17 Facts About Larry Wilmore

Elister Larry Wilmore was born on October 30,1961 and is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor.

Larry 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.

Larry Wilmore is the creator of the sitcom The Bernie Mac Show.

Larry Wilmore 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.

Larry Wilmore is the host of the talk show Wilmore.

Larry Wilmore's younger brother Marc was a television writer, actor, and producer.

Larry Wilmore graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California in 1979.

Larry Wilmore studied theatre at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, but dropped out to pursue acting and stand-up comedy.

Larry Wilmore went on to be a writer and producer on a series of black sitcoms, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jamie Foxx Show.

In 1999, Larry Wilmore co-created the animated comedy The PJs with Eddie Murphy and was executive producer until its conclusion in 2001.

Larry Wilmore subsequently created and produced The Bernie Mac Show, and won an Emmy for writing the pilot episode.

In 2006, Larry 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.

Larry Wilmore has continued occasional acting appearances, including a role as a minister in I Love You, Man and a supporting role in Dinner for Schmucks.

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

Larry Wilmore has cited Johnny Carson, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Jon Stewart as comedy influences.

Larry Wilmore was married to actress Leilani Jones for 20 years; they have two children, John and Lauren.

Larry Wilmore resided in San Marino, California with his family until moving to New York City to work on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.