 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Season 3, Episode 6: "The Snatch Game" |
| 2011–17 | The Talk | Herself (co-host) | Won – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2017) Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host (2014) Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2015, 2016, 2018) |
| 2011–17 | Talking Dead | Herself | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Glee | Jake Puckerman's Mother | Episode: "Glee, Actually" |
| 2013–present | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Herself (host) | Season 9–present |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Savannah Walker | Episode: "Imi Loko Ka 'Uhane" |
| 2013 | The Getaway | Herself | Episode: "Aisha Tyler in Paris" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Wendy | Episode: "Spring-a-Ding-Fling" |
| 2014 | The Mind of a Chef | Herself | |
| 2014 | Two and a Half Men | Allison | Episode: "The Ol' Mexican Spinach" |
| 2014 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "Winner Chosen" |
| 2014–15 | BoJack Horseman | Sextina Aquafina (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2015–20; 2022–present | Criminal Minds | Dr. Tara Lewis | 92 episodes Recurring role (season 11) Main cast (season 12–present) |
| 2016 | Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Shaquille O'Neal vs. Aisha Tyler" |
| 2016 | Supergirl | Episode: "Falling" | |
| 2016–17 | @midnight | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler | Herself (host) | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Diary of a Future President | Alicia | Episode: "Hello World" |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Millie Tuskmon (voice) | Main cast |
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself (guest judge) | Season 6, Episode 5: "Pink Table Talk" |
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Angela Abar, Carole Baskin (voice) | Episode: "May Cause Random Wolf Attacks" |
| 2021 | Fear the Walking Dead | Mickey | Episode: "Till Death" Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series (2022) |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Nubia (voice) | Episode: "Nubian vs Nubian"; also writer |
| 2022 | The Boys | Herself | Episode: "Herogasm"; cameo |
| 2022 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Herself | |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Jules | miniseries |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Halo: Reach | Female Trooper #2 | |
| 2011 | Gears of War 3 | Walker | RAAM's Shadow DLC |
| 2014 | Watch Dogs | Herself | Also likeness |
Web[edit]
| 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 |
| 2020 | Prime Rewind: Inside the Boys | Aftershow Host |
Music videos[edit]
| 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 | Also director and editor[46][47] |
| "Crucial Velocity" | Clutch | Also director[48] | |
| 2014 | "Tacky" | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| 2016 | "Gone Cold" | Clutch |
Director[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Committed | Short Also writer, editor and producer |
| 2015 | Ar Scath Le Chelie | Short |
| 2017 | Axis | Also producer |
| 2017–2024 | Criminal Minds | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Hipsterverse | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Roswell, New Mexico | Episode: "The Diner" |
| 2021 | Fear the Walking Dead | Episode: "J.D." |
| The Walking Dead: World Beyond | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Evil | Episode: "The Demon of Parenthood" |
| The Wonder Years | Episode: "Jobs and Hangouts" | |
| The Walking Dead | Episode: "What's Been Lost" |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Published works[edit]
- Tyler, Aisha (2005). Swerve. Plume. ISBN 978-0452286320.
- Tyler, Aisha (2013). Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation. It Books. ISBN 978-0062223777.
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