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| birth_name = Elister Larry Wilmore |
| birth_name = Elister Larry Wilmore III |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|30}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|30}} |
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| birth_place = [[Los Angeles |
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S. |
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| active = 1983–present |
| active = 1983–present |
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| alma_mater = [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona]] |
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| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Leilani Jones (actress)|Leilani Jones]]|1995|2015|reason=divorced}} |
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Leilani Jones (actress)|Leilani Jones]]|1995|2015|reason=divorced}} |
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| medium = Stand-up |
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'''Elister Larry Wilmore'''<ref name= |
'''Elister Larry Wilmore III''' (born October 30, 1961)<ref name="aat">{{cite AV media |people=Matz, Jenni |date=2017-08-31 |title=Larry Wilmore Interview Part 1 of 3 |time=1:20 |language=English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJGi5VznsY |access-date=2024-01-01 |publisher=[[Archive of American Television]] |quote=I was born in Los Angeles, California...1961. My name is Elister Larry Wilmore III.}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web| url= http://www.biography.com/people/larry-wilmore| title=Larry Wilmore Biography: Talk Show Host,(1961–) |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]]) | access-date= August 15, 2016| archive-date=August 5, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160805233205/http://www.biography.com/people/larry-wilmore |url-status=live}}</ref> is an American [[comedian]], writer, producer, and actor. He served as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' from 2006 to 2014, and hosted ''[[The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore]]'' in 2015 and 2016. He is also the creator of the sitcom ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''. He served as an executive producer for the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[Black-ish]]'', and is the co-creator, with [[Issa Rae]], of the [[HBO]] television series ''[[Insecure (TV series)|Insecure]]''. Since May 2017, he has hosted a podcast, ''Black on the Air'', where he discusses current events and interviews guests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air|url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/5/9/16043170/larry-wilmore-black-on-the-air-podcast-d9c4bfa76be6|website=The Ringer|date=9 May 2017 }}</ref> He was the host of the talk show ''Wilmore''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Wilmore was born October 30, 1961, in [[Los Angeles |
Wilmore was born October 30, 1961, in [[Los Angeles]], California,<ref name="aat" /><ref name="bio" /> to parents Betty and Larry,<ref name=BOOK-acknowledgments>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWSZAAAAQBAJ&q=Elister+larry+wilmore|title=I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts|publisher=Hachette Books|year= 2015|isbn=978-0316262811|page=Acknowledgments}}</ref> and grew up in suburban [[Pomona, California|Pomona]].<ref name="lee" /> His family is from [[Evanston, Illinois]].<ref name="Humanities">Wilmore, Larry [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS0W--U9L6c&list=WL "Larry Wilmore: The Wilmore Report."][[Chicago Humanities Festival]], November 19, 2012.</ref> He was raised [[Catholic]].<ref name="lee">Lee, Felicia R. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/arts/television/02wilm.html?ex=1333166400&en=a53de9776c93cc13&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "They Call Me Mister Correspondent"], The New York Times, April 2, 2007.</ref><ref name="bashir">Bashir, Martin and Dan Morris. [https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3703737&page=1 "Veteran TV Writer Moves in Front of the Camera"], ABC News, October 10, 2007.</ref> He is the third of six children. His younger brother [[Marc Wilmore|Marc]] was also a television writer, actor, and [[Television producer|producer]].<ref name="lee" /><ref name=book-nopagenumber>Wilmore, ''I'd Rather We Got Casinos'', '''page ?'''</ref> |
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As a child, Wilmore found interest in topics such as science, magic, science-fiction and fantasy, all of which have shaped the evolution of his performance. In an interview with NPR, he described himself as a nerd, saying that "it used to be that the black comic figure had to have this bravado and always showed strength...now there's a comic figure where it's OK to just be a nerd and be black."<ref>{{cite web | title=With 100th Episode, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice | url=https://www.npr.org/2015/08/19/432906983/with-its-100th-episode-larry-wilmores-nightly-show-has-found-its-voice | date=August 19, 2015 | website=npr.org | access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> |
