Marc Wilmore, writer of The Simpsons and In Living Color and brother of comedian Larry Wilmore, dies at the age of 57 after fighting COVID-19
Comedy is a little more fun today, as I mourn the passing of writer Marc Wilmore at the age of 57.
Wilmore’s brother, the comedian and host of The Nightly Show, Larry Wilmore, confirmed his brother’s death on Twitter on Sunday night.
The TV writer switched from COVID-19, plus other health problems he had suffered in recent years.
RIP: Comedy is a little more fun today, as I mourn the passing of writer Marc Wilmore at the age of 57
“My sweet and sweet brother, Marc Edward Wilmore, died last night while battling COVID and other conditions that have plagued him for many years,” Larry said of his brother.
“My brother was the best, gentlest, funniest, lion of an angel I have ever met. I love you little brother, Larry concluded.
Marc and Larry were two of the five brothers who grew up in San Bernadino County, California, in the 1960s.
Sweet Brother: “My sweet brother, Marc Edward Wilmore, died last night while battling COVID and other conditions that have plagued him for many years,” Larry said of his brother.
Marc graduated from the Polytechnic University of California, Pomona, before beginning his career as a TV writer in the 1990s.
He began his writing career in the TV adaptation of Harry and Henderson before moving on to the influential Fox In Living Color comedy series.
After his internship in In Living Color, he became a writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and then The PJs before joining the editorial team of The Simpsons in 2002.
Graduate: Marc graduated from the Polytechnic University of California, Pomona, before beginning his career as a TV writer in the 1990s.
He wrote 12 episodes of the long-running animated comedy series Fox between 2002 and 2015.
Wilmore won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for his work as a producer on Eternal Moonshine of the Simpsons Mind.
After spending time with The Simpsons, he began working as a writer and producer on F is for Family in 2017.
Writer: He wrote 12 episodes of the long-running Fox animated series between 2002 and 2015
Wilmore was honored by writer Michael Price, with whom he worked on three different TV shows throughout his career.
“Another huge talent taken too soon,” Price began in a tweet to his fellow scribe.
“I had the privilege of working with Marc Wilmore on 3 shows (PJs, Simpsons, FIFF) for most of the last 23 years and he was the funniest man in every room. And a wonderful man. He is irreplaceable. Rest in peace, my friend, he concluded.
Tweet tribute: Wilmore was honored by writer Michael Price, with whom he worked on three different TV shows throughout his career