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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Wilmore accepts a Critics' Choice Television Award for ''Series/TheDailyShow'' in 2013.]] |
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4 | Elister L. "Larry" Wilmore (born October 30, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. |
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6 | As a writer, he has worked on several series including ''Series/InLivingColor'', ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', ''Series/SisterSister'', and ''Series/TheJamieFoxxShow'', which he also produced. He also co-created ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' with Creator/EddieMurphy, ''Series/TheBernieMacShow'' with Creator/BernieMac, and ''Series/{{Insecure}}'' with Issa Rae. |
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8 | From 2006 to 2014, he was a contributor to ''Series/TheDailyShow'', where he was addressed as the "Senior Black Correspondent"[[note]]The joke being that, until Wyatt Cenac joined the show, Wilmore was the only black correspondent[[/note]], offering humorous insights on race relations in America. |
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10 | In May 2014, Creator/ComedyCentral announced he would have his own ''Daily Show'' spinoff, ''Series/TheNightlyShow with Larry Wilmore'' (originally titled ''The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore''), taking the place of ''Series/TheColbertReport'' now that Creator/StephenColbert is hosting ''The Late Show'' in 2015. The first episode aired January 19, 2015. The show ended its run on August 18, 2016. |
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12 | In April 2016, Larry hosted the 2016 White House Correspondents Dinner (the last of President UsefulNotes/BarackObama's administration), during which he jokingly accused Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz of being [[StockUnsolvedMysteries the Zodiac Killer]] and that Cruz planned to go on a murder spree if elected. |
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14 | In 2020, he returned to late night on Creator/{{Peacock}} hosting a show simply titled ''Wilmore''. |
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