Marc Wilmore obit

Marc Wilmore, TV Writer and Brother of Comedian Larry Wilmore, Dies at 57

 

He was not on the list.

My brother was the kindest, gentlest, funniest, lion of an angel I’ve ever known," Larry tweeted of Marc, who also was a writer on 'In Living Color' and 'The Simpsons.'

Marc Wilmore, a TV writer whose credits include F Is for Family and The Simpsons, died Saturday "while battling COVID and other conditions that have had him in pain for many years," his brother, comedian and former Nightly Show star Larry Wilmore, revealed on Twitter. He was 57.

Calling Marc "my sweet sweet brother," Larry tweeted: "My brother was the kindest, gentlest, funniest, lion of an angel I’ve ever known. I love you little brother."

    My sweet sweet brother, Marc Edward Wilmore, passed away last night while battling COVID and other conditions that have had him in pain for many years. My brother was the kindest, gentlest, funniest, lion of an angel I’ve ever known. I love you little brother. pic.twitter.com/Zhcg1U4Evr

    — Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) February 1, 2021

Born May 4, 1963, Marc graduated from Cal Poly Pomona before joining In Living Color as a writer in the early 1990s. He also became a cast member on the sketch comedy series in its final season (1993-94), doing impersonations of James Earl Jones, Maya Angelou and Robert Guillaume; he also impersonated various stars in segments imagining what they would be like as a Black person, including Carroll O'Connor on All in the Family, Ted Knight on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes and Bob Hope.

He also was a writer on The PJs (voicing the role of Walter), a writer The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and a writer and co-executive producer on The Simpsons.

In addition to serving as a writer on F Is for Family, he also served as an executive producer and appeared in several episodes.

Credits

Year       Show     Role

1992–1994          In Living Color    Writer, cast member

1995–1998          The Tonight Show with Jay Leno                Writer

1999–2001          The PJs Writer

Voice actor (Walter Burkett)

2000, 2002–2015             The Simpsons    Writer

Guest voice actor

2017–2020          F Is for Family    Writer

Executive producer

Additional voices