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Marc Wilmore

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Marc Wilmore

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Born May 4, 1963
Died January 30, 2021Aged 57

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Marc Wilmore was an American comedy writer, producer and performer who began on In Living Color as a writer and moved in front of the camera as a cast member for its fifth and final season in 1993–94. His on-screen work there included impressions of figures such as Isabel Sanford, Carroll O'Connor and James Earl Jones.

After the series he wrote for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The PJs, which his older brother Larry Wilmore co-created, then joined the writing staff of The Simpsons and later worked as a writer and executive producer on F Is for Family. He received ten Primetime Emmy nominations during his career.

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