As a child, Wilmore found interest in topics such as science, magic, science-fiction and fantasy, all of which have shaped the evolution of his performance. In an interview with NPR, he described himself as a nerd, saying that "it used to be that the black comic figure had to have this bravado and always showed strength...now there's a comic figure where it's OK to just be a nerd and be black."<ref>{{cite web | title=With 100th Episode, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice | url=https://www.npr.org/2015/08/19/432906983/with-its-100th-episode-larry-wilmores-nightly-show-has-found-its-voice | date=August 19, 2015 | website=npr.org | access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> |
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Beginning in the 1980s, Wilmore appeared in several small film and television roles, including a recurring role as a police officer on ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''. In the early to mid-1990s, he was on the writing staff of the talk show ''[[Into the Night With Rick Dees]]'',<ref name= king/> the [[sketch comedy]] show ''[[In Living Color]]''<ref name= king/> (his younger brother Marc was also a writer with ''In Living Color''; unlike Larry, he became a cast member), and the sitcom ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'', where he portrayed a bus driver in one episode. He went on to be a writer and producer on a series of black sitcoms, including ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' and ''[[The Jamie Foxx Show]]''.<ref name= king/> |
Beginning in the 1980s, Wilmore appeared in several small film and television roles, including a recurring role as a police officer on ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''. In the early to mid-1990s, he was on the writing staff of the talk show ''[[Into the Night With Rick Dees]]'',<ref name= king/> the [[sketch comedy]] show ''[[In Living Color]]''<ref name= king/> (his younger brother Marc was also a writer with ''In Living Color''; unlike Larry, he became a cast member), and the sitcom ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'', where he portrayed a bus driver in one episode. He went on to be a writer and producer on a series of black sitcoms, including ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' and ''[[The Jamie Foxx Show]]''.<ref name= king/> |
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In 1999, Wilmore co-created the animated comedy ''[[The PJs]]''<ref name=npr>{{cite news |title= 'Black Thoughts' With Comedian Larry Wilmore |work= NPR |date= February 24, 2009 |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101097742}}</ref> with [[Eddie Murphy]] and was executive producer until its conclusion in 2001. He subsequently created<ref name=npr/> and produced<ref>{{cite news|title=Salvaging the sitcom|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=July 29, 2001|first=Eric|last=Deggans|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0EDC6C904957AD93&p_docnum=91&p_queryname=4}}</ref> ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'', and won an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] for writing the [[pilot episode]].<ref>{{cite news|title=54th Emmy Awards: What They Said|work= The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=September 23, 2002|page=D10|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0F63B148A9F74FD4&p_docnum=216&p_queryname=4}}</ref> He created and produced ''[[Whoopi (TV series)|Whoopi]]'', with [[Whoopi Goldberg]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC scores near-hit, sure miss in 'Whoopi', 'Happy Family' - Fall TV|work=The Seattle Times|date=September 9, 2003|first=Kay|last=McFadden|page=E1|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0FD802DC26EB0365&p_docnum=360&p_queryname=4}}</ref> From 2005 to 2007 he was a consulting producer for ''[[The Office ( |
In 1999, Wilmore co-created the animated comedy ''[[The PJs]]''<ref name=npr>{{cite news |title= 'Black Thoughts' With Comedian Larry Wilmore |work= NPR |date= February 24, 2009 |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101097742}}</ref> with [[Eddie Murphy]] and was executive producer until its conclusion in 2001. He subsequently created<ref name=npr/> and produced<ref>{{cite news|title=Salvaging the sitcom|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=July 29, 2001|first=Eric|last=Deggans|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0EDC6C904957AD93&p_docnum=91&p_queryname=4}}</ref> ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'', and won an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] for writing the [[pilot episode]].<ref>{{cite news|title=54th Emmy Awards: What They Said|work= The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=September 23, 2002|page=D10|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0F63B148A9F74FD4&p_docnum=216&p_queryname=4}}</ref> He created and produced ''[[Whoopi (TV series)|Whoopi]]'', with [[Whoopi Goldberg]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC scores near-hit, sure miss in 'Whoopi', 'Happy Family' - Fall TV|work=The Seattle Times|date=September 9, 2003|first=Kay|last=McFadden|page=E1|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0FD802DC26EB0365&p_docnum=360&p_queryname=4}}</ref> From 2005 to 2007 he was a consulting producer for ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', and appeared in the "[[Diversity Day (The Office)|Diversity Day]]" episode as Mr. Brown, a [[multiculturalism|diversity]] consultant.<ref name="lee"/><ref name=npr/> |
