Marc Wilmore, writer of The Simpsons and In Living Color and brother of comic Larry Wilmore, dies at age 57 after the battle with COVID-19
- Wilmore’s brother, The Nightly Show comedian and presenter Larry Wilmore, confirmed his death on Twitter Sunday evening
- The television writer died of COVID-19, in addition to other health problems he had suffered in recent years.
- He began his writing career in the 1990s with the television adaptation of Harry and the Henderson before moving on to the Fox In Living Color comedy series.
- After his stint in In Living Color, he became a writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and then on The PJs before joining The Simpsons editorial staff in 2002.
- He wrote 12 episodes of Fox’s long animated series between 2002 and 2015
- Marc won the Primetime Emmy Award for the animated show featured for his work as a producer on Eternal Moonshine of the Simpsons Mind
- After finishing his stint at The Simpsons, he went to work as a writer and producer for F is for Family in 2017.
Simpsons writer Marc Wilmore has died at the age of just 57 after fighting COVID-19.
Wilmore’s brother, The Nightly Show comedian and presenter Larry Wilmore, confirmed his death on Twitter Sunday evening.
The TV writer died due to COVID-19, in addition to other health problems he had suffered in recent years.
“My sweet, sweet brother, Marc Edward Wilmore, died last night while battling COVID and other conditions that have plagued him for many years,” Larry said.
RIP: Simpsons writer Marc Wilmore dies at age 57 after fighting COVID-19 (pictured 2015)
“My brother was the lion of a kinder, softer, funnier angel I’ve ever met. I love you little brother,” Larry concluded.
Marc and Larry were two of five brothers who grew up in San Bernadino County, California, in the 1960s.
Marc graduated from Pomona State Polytechnic University in California before beginning his career as a writer on television in the 1990s.
He began his writing career in the television adaptation of Harry and the Henderson before moving on to the influential Fox In Living Color comedy series.
‘Sweet brother’: Wilmore’s brother, The Nightly Show comedian and presenter Larry Wilmore, confirmed his death on Twitter on Sunday evening
After his stint on In Living Color, he became a writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and then on The PJs before joining The Simpsons editorial staff in 2002.
He wrote 12 episodes of Fox’s long animated series between 2002 and 2015.
Wilmore won the Primetime Emmy Award for the animated program featured for his work as a producer on Eternal Moonshine of the Simpsons Mind.
After finishing his stint at The Simpsons, he began working as a writer and producer for F is for Family in 2017.
Graduate: Marc graduated from the State Polytechnic University of California, Pomona, before beginning his career as a television writer in the 1990s (pictured 2015)
Wilmore received the honor of writer Michael Price, with whom he had worked on three different television programs throughout his career.
“Another giant talent was pulled out too soon,” Price began in his tweet honoring his fellow scribe.
I had the privilege of working alongside Marc Wilmore on 3 shows (PJ, Simpsons, FIFF) for most of the last 23 years and he was THE funniest person in all the rooms. And a wonderful man.
It is irreplaceable. Rest in peace, my friend “, he concluded.
Tribute Tweet: Wilmore was honored by writer Michael Price, with whom he had worked on three different television shows throughout his career