American comedian and actor (born 1969)
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969)[ 1] [ 2] is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles includeSpence Olchin in the sitcomThe King of Queens (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcomThe Goldbergs (2013–2023) as adultAdam F. Goldberg . After making his acting debut in theSeinfeld episode "The Couch ", he has appeared in a variety of television series, such asParks and Recreation ,Community ,Two and a Half Men ,Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ,Drunk History ,Reno 911! ,Mystery Science Theater 3000 ,Archer ,Veep ,Justified ,Kim Possible ,WordGirl ,Modern Family ,Brooklyn Nine-Nine andWe Bare Bears . He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin inA.P. Bio (2018–2021) andMatthew the Raven in the TV seriesThe Sandman (2022–2025).
Oswalt has voiced Remy in the animated filmRatatouille (2007), various characters in the animated seriesBoJack Horseman (2014–2020), Max in the animated filmThe Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) where he replacedLouis C.K. , Jesse (male) in the gameMinecraft: Story Mode , andM.O.D.O.K in the 2021 animated seriesof the same name . Other film credits includeMan on the Moon (1999),Zoolander (2001),Blade: Trinity (2004),All Roads Lead Home (2008),Big Fan (2009),A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011),22 Jump Street (2014), andThe Circle (2017). In theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)multimedia franchise , Oswalt guest starred asthe Koenigs onAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020) and voicedPip the Troll inEternals (2021). He was also in theweb series Best of the Worst in 2019. As a stand-up comedian, Oswalt has appeared in six stand-up specials and won aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and aGrammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the album of hisNetflix specialPatton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).
Oswalt was born on January 27, 1969, inPortsmouth, Virginia ,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] the son of Carla and Larry J. Oswalt, a careerUnited States Marine Corps officer.[ 6] He was named after GeneralGeorge S. Patton .[ 7] He has one younger brother, Matt Oswalt, a comedy writer best known for writing and starring in theYouTube web seriesPuddin' . While he was amilitary brat , his family lived inOhio and inTustin, California , before settling inSterling , Virginia.[ 8] He is a 1987 graduate ofBroad Run High School inAshburn , Virginia. He later attended theCollege of William & Mary where he majored inEnglish and graduated with aBachelor of Arts in 1991,[ 9] and was initiated into the Alpha Theta chapter of thePhi Kappa Tau fraternity.[ 10] In May 2023, Oswalt was made anhonorary Doctor of Arts by William & Mary.[ 11] He lived inSan Francisco in the 1990s, where he said, "It was cheap, so, so cheap, and I was a young, hopeful comedian."[ 12]
Patton Oswalt does stand up in Seattle in 2022. Oswalt's influences includeJonathan Winters ,Richard Pryor ,[ 13] Emo Philips ,Blaine Capatch ,Jim Goad ,[ 14] Bill Hicks ,Bobcat Goldthwait ,Sam Kinison ,Steve Martin ,[ 15] [ 16] andLouis C.K. [ 16]
Oswalt began performingstand-up comedy on July 18, 1988.[ 17] After writing forMADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special forHBO , he went on to garner notable roles in films and television shows with his film debut coming in the 1996 military comedy filmDown Periscope alongsideKelsey Grammer . His television debut was on theSeinfeld episode "The Couch ".[ 18] His most prominent and longest running role was asSpence Olchin onThe King of Queens .[ 19] His first starring film role was as the voice of Remy, the lead character in the 2007Academy Award -winningPixar filmRatatouille . He has also appeared in smaller roles in such films asMagnolia [ 18] and22 Jump Street .
