Aida Osman (born July 11, 1997) is an American writer, stand-up comedian, and actress. 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 was an executive writer and star.

Early life and education

Osman was born on July 11, 1997. She grew up in

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where she was raised Muslim. She aspired to a career related to writing and music from youth. Osman participated in show choir, played cello in the school orchestra growing up, played drums in band for a semester, and was active in musical theatre in high school. She graduated from Northeast High School in 2014. Osman attended the

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and graduated with a

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in philosophy in 2018. She was accepted into

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, but deferred her admission to pursue comedy. She began performing

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in Nebraska and moved to New York City in 2019.

Career

Osman began working to build a following on

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in 2018 to attract the attention of casting agents and show runners. Her first television appearance was ''

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'' on

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. She next wrote for Complex and then starred in the

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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

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series ''

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

'' on

Personal life

Osman resides in Los Angeles. She previously identified as

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, using both ''she'' and ''

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'' pronouns, though she no longer uses ''they/them'' pronouns. In an interview with ''

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'', Osman noted, "I realized the nonbinary identity is just a helpful label for people who don't feel included in the normative divisions that our society has — woman and man, girl and boy. It stresses you out, having to fit into one of these things, so you take on this kind of nongender identity, which is nonbinary." Aida is passionate about humanitarian work. In 2020, Osman started a

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for

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that raised over $200,000 in its first day. Ultimately raising almost $1,000,000 for the McAtee family. Since August 2022, Osman has been in a relationship with rapper

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. In 2024, Osman made the decision to pursue

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with her partner and friends."

Accolades

* 2023,

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(Hollywood and Entertainment)

References

External links

Official Instagram
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