Larry Wilmore
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 Larry Wilmore |
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| Born | 1962 |
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| Occupation | actor, television producer, writer |
| Years active | 1975-present |
Larry Wilmore (born 1962[citation needed]) is an American Emmy and Peabody award winning television producer, writer, comedian and actor.
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[edit] Career
Wilmore has been working in television for more than thirty years, primarily as a writer.[citation needed] He has written for Into the Night with Rick Dees, In Living Color, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sister, Sister, The PJs (which he co-created), The Bernie Mac Show (which he created) and the US version of The Office, on which he appeared in two episodes, "Diversity Day", and "Gay Witch Hunt", as the character Mr. Brown. He also wrote the episode "Performance Review".
Wilmore has also made appearances on such television series as The Facts of Life, Sister, Sister and How I Met Your Mother.
In March 2006, The Hollywood Reporter reported Wilmore landed his first major on-camera role, co-starring in an untitled comedy pilot with Christine Baranski and Ed O'Neill.[1] The pilot was not picked up for series.[citation needed]
For the 2007/2008 season, ABC hired Wilmore to develop a half hour pilot for comedian Cedric the Entertainer but the script wasn't well received and the project was abandoned.
As of March 18 2009, he is serving as the "Senior Black Correspondent" (briefly being the "Black Correspondent," and on one occasion the "Senior Mexican Correspondent") on The Daily Show. Recently, he has appeared as the "Senior Executive Commander-in-Chief Who Happens To Be Black Correspondent" after the election of Barack Obama.
Wilmore was also featured in the nonfiction book "Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me."[citation needed]
He authored the book "I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts," a phrase which he spoke as a "Senior Black History Correspondant" on a January 31, 2007 performance of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
His younger brother Marc Wilmore is also a writer, producer and actor.[citation needed]
He also played the supporting role of the minister in the 2009 comedy "I Love You, Man".
[edit] Awards/Nominations
- In 2001, Wilmore won a Peabody Award and a Humanitas for his work on The Bernie Mac Show.
- In 2002, Wilmore won an Emmy in the category Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for his work on the pilot of The Bernie Mac Show.
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[edit] External links
- Larry Wilmore at the Internet Movie Database
- Veteran TV Writer Moves in Front of the Camera Profile from Oct. 10, 2007 on Nightline
- Larry Wilmore videos from the Daily Show
- Wilmore Shines as 'Senior Black Correspondent': June 5, 2007 Interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air on National Public Radio
- They call me Mr. Correspondent article from The New York Times with a good profile and interview
- Review of "I'd Rather We Got Casinos" book
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