Larry Wilmore

'Larry Wilmore' (qv) was born in Los Angeles and grew up in suburban Pomona. He graduated from Damien High School in La Verne in 1979. He studied theatre at California State Polytechnic University but dropped out because he wanted to get his Actors' Equity Association card and begin his career as a stand-up comedian. He began his acting career in the 1980s on shows like _The Facts of Life (1979)_ (qv) and _Sledge Hammer (1986)_ (qv) but was then always miscast.He got his behind-the-scenes career started on _Into the Night (1990)_ (qv) as a writer. He also wrote for a sketch comedy, _In Living Color (1990)_ (qv), and a sitcom, _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)_ (qv). He created (with 'Eddie Murphy' (qv) and 'Steve Tompkins' (qv)) and produced _The PJs (1999)_ (qv), a prime-time animated series. He also created and executive produced _The Bernie Mac Show (2001)_ (qv), which won him an Emmy for writing. He executive produced _Whoopi (2003)_ (qv), a sitcom developed by 'Whoopi Goldberg' (qv). He was a consulting producer on the first three seasons of _The Office (2005)_ (qv). He is also an executive producer on _Black-ish (2014)_ (qv).In 2006, he began appearing on Comedy Central's _The Daily Show (1996)_ (qv) as the Senior Black Correspondent. His many guest starring roles on various TV shows include Mr. Brown, a diversity consultant on _The Office (2005)_ (qv), Dr. Roland on _Accidentally on Purpose (2009)_ (qv), The Boss on _Love Bites (2011)_ (qv), Mr. Forristal on _Happy Endings (2011)_ (qv), and the voice of Principal Larry on _Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)_ (qv). He has also appeared in movies, including _I Love You, Man (2009)_ (qv), _Dinner for Schmucks (2010)_ (qv), _Vamps (2012)_ (qv), and _Date and Switch (2014)_ (qv).After 'Stephen Colbert' (qv) left Comedy Central and _The Colbert Report (2005)_ (qv), Larry was announced as the host of the new show, titled The Nightly Show with 'Larry Wilmore' (qv) (2015). Since the beginning of 2015, he has hosted, been one of the executive producers, and one of the writers on the show. He is also the host of _2016 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2016)_ (qv). In 2009, he wrote a political humor book, "I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts".::imoth