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Erica Ash 
Born Florida, United States Occupation Actress, comedienne, model, singer Website http://www.ericaash.com Erica Ash is an American actress, comedienne, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs MadTV and The Big Gay Sketch Show.
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Biography
Early years
Ash was born in Florida, but later traveled around the world due to her parent’s military status. When she got older, Ash planned on becoming a doctor and she prepared to attend medical school.[1] However, after a trip to Japan, where she became a backup singer and a runway model, Ash decided to pursue a career in entertainment.[1]
Career
The Big Gay Sketch Show
In February 2006, Ash landed multiple job opportunities in Broadway shows like The Color Purple and The Lion King and a two week job in Germany. After returning from the job in Germany, Ash successfully auditioned for the cable television comedy show The Big Gay Sketch Show.[2] Ash was a cast member for only two seasons.[3] While she was a cast member, Ash had to split her time between the first season of the sketch show and the Lion King. Some of her characters included LaTanya, an uncouth, loudmouth fitness instructor who teaches classes with a "Chicago-style" twist (i.e. Chicago style yoga, Chicago style pilates).[3]
MadTV
Ash joined the cast of MadTV in 2008 as a feature performer, for the fourteenth season.[4] She became the fifth African American female cast member in the show's history (Debra Wilson, Daniele Gaither, Nicole Randall Johnson and Daheli Hall were the first four respectively). Out of the five female African American cast members, Ash and Hall are the only two not to be promoted to Repretory Player status. Hall was let go after her first season and Ash was a featured member of the cast when Fox announced the cancellation of the show from its Fall 2009 line up.[5]
Characters
Character Sketch Season of first appearance Catch phrase Notes Cerise Muhammad Daughter of Legends 14 "...and everything, so." She is the "airhead" daughter of a slain civil rights leader. Impressions
Celebrity Sketch Season of first appearance Notes Naomi Campbell Various 14 Super model and actress Whoopi Goldberg Various 14 Comedienne, actress, and talk show hostess. Monique Imes Various 14 Comedienne, actress, and reality television hostess. Lisa Leslie Various 14 Professional women's basketball player Raven-Symoné Pearman Family Feud 14 Former child television star Michelle Obama Various 14 First Lady of the United States Filmography
The following is a brief list of Eric Ash's television and voice acting career projects as compiled by the Internet Movie Database.[6]
Television appearances
Year Title Role' Total Episodes Other notes 2006 - 2008 The Big Gay Sketch Show Various Characters Sketch Comedy 2008 - 2009 MadTV Various Characters 12 Sketch Comedy 2009 Cold Case Regina Reynolds Drama Voice acting and video game appearances
Year Title Role Other notes 2001 Minna no ie Naomi Drama 2001 Shenmue II Additional Voices Video game 2001 DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix Singer Video game 2003 Bloody Roar 4 Nagi Kirishima References
- ^ a b Erica Ash official website
- ^ See http://www.madtv.com/cast/index.html
- ^ a b See http://www.logotv.com/shows/big_gay_sketch_show/season_1/series.jhtml#!
- ^ See http://www.madtv.com/about/index.html
- ^ See http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995723.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
- ^ See http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404359/
External links
MADtv Cast members Seasons History 1995–2000 · 2000–2005 · 2005–2009
Recurring sketches Categories:- Living people
- Actors from Florida
- African American actors
- African American comedians
- American actors
- American comedians
- American female models
- American television actors
- MADtv
- People from Florida
- Women comedians
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