Aida Osman (born 1996) is an American writer, stand-up comedian, and actor. She is a former co-host of the podcast, ''Keep It''. She has written for '' Big Mouth,'' ''

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'', and the

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series ''

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,'' on which she also co-stars.

Early life and education

Osman grew up in

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, to an Ethiopian Jewish father and an Eritrean Muslim mother. She was raised Muslim. The city is predominantly white, and she and her older brother were the only Black children at her school. She aspired to a career related to entertainment from youth. Osman trained in dance, played in the orchestra growing up, and was active in musical theatre in high school. She graduated from Northeast High School. She attended the

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and graduated with a

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in philosophy in 2018. She was accepted into law school, but deferred her admission to pursue comedy. She began performing stand-up comedy in Nebraska and eventually moved to New York City.

Career

Osman's first television appearance was ''

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'' on MTV. She next wrote for Complex and then starred in the Complex Networks web series ''Group Therapy.'' Osman then relocated to Los Angeles to co-host the pop culture

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''Keep It'' for

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''.'' She has written for the

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show '' Big Mouth'' and the HBO series ''

''. In 2022, Osman made their debut lead television role as a co-star and staff writer for ''

'' on

Personal life

Osman resides in Los Angeles. She is

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and queer. She uses ''she'' and ''

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'' pronouns. In 2020, Osman started a

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for

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that raised over $200,000 in its first day.

Accolades

* 2023,

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(Hollywood and Entertainment)

References

External links

Official Instagram
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osman, Aida Living people American stand-up comedians American LGBT comedians American non-binary actors American non-binary writers Non-binary comedians Writers from Lincoln, Nebraska American Muslims University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni LGBT African Americans Queer writers LGBT people from Nebraska American people of Eritrean descent 1997 births