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In 2006, Wilmore began appearing regularly on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show]]'', where he was billed as the "Senior Black Correspondent" or a derivative form of the title, such as the "Senior Executive Commander-in-Chief Who Happens To Be Black Correspondent" following the election of [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="lee"/> His work on the show frequently centered on humorous observations of the Black experience in American society.<ref name="lee"/><ref name="bashir"/> |
In 2006, Wilmore began appearing regularly on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show]]'', where he was billed as the "Senior Black Correspondent" or a derivative form of the title, such as the "Senior Executive Commander-in-Chief Who Happens To Be Black Correspondent" following the election of [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="lee"/> His work on the show frequently centered on humorous observations of the Black experience in American society.<ref name="lee"/><ref name="bashir"/> Wilmore originated the titular phrase ''I'd Rather We Got Casinos'' in a January 2007 ''Daily Show'' appearance.<ref>{{cite video|title=Black History Month|date=January 31, 2007|publisher=The Daily Show|medium=video clip from episode of television show |quote= Jon Stewart: Don't you feel that black history month serves a purpose? Larry Wilmore: Yes, the purpose of making up for centuries of oppression with 28 days of trivia. You know what? I'd rather we got casinos. |url= http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-31-2007/black-history-month }}</ref> In January 2009, [[Disney Hyperion|Hyperion]] published Wilmore's ''I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts'', a political humor book described by [[Booklist]] as "a faux collection of articles, essays, radio transcripts, and letters exploring the more ludicrous angles on race." |
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Wilmore has continued occasional acting appearances, including a role as a minister in ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' ([[2009 in film|2009]]) and a supporting role in ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' ([[2010 in film|2010]]). |
Wilmore has continued occasional acting appearances, including a role as a minister in ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' ([[2009 in film|2009]]) and a supporting role in ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' ([[2010 in film|2010]]). |
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In 2011, He began a recurring role on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]'', where he played Mr. Forristal, Brad ([[Damon Wayans, Jr.]])'s uptight boss. Since 2012, he has starred in the [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] special ''Race, Religion and Sex'', shot in [[Salt Lake City]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} |
In 2011, He began a recurring role on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]'', where he played Mr. Forristal, Brad ([[Damon Wayans, Jr.]])'s uptight boss. Since 2012, he has starred in the [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] special ''Race, Religion and Sex'', shot in [[Salt Lake City]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} |
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On April 30, 2016, Wilmore was the headliner at the [[White House Correspondents' Association]] Dinner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4132476/larry-wilmore-nightly-show-white-house-correspondents-dinner/|title=Larry Wilmore to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner|last=Rhodan|first=Maya|website=TIME.com|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> He came under fire for using the word "[[nigga]]" to refer to President Obama, saying "Barry, you did it my nigga."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/05/05/larry-wilmores-n-word-joke-was-an-insult-to-black-journalists/|title=Larry Wilmore's n-word 'joke' was an insult to black journalists|last=Ryan|first=April|date=5 May 2016|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2016/05/07/larry-wilmore-barack-obama/84027478/|title=What Larry Wilmore did to the president|last=Riley|first=Rochelle|date=7 May 2016|website=Detroit Free Press|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> He defended his actions by telling [[Al Sharpton]], "I wanted to make a statement more than a joke...I really wanted to explain the historical implications of the Obama presidency from my point of view."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/larry-wilmore-n-word-no-joke-n570136|title=Larry Wilmore: N-Word Was No Joke|last=Coleburn|first=Christina|date=8 May 2016|website=NBC News|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> |