Oswalt is a longtime reader ofcomics , in particularDC Comics . He discussed his love of the medium in his stand-up, and having written comics stories.[ 20] His writing credits include "JLA: Welcome to the Working Week", a backup story inBatman #600; a story forDwight T. Albatross's The Goon Noir #01 and a story forMasks: Too Hot for TV .[ 21] He is also acinephile , having watched 4,000 films, including 720 films from 1995 to 1999 at theNew Beverly Cinema .[ 22] [ 23] Expanding his voice artist repertoire, he began voicing the villainous character Tobey onPBS Kids GO! seriesWordGirl in 2007.[ 24]
His work inroast comedy includes appearances in theComedy Central Roast of William Shatner in 2006 and theComedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav in August 2007.[ 25] That same year, he appeared on an episode ofSpongeBob SquarePants , "The Original Fry Cook ", as Jim. Oswalt moderated a reunion panel of theMystery Science Theater 3000 cast atSan Diego Comic-Con in 2008.[ 26]
Oswalt played Paul Aufiero, the leading role inRobert D. Siegel 's 2009 directorial debut,Big Fan . He was set to star in a 2010Broadway revival ofLips Together, Teeth Apart .[ 27] The show was postponed, then eventually canceled, whenMegan Mullally left the production after the director denied her request to replace Oswalt due to his lack of stage experience.[ 28]
He starred in the Showtime dramaUnited States of Tara as Neil, an employee of Four Winds Landscaping.[ 29] He also provided the voice of Thrasher, a robot protagonist from the Cartoon Network showRobotomy .[ 30]
Oswalt emceed the 2010BookExpo America , promoting his then-upcoming bookZombie Spaceship Wasteland and introducing the evening's panelists:Christopher Hitchens ,William Gibson , andSara Gruen .[ 31] Oswalt releasedZombie Spaceship Wasteland in 2011.[ 32]
Oswalt played the role of Hurlan Heartshe in the 2011surrealist comedy miniseriesThe Heart, She Holler onCartoon Network 's late-night programming block,Adult Swim . Oswalt appeared in the 2011 filmA Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas .[ 18] Oswalt played Matt Freehauf inJason Reitman 's 2011 black comedyYoung Adult .[ 19] He played Billy Stanhope, ex-best friend ofAshton Kutcher 's Walden Schmidt onTwo and a Half Men in 2012.[ 33]
From September 2013 to May 2023, Oswalt narrated all 10 seasons of the TV seriesThe Goldbergs .[ 34] He also had a recurring role as Constable Bob Sweeney in the fourth season of the FX seriesJustified .
Patton played the role of Agent Koenig on the TV seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He later appeared in separate episodes as brothersEric andBilly Koenig . He continued to appear in the second season as Billy and a third brother namedSam . In season four, he also played a fourth brother,Thurston .
Oswalt's memoirSilver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film was published bySimon & Schuster in 2015. He also voiced the male version of Jesse inMinecraft: Story Mode , which was released in October 2015.
Oswalt played Max in the reboot ofMystery Science Theater 3000 , as the son ofFrank Conniff 's characterTV's Frank .[ 35] [ 36] The program premiered on Netflix in 2017. That same year, he provided the voice of horror iconBoris Karloff in several episodes of film criticKarina Longworth 's podcastYou Must Remember This, for the season entitled "Bela and Boris".[citation needed ]
Oswalt had a voice-over role inscience fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You ,[ 37] which was released in theaters on July 6, 2018.[ 38]
Oswalt replacedLouis C.K. in the 2019 animated filmThe Secret Life of Pets 2 , as the voice of main character Max. In addition, he reprised his role as Professor Dementor in theDisney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible , a live-action adaptation of the 2002-2007animated series .
