Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore | |
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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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Spouse |
Leilani Jones (m. 1995; div. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Website | thelarrywilmore |
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 is the host of the talk show Wilmore.
Early life
Wilmore was born October 30, 1961, in
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
Beginning in the 1980s, Wilmore appeared in several small film and television roles, including a recurring role as a police officer on
In 1999, Wilmore co-created the animated comedy
In 2006, Wilmore began appearing regularly on
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
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
On January 19, 2015, Wilmore began hosting The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, a
Wilmore
He briefly hosted his own limited series late-night talk show on Peacock titled Wilmore.[22]
Influences
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
Wilmore was married to actress
Filmography
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
As showrunner
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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 "
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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
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
- Wilmore, Larry (2009). I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts. ISBN 978-1-4013-0955-8.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1992 | Primetime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program | In Living Color | Nominated |
1996 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award | Favorite TV Show | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
1996 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
1997 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
1999 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | The Jamie Foxx Show | Nominated |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Animated Program
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The PJs | Nominated |
2001 | Peabody Award | The Bernie Mac Show | Won | |
2001 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | The Jamie Foxx Show | Nominated |
2002 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2002 | TCA Award | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | The Bernie Mac Show | Won |
2002 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2002 | Teen Choice Award | Choice TV Breakout Show | The Bernie Mac Show | Won |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Won |
2003 | Writers Guild of America Award
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Episodic Comedy | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2003 | Young Artist Award | Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama) | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2003 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Won |
2003 | Humanitas Prize | 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | The Bernie Mac Show | Won |
2003 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2003 | Satellite Award
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Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Bernie Mac Show | Won |
2004 | NAACP Image Award
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Outstanding Comedy Series | Whoopi | Nominated |
2006 | Writers Guild of America Award
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Comedy Series | The Office
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Nominated |
2006 | Writers Guild of America Award
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New Series | The Office | Nominated |
2008 | Writers Guild of America Award
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Comedy Series | The Office | Nominated |
2016 | NAACP Image Award[31]
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Outstanding Talk Series | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Nominated |
2016 | NAACP Image Award[31]
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Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special) | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Nominated |
2017 | NAACP Image Award[32]
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Outstanding Comedy Series | Insecure | Nominated |
2017 | NAACP Image Award[32]
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Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Insecure | Nominated |
2017 | MTV Movie & TV Awards[33] | Show of the Year | Insecure | Nominated |
2018 | Austin Film Festival[34] | Extraordinary Contribution to Television | N/A | Won |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ FYI / A&E Networks). Archivedfrom the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air". The Ringer. 9 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- 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.