Larry Wilmore to Be Honored at Austin Film Festival (Exclusive)
Larry Wilmore is set to receive the Outstanding Television Writer Award at the Austin Film Festival this fall, the fest announced Tuesday.
The Emmy winner has written for the likes of
In Living Color,
The PJs (which he co-created with star Eddie Murphy),
The Office (in which he also played Mr. Brown, the diversity consultant) and
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In 2001, Wilmore created
The Bernie Mac Show which ran for five seasons on Fox and earned him an Emmy Award in 2002 for best writing for a comedy series, as well as a 2001 Peabody Award.
As a producer, Wilmore has executive produced ABC's
Black-ish, and also serves as the co-creator and consulting producer on HBO's
Insecure, which he developed with star Issa Rae.
Wilmore is also known for his memorable on-camera appearances as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and the host of Comedy Central's
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.