On April 30, 2016, Wilmore was the headliner at the [[White House Correspondents' Association]] Dinner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4132476/larry-wilmore-nightly-show-white-house-correspondents-dinner/|title=Larry Wilmore to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner|last=Rhodan|first=Maya|website=TIME.com|date=16 December 2015 |access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> He came under fire for using the word "[[nigga]]" to refer to President Obama, saying "Barry, you did it my nigga."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/05/05/larry-wilmores-n-word-joke-was-an-insult-to-black-journalists/|title=Larry Wilmore's n-word 'joke' was an insult to black journalists|last=Ryan|first=April|date=5 May 2016|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2016/05/07/larry-wilmore-barack-obama/84027478/|title=What Larry Wilmore did to the president|last=Riley|first=Rochelle|date=7 May 2016|website=Detroit Free Press|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> He defended his actions by telling [[Al Sharpton]], "I wanted to make a statement more than a joke...I really wanted to explain the historical implications of the Obama presidency from my point of view."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/larry-wilmore-n-word-no-joke-n570136|title=Larry Wilmore: N-Word Was No Joke|last=Coleburn|first=Christina|date=8 May 2016|website=NBC News|access-date=2016-06-10}}</ref> |
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In May 2017, Wilmore started hosting the podcast ''Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air'' as part of [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] podcast network, headed by [[Bill Simmons]]. [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] ranked it in the top five of its list of 10 Best podcast of 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Top 10 Podcasts of 2017|publisher=Time Magazine|url=https://time.com/5021896/top-10-podcasts-2017/}}</ref> |
In May 2017, Wilmore started hosting the podcast ''Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air'' as part of [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] podcast network, headed by [[Bill Simmons]]. [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] ranked it in the top five of its list of 10 Best podcast of 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Top 10 Podcasts of 2017|publisher=Time Magazine|url=https://time.com/5021896/top-10-podcasts-2017/}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Wilmore was married to actress [[Leilani Jones (actress)|Leilani Jones]] for 20 years; they have two children, John and Lauren.<ref name= king/><ref name=BOOK-acknowledgments /> They divorced in 2015.<ref name=book-nopagenumber /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/19/387233090/for-host-larry-wilmore-a-year-of-personal-lows-and-professional-highs|title=For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows|date=February 19, 2015|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> He resided in [[San Marino, California]] with his family until moving to [[New York City]] to work on ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore''.<ref>[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Oct/25/il/FP510250306.html Hawai'i Tony winner back in N.Y. spotlight], ''The Honolulu Advertiser''; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref><ref name=theatlantic /><ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/larry-wilmore Larry Wilmore profile], biography.com, A&E Television Networks, LLC; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref> |
Wilmore was married to actress [[Leilani Jones (actress)|Leilani Jones]] for 20 years; they have two children, John and Lauren.<ref name= king/><ref name=BOOK-acknowledgments /> They divorced in 2015.<ref name=book-nopagenumber /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/19/387233090/for-host-larry-wilmore-a-year-of-personal-lows-and-professional-highs|title=For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows|date=February 19, 2015|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> He resided in [[San Marino, California]] with his family until moving to [[New York City]] to work on ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore''.<ref>[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Oct/25/il/FP510250306.html Hawai'i Tony winner back in N.Y. spotlight], ''The Honolulu Advertiser''; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref><ref name=theatlantic /><ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/larry-wilmore Larry Wilmore profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805233205/http://www.biography.com/people/larry-wilmore |date=2016-08-05 }}, biography.com, A&E Television Networks, LLC; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Birth name | Elister Larry Wilmore III |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 30, 1961
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Years active | 1983–present |
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Elister Larry Wilmore III (born October 30, 1961)[1][2] is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. He served as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on The Daily Show from 2006 to 2014, and hosted The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in 2015 and 2016. He is also the creator of the sitcom The Bernie Mac Show. He served as an executive producer for the ABC television series Black-ish, and is the co-creator, with Issa Rae, of the HBO television series Insecure. Since May 2017, he has hosted a podcast, Black on the Air, where he discusses current events and interviews guests.[3] He was the host of the talk show Wilmore.
