Erica Oyama

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Erica Oyama
Born (1981-03-28) March 28, 1981 (age 43)
Birmingham, Alabama, US
Occupation(s)Television writer, producer, actress
Notable workBurning Love (2012), Never Have I Ever (2020), The Ten (2007)
Spouse Ken Marino
Children2

Erica Oyama (born 28 March 1981) is an American television writer and producer. [1] [2] [3] She created and wrote the comedy series Burning Love . [4] [5] [6]

Oyama was born to a Japanese karate teacher and an American mother in Birmingham, Alabama, and went to the Alabama School of Fine Arts. [7] [8] She is married to actor and comedian Ken Marino. [9] [10] [11] She is sister to comedian Zac Oyama, known for his work in CollegeHumor and Dropout videos and their tabletop roleplaying game series Dimension 20 . [12]

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