On April 15, 2019, Oswalt joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of theWGA's stand against theATA and the practice ofpackaging .[ 39]
Oswalt at the 2010San Diego Comic-Con Oswalt's stand-up comedy covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity, such as comic book supervillains and 1980sglam metal , to deeper social issues likeAmerican excess ,materialism ,foreign policy , andreligion . He also discusses hisatheism in his stand-up. He recorded his third comedy album at the Lisner Auditorium atGeorge Washington University inWashington, D.C. , on February 28, 2009. It premiered onComedy Central asPatton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong on August 23, 2009, and was released on DVD August 25, 2009.[ 40]
An animated video of Patton's take onNew Song 'sChristmas Shoes was posted onYouTube in November 2009.[ 41] The audio was recorded atLisner Auditorium inWashington, D.C. [ 42]
Oswalt's albumPatton Oswalt: Finest Hour was released on September 19, 2011. The extended and uncensored DVD of this special was released in April 2012, a few days after its television premiere on Comedy Central.[ 43] [ 44]
Oswalt's comedy specialTragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time was to be released on January 16, 2014, via online streaming websiteEpix , but was pushed back by the company for unknown reasons.[ 45] However, it did premiere onComedy Central on April 6, 2014, and became available for purchase on April 8, 2014, in both DVD and CD format.[ 46]
Oswalt's comedy specialTalking for Clapping was released onNetflix on April 22, 2016. For the album, he received aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and aGrammy Award for Best Comedy Album .[ 47]
Oswalt's comedy specialAnnihilation was released on Netflix on October 17, 2017.[citation needed ]
In an episode ofHiking with Kevin Nealon onYouTube , posted November 14, 2019, Oswalt confirmed a new special,I Love Everything , recorded three weeks prior to the recording of the hike.[ 48] It is currently airing on Netflix and was nominated for another Primetime Emmy Award.
He was featured in an ad campaign for Caesars Sportsbook in 2021, playing a character named Carl.[ 49] [ 50]
He was featured on the first season of the primetimeCelebrity Jeopardy! from January 12 to February 2, 2023.[citation needed ]
In 2024, Oswalt joined the cast ofGhostbusters: Frozen Empire playing the character Dr. Hubert Wartzki.[ 51]
In May 2024, Oswalt began hosting the FOX game showThe 1% Club .[ 52] Oswalt left the show in 2025.[ 53]
In July 2024, it was announced thatNetflix was in early development on a television series based onMinor Threats , the comic series created by Oswalt,Jordan Blum , and Scott Hepburn and published byDark Horse Comics . Oswalt and Blum are set to serve as writers, showrunners and executive producers, with Hepburn also executive producing.[ 54]
In November 2024, Deadline announced that Oswalt was boarding the Oscar-contending shortSardinia as Executive Producer alongside his wife, actressMeredith Salenger .[ 55] Oswalt called the film, which starsPhilip Ettinger , Emmy-winnerMartha Plimpton ,Olek Krupa andBreeda Wool , "an effortlessly original piece of work" and "beyond timely”.[ 56] [ 57]
Oswalt marriedtrue crime writer and journalistMichelle McNamara on September 24, 2005.[ 58] In April 2009, McNamara gave birth to their daughter,[ 59] Alice. At age nine, Alice made hervoiceover debut on the TV seriesMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ,[ 60] as Wind Sprint, which saw her working alongside her father, who voices the character ofQuibble Pants , and Alice's stepmother,Meredith Salenger , who plays Clear Sky.[ 61]
McNamara died in her sleep in the family'sLos Angeles home on April 21, 2016. Her death was attributed to a combination of a previously undiagnosed heart condition and complications from ingested medications, includingAdderall ,Xanax , andfentanyl .[ 62] The season-three finale ofThe Goldbergs was dedicated to her memory.
On August 1, 2016, Oswalt announced that he had been working to complete McNamara's unfinished nonfiction book about theGolden State Killer .[ 63] In September 2017, Oswalt announced that the book, titledI'll Be Gone in the Dark , was scheduled for release on February 27, 2018, and was subsequently available for preorders.[ 64] Less than two months after the book's release, on April 25, 2018, theSacramento County Sheriff's Department announced they had made an arrest in the Golden State Killer case. Oswalt posted a brief video toInstagram , saying: "I think you got him, Michelle."[ 65] He also posted on Twitter that same day, saying that he hoped to visit the suspect if he was indeed the Golden State Killer, "not to gloat or gawk – to ask him the questions that [McNamara] wanted answered in her 'Letter to an Old Man' " at the end of her book.[ 66]
Oswalt has been diagnosed withclinical depression , which he has dealt with throughout his adult life. He has incorporated these experiences into his comedy routines.[ 67]
In July 2017, he and actressMeredith Salenger confirmed their engagement.[ 68] They were married in November 2017.[ 69] [ 70]
In 2013, he teamed up withPETA , spoke out against chaining pet dogs, and sent a letter to the mayor and members of the city council ofNewport News, Virginia , urging them to ban the practice.[ 71]
Oswalt is an outspokenatheist [ 72] and has referred to his atheism in his comedy specials:No Reason to Complain ,Feelin' Kinda Patton ,My Weakness Is Strong , andFinest Hour .