Early life[edit]
Wilmore was born October 30, 1961, in Los Angeles, California,[1][2] to parents Betty and Larry,[4] and grew up in suburban Pomona.[5] His family is from Evanston, Illinois.[6] He was raised Catholic.[5][7] He is the third of six children. His younger brother Marc was also a television writer, actor, and producer.[5][8]
As a child, Wilmore found interest in topics such as science, magic, science-fiction and fantasy, all of which have shaped the evolution of his performance. In an interview with NPR, he described himself as a nerd, saying that "it used to be that the black comic figure had to have this bravado and always showed strength...now there's a comic figure where it's OK to just be a nerd and be black."[9]
Wilmore graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California in 1979.[10] He studied theatre at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, but dropped out to pursue acting and stand-up comedy.[5]
Career[edit]
Beginning in the 1980s, Wilmore appeared in several small film and television roles, including a recurring role as a police officer on The Facts of Life. In the early to mid-1990s, he was on the writing staff of the talk show Into the Night With Rick Dees,[10] the sketch comedy show In Living Color[10] (his younger brother Marc was also a writer with In Living Color; unlike Larry, he became a cast member), and the sitcom Sister, Sister, where he portrayed a bus driver in one episode. He went on to be a writer and producer on a series of black sitcoms, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jamie Foxx Show.[10]
In 1999, Wilmore co-created the animated comedy The PJs[11] with Eddie Murphy and was executive producer until its conclusion in 2001. He subsequently created[11] and produced[12] The Bernie Mac Show, and won an Emmy for writing the pilot episode.[13] He created and produced Whoopi, with Whoopi Goldberg.[14] From 2005 to 2007 he was a consulting producer for The Office, and appeared in the "Diversity Day" episode as Mr. Brown, a diversity consultant.[5][11]
In 2006, Wilmore began appearing regularly on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where he was billed as the "Senior Black Correspondent" or a derivative form of the title, such as the "Senior Executive Commander-in-Chief Who Happens To Be Black Correspondent" following the election of Barack Obama.[5] His work on the show frequently centered on humorous observations of the Black experience in American society.[5][7] Wilmore originated the titular phrase I'd Rather We Got Casinos in a January 2007 Daily Show appearance.[15] In January 2009, Hyperion published Wilmore's I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts, a political humor book described by Booklist as "a faux collection of articles, essays, radio transcripts, and letters exploring the more ludicrous angles on race."
