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American comedian

Elister Larry Wilmore III (born October 30, 1961) 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. He was the host of the talk show Wilmore.

Wilmore was born October 30, 1961, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in suburban Pomona. He was raised Catholic. He is the third of six children. His younger brother Marc was also a television writer, actor, and producer. 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." Wilmore graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California in 1979. He studied theatre at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, but dropped out to pursue acting and stand up comedy. with Eddie Murphy and was executive producer until its conclusion in 2001. He subsequently created The Bernie Mac Show, and won an Emmy for writing the pilot episode. He created and produced Whoopi, with Whoopi Goldberg. 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. 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. On April 30, 2016, Wilmore was the headliner at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. He came under fire for using the word "nigga" to refer to President Obama, saying "Barry, you did it my nigga." 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." 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.

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.

He briefly hosted his own limited series late night talk show on Peacock titled Wilmore.

Wilmore has cited Johnny Carson, Eddie Murphy and Jon Stewart 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."

Wilmore was married to actress Leilani Jones for 20 years; they have two children, John and Lauren. He resided in San Marino, California with his family until moving to New York City to work on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Year Title RoleNotes 1983 The Facts of Life Officer Ziaukus 2 episodes 1986 Sledge Hammer! Mail Man, Terrorist #3 2 episodes 1990 Star Search 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)