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Larry Wilmore Biography

Larry Wilmore is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on October 30, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Famous as a writer and producer of the Emmy-winning Bernie Mac Show, Wilmore also made significant contributions to The Office, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and In Living Color. In 2014, he began executive producing the ABC sitcom Black-ish; the following year, he became the host of Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

He and Eddie Murphy co-produced a stop-motion-animated comedy series called The PJs.

Elister L. Wilmore (born October 30, 1961) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. Wilmore 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. He is also the co-creator, alongside Issa Rae, of the HBO television series Insecure. Since May 2017, he has hosted a podcast, entitled Black on the Air in which he discusses current events and interviews a variety of guests.

Wilmore graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California in 1979. He studied theatre at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; he dropped out to pursue acting and stand-up comedy.

His marriage to stage actress Leilani Jones resulted in two children.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1999, Wilmore co-created the animated comedy The PJs with Eddie Murphy and was executive producer until its conclusion in 2001. He subsequently created and produced The Bernie Mac Show, and he 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 made an appearance on the show as Mr. Brown, during the episode, “Diversity Day” as a diversity consultant.

Larry Wilmore Net Worth

Larry Wilmore is one of the richest TV Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Larry Wilmore's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After briefly studying at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, he launched a career as an actor, appearing in episodes of The Facts of Life and Sister, Sister.

His The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was created to replace Stephen Colbert‘s popular program The Colbert Report.

Wilmore was born on October 30, 1961, in Los Angeles County, California, to parents Betty and Larry, and grew up in suburban Pomona. His family is from Evanston, Illinois. Wilmore was raised Catholic. He is the third of six children. His brother Marc is also a television writer, actor, and producer.

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. His work on the show frequently centered on humorous observations of the Black experience in American society. 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 originated the titular phrase I’d Rather We Got Casinos in a January 2007 Daily Show appearance.

Wilmore has continued to make 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, Wilmore began a recurring role on the ABC comedy Happy Endings, where he played Mr. Forristal, Brad (Damon Wayans, Jr.)’s uptight boss. Since 2012, Wilmore has starred in the Showtime special titled Race, Religion and Sex, shot in Salt Lake City.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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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. In the early to mid-1990s, he was on the writing staff of the talk show Into the Night With Rick Dees, the sketch comedy show In Living Color (his younger brother Marc was also a writer with In Living Color, but, unlike Larry, was also a cast member), and the sitcom Sister, Sister, where he portrayed a bus driver in one episode. Wilmore went on to be a writer and producer on a series of sitcoms, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jamie Foxx Show.

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. The show ended on August 18, 2016, with a total of 259 episodes.

Who is Larry Wilmore Dating?

According to our records, Larry Wilmore married to Leilani Jones . As of December 1, 2023, Larry Wilmore’s is not dating anyone.

Wilmore was married to actress Leilani Jones for 20 years, and they have two children, John and Lauren. They divorced in 2015. Wilmore resided in San Marino, California with his family, until moving to New York City to work on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Facts & Trivia

Larry Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Larry Wilmore celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

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.” Wilmore 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.”

Where is Larry Wilmore from?

Los Angeles, CA

How old is Larry Wilmore?

60 years (October 30, 1961)

Where did Larry Wilmore go to college?

Education

What show replaced the Colbert Report?

The last episode of the Report aired on December 18, 2014. The show was replaced on Comedy Central’s late-night lineup by The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, another spinoff of The Daily Show.

Is Larry Wilmore married?

Leilani Jones

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