Wilmore has continued occasional acting appearances, including a role as a minister in I Love You, Man (2009) and a supporting role in Dinner for Schmucks (2010). In 2011, He began a recurring role on the ABC comedy Happy Endings, where he played Mr. Forristal, Brad (Damon Wayans, Jr.)'s uptight boss. Since 2012, he has starred in the Showtime special Race, Religion and Sex, shot in Salt Lake City.[citation needed]
On April 30, 2016, Wilmore was the headliner at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.[16] He came under fire for using the word "nigga" to refer to President Obama, saying "Barry, you did it my nigga."[17][18] He defended his actions by telling Al Sharpton, "I wanted to make a statement more than a joke...I really wanted to explain the historical implications of the Obama presidency from my point of view."[19]
In May 2017, Wilmore started hosting the podcast Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air as part of The Ringer podcast network, headed by Bill Simmons. Time ranked it in the top five of its list of 10 Best podcast of 2017.[20]
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore[edit]
On January 19, 2015, Wilmore began hosting The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, a late-night panel talk show that aired on Comedy Central. It was a spin-off of The Daily Show, and replaced The Colbert Report on the network's 11:30pm timeslot. It was produced by Jon Stewart's production company Busboy Productions. On August 15, 2016, Comedy Central announced that Wilmore's show had been cancelled, and the show ended August 18, 2016 with a total of 259 episodes.[21]
Wilmore[edit]
He briefly hosted his own limited series late-night talk show on Peacock titled Wilmore.[22]
Influences[edit]
Wilmore has cited Johnny Carson,[23] Richard Pryor,[23] Eddie Murphy[24] and Jon Stewart[25] as comedy influences. He said that when he needs inspiration, he "observe[s] people. I ride the subway, sit in a coffee shop. There’s nothing funnier than real human behavior."[26]
Personal life[edit]
Wilmore was married to actress Leilani Jones for 20 years; they have two children, John and Lauren.[10][4] They divorced in 2015.[8][27] He resided in San Marino, California with his family until moving to New York City to work on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.[28][25][29]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Good-bye, Cruel World | Sergeant, Thug | |
1990 | The Ghost Writer | The Paramedic | TV movie |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Minister | |
2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Williams | |
2012 | Vamps | Professor Quincy | |
2014 | Date and Switch | Mr. Vernon | |
2019 | The Laundromat | Jeff | |
2022 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Steve |
Television[edit]
As showrunner[edit]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1999–2001 | The PJs | 43 episodes; co-creator, writer, executive producer |
2001–2003 | The Bernie Mac Show | creator
44 episodes; writer, director, executive producer |
2016 | Insecure | co-creator
8 episodes; writer, executive producer |
As performer[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | The Facts of Life | Officer Ziaukus | 2 episodes |
1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Mail Man, Terrorist #3 | 2 episodes |
1990 | Star Search[30] | Self | 1 episode |
1992 | In Living Color | Various | 2 episodes |
1994 | Sister, Sister | Bus Driver | 2 episodes |
1999 | The PJs | Various voices | 2 episodes |
2005–2007 | The Office | Mr. Brown | 2 episodes |
2006–2014 | The Daily Show | Himself (senior black correspondent) | 78 episodes |
2006–2007 | Help Me Help You | Larry, Jimmy | 2 episodes |
2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Dr. Greer | Episode: "Everything Must Go" |
2009–2010 | Accidentally on Purpose | Dr. Roland | 5 episodes |
2011 | Traffic Light | Harvey | 2 episodes |
2011 | Love Bites | The Boss | Episode: "Firsts" |
2011–2012 | Happy Endings | Mr. Forristal | 2 episodes |
2012 | Bullet in the Face | Racken's Mafiosi #1 | Episode: "The World Stage" |
2012 | Race, Religion and Sex | Himself | Stand-up special |
2013 | Malibu Country | Mr. Clark | 2 episodes |
2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Historian | Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow" |
2013 | Instant Mom | Franklin Turner | Episode: "The Gift of the Maggies" |
2014 | Playing House | Dr. Ullman | Episode: "37 Weeks" |
2014–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Principal Larry (voice) | Main role |
2015–2016 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Himself (host) | 259 episodes; also writer, executive producer |
2016 | White House Correspondents' Dinner | Himself (host) | TV special |
2017 | Difficult People | Larry Wilmore | Episode: "Passover Bump" |
2017 | The Mayor | Vern | Episode: "The Filibuster" |
2020 | Upload | Mr. Whitbridge | 2 episodes |
2020 | Wilmore | Himself (host) |
As crew member[edit]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1990–1991 | Into the Night | 6 episodes; writer |
1991–1993 | In Living Color | 58 episodes; writer |
1994–1995 | Sister, Sister | 5 episodes; writer |
1995–1996 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 24 episodes; co-producer, writer |
1996–1997 | The Jamie Foxx Show | 21 episodes; writer, supervising producer |
1997–1998 | Teen Angel | 17 episodes; writer, consulting producer |
2003–2004 | Whoopi | 22 episodes; writer, executive producer |
2005–2007 | The Office | 50 episodes; writer, consulting producer |
2011 | Love Bites | 8 episodes; writer, consulting producer |
2014–2015 | Black-ish | 24 episodes; executive producer |
2018–present | Grown-ish | creator
writer; 1 episode |
Published works[edit]
- Wilmore, Larry (2009). I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts. Hachette Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4013-0955-8.
