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Erica Ash
Born	Date of birth unknown Florida, United States
Occupation	Actress, comedienne, model, singer
Years active	2001 – present
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Erica Ash is an American comic actress, singer and model. Ash is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its fourteenth season.

Biography

Early years

Ash was originally 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 back up singer and a runway model, Ash decided to pursue a career in entertainment.

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. Ash was a cast member for only two seasons. 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).

MADtv

Ash joined the cast of MADtv in 2008 as a feature performer, for the fourteenth season. 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.

Characters

Filmography

Television appearances

Voice acting and video game appearances

References

External links

• Erica Ash at the Internet Movie Database
• Erica Ash's Official Site