Larry Wilmore (b. 1962) is an African-American television producer, writer, comedian, and actor. Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ...

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, 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". He has also made appearances on such television series as The Facts of Life and Sister, Sister. Rigdon Ogden Rick Dees III (born March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a radio disc jockey who currently lives in the San Fernando Valley community of Toluca Lake in Los Angeles, California, USA. Dees is best known for his syndicated radio show Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and for... In Living Color was an American sketch comedy television series which ran on the FOX Network from April 15, 1990 to August 23, 1994. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The PJs was a claymation television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. ... The Bernie Mac Show was an half-hour American sitcom featuring the comedic antics of comedian Bernie Mac. ... The Office is an Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning[1] American television comedy that debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Office (US) Diversity Day is the second episode of the first season of The Office (U.S. version). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Office (US) Gay Witch Hunt is the first episode of the third season of The Office (U.S. version). ... The following is a list of characters from the U.S. version of The Office. ... Performance Review is the eighth episode of the second season of The Office. ... The Facts of Life was an American sitcom which ran on the NBC network from 1979 to 1988. ... Sister, Sister was an American television sitcom about twin girls, separated and adopted at birth, one day find each other face to face after fourteen years. ...

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 was not picked up for series. The Hollywood Reporter is one of two major trade papers of the film industry in the United States, the other being Variety. ... Christine Baranski Christine Baranski (born 2 May 1952) is an American actress. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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. Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles, April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian. ...

As of August 22, 2006, he is serving as the "Senior Black Correspondent" (briefly being the "Black Correspondent") on The Daily Show. August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network. ...

His younger brother Marc Wilmore is also a writer, producer and actor. Marc Wilmore is a television writer, producer, and actor. ...

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. The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. ... The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 22, 2002. ...

External links

• Larry Wilmore at the Internet Movie Database
• 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