Awards and nominations[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Matz, Jenni (2017-08-31). Larry Wilmore Interview Part 1 of 3. Archive of American Television. Event occurs at 1:20. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
I was born in Los Angeles, California...1961. My name is Elister Larry Wilmore III.
- ^ a b "Larry Wilmore Biography: Talk Show Host,(1961–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air". The Ringer. 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts. Hachette Books. 2015. p. Acknowledgments. ISBN 978-0316262811.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Felicia R. "They Call Me Mister Correspondent", The New York Times, April 2, 2007.
- ^ Wilmore, Larry "Larry Wilmore: The Wilmore Report."Chicago Humanities Festival, November 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Bashir, Martin and Dan Morris. "Veteran TV Writer Moves in Front of the Camera", ABC News, October 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Wilmore, I'd Rather We Got Casinos, page ?
- ^ "With 100th Episode, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice". npr.org. August 19, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Baber, LaRue V. (January 31, 2003). "King of comedy - Damien High grad went from stand-up to winning an Emmy". The Whittier Daily News. Whittier, California.
- ^ a b c "'Black Thoughts' With Comedian Larry Wilmore". NPR. February 24, 2009.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (July 29, 2001). "Salvaging the sitcom". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ "54th Emmy Awards: What They Said". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 23, 2002. p. D10.
- ^ McFadden, Kay (September 9, 2003). "NBC scores near-hit, sure miss in 'Whoopi', 'Happy Family' - Fall TV". The Seattle Times. p. E1.
- ^ Black History Month (video clip from episode of television show). The Daily Show. January 31, 2007.
Jon Stewart: Don't you feel that black history month serves a purpose? Larry Wilmore: Yes, the purpose of making up for centuries of oppression with 28 days of trivia. You know what? I'd rather we got casinos.
- ^ Rhodan, Maya (16 December 2015). "Larry Wilmore to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ Ryan, April (5 May 2016). "Larry Wilmore's n-word 'joke' was an insult to black journalists". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ Riley, Rochelle (7 May 2016). "What Larry Wilmore did to the president". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ Coleburn, Christina (8 May 2016). "Larry Wilmore: N-Word Was No Joke". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "The Top 10 Podcasts of 2017". Time Magazine.
- ^ "Comedy Central Cancels Larry Wilmore's Late-Night Show". The New York Times. August 16, 2016.
- ^ White, Peter (September 14, 2020). "Peacock Unveils First-Look At Late Night Shows 'Wilmore' & 'The Amber Ruffin Show'".
- ^ a b "Larry Wilmore biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Schwindt, Oriana (July 27, 2015). "Goodbye, and Goodnight". TV Guide. p 19.
- ^ a b Sims, David (January 21, 2015). "The Fearless Comedy of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Davias, Arianna (February 9, 2015). "Things you didn't know about Larry Wilmore". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows". NPR. February 19, 2015.
- ^ Hawai'i Tony winner back in N.Y. spotlight, The Honolulu Advertiser; accessed June 20, 2015.
- ^ Larry Wilmore profile Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, biography.com, A&E Television Networks, LLC; accessed June 20, 2015.
- ^ "Star Search- May 12, 1990 (Round 2 Semifinals)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
- ^ a b "Nominees - NAACP Image Awards Website". Naacpimageawards.net. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ a b "NAACP Image Award Nominations Announced". naacp.org. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (March 2, 2017). "2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations List — 'This Is Us,' 'Stranger Things'". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Winners". Austin Film Festival. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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