Larry Wilmore
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Larry Wilmore (b. 1962) is a television producer, writer, comedian, and actor.
He has been working in television for nearly thirty years, primarily as a writer. He has written for Into the Night with Rick Dees, In Living Color, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The PJs (which he co-created), The Bernie Mac Show (which he created) and The Office, the latter of which he appeared in the episode "Diversity Day" and wrote the episode "Performance Review". He has also made appearances on such television series as The Facts of Life and Sister, Sister.
In March 2006, 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 wasn't picked up for series.
As of August 22, 2006, he is serving as the "Senior Black Correspondent" (briefly being the "Black Correspondent") on The Daily Show.
[edit] Awards
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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| Current: Dan Bakkedahl • Samantha Bee • Ed Helms • John Hodgman • Jason Jones • Aasif Mandvi • John Oliver • Rob Riggle • Larry Wilmore |
| Notable Former: Stephen Colbert • Rob Corddry • Steve Carell • Vance DeGeneres • Mo Rocca • Nancy Walls • Beth Littleford |
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