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, Betty, and the HBO Max series Rap Sh!t, on which she was also a staff writer and co-star.
Early life and education
Osman was born on July 11, 1997.
She grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska 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 University of Nebraska–Lincoln and graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 2018.
Career
Osman amassed a large following on
Twitter in 2018. Her first television appearance was
Wild 'n Out 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
podcast Keep It for
Crooked Media .
She has written for the Netflix show Big Mouth and the HBO series Betty.
Personal life
Osman resides in Los Angeles.
She previously identified as non-binary,
using both
she and
Singular they pronouns,
though she no longer uses
they/them pronouns. In an interview with
Teen Vogue, 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 GoFundMe for David McAtee that raised over $200,000 in its first day. Ultimately raising almost $1,000,000 for the McAtee family.
In 2025, Osman married rapper Earl Sweatshirt, with whom she had been in a relationship since August 2022.
In 2024, Osman made the decision to pursue sobriety with her partner and friends.
Television
Filmography
Film
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Accolades
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2023, Forbes 30 under 30 (Hollywood and Entertainment)
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