Oswalt is aprogressive and a supporter of theDemocratic Party , having endorsedBarack Obama forre-election as president in2012 andJoe Biden in2020 .[ 73] Oswalt has been an outspoken critic ofDonald Trump . In January 2019, following an intense Twitter feud with a Trump supporter, he donated $2,000 to the man'sGoFundMe fund created to help cover hismedical expenses .[ 74] [ 75] [ 76]
Compilation album appearances
Awards and nominations [ edit ] Miscellaneous awards [ edit ] The Overrated Book (co-author with Henry H. Owings,Last Gasp (publisher) , San Francisco, 2006)OCLC 65203542 ISBN 0867196572 Justice League of America: The Lightning Saga (foreword, DC Comics, 2008)The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture for Fans & Bands (co-author with Henry H. Owings,Quirk Books , Philadelphia, 2008)ISBN 1594742693 Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Scribner , 2011)[ 111] [ 112] OCLC 555639819 Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film (Simon & Schuster , 2015)OCLC 885377924 Oswalt, Patton (May 3, 2016)."Patton Oswalt Remembers His Wife, Michelle McNamara: 'She Steered Her Life With Joyous, Wicked Curiosity' " .Time . Oswalt, Patton (December 2, 2016)."Patton Oswalt's Year of Magical Parenting" .GQ . JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (DC Comics , 2003)The Goon: Noir (co-author withThomas Lennon ,Steve Niles , andEric Powell ,Dark Horse Comics , 2007)Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror 13 (contributor to anthology comic) (Bongo Comics , 2007)Serenity : Float Out (Dark Horse Comics, 2010)Better Days and Other Stories (co-author with Will Conrad, Dark Horse Comics, 2011)OCLC 751718642 Sky Cake! (co-author with Kona Morris,Jon Olsen , Chris Henry. Godless Comics, 2012)OCLC 933277633 M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games (co-writer withJordan Blum . Marvel Comics, Dec 2020)Black Hammer: Visions #1 (Dark Horse Comics, February 2021)Minor Threats (co-writer with Jordan Blum. Dark Horse Comics, 2022)From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates (co-writer with Jordan Blum andTim Seeley . Dark Horse Comics, 2023)^ "Patton Oswalt: Actor, Comedian (1969–)" .Biography.com . 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Awards for Patton Oswalt
1971–1978 Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971)Anne Howard Bailey (1972)Joseph Bologna andRenée Taylor (1973)Rosalyn Drexler ,Ann Elder ,Karyl Geld Miller ,Robert Illes ,Lorne Michaels ,Richard Pryor ,Jim Rusk ,Herb Sargent , James R. Stein,Lily Tomlin ,Jane Wagner ,Rod Warren , andGeorge Yanok (1974)John Bradford,Cy Coleman , andRobert Wells (1975) Ann Elder ,Christopher Guest ,Lorne Michaels ,Earl Pomerantz ,Jim Rusk ,Lily Tomlin ,Jane Wagner ,Rod Warren , andGeorge Yanok (1976)Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977)Chevy Chase ,Tom Davis ,Al Franken ,Charles Grodin ,Lorne Michaels ,Paul Simon ,Lily Tomlin , andAlan Zweibel (1978)2009–present Chris Rock (2009)Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (2010) Dave Boone, Matt Roberts, andMo Rocca (2011) Louis C.K. (2012)Louis C.K. (2013)Sarah Silverman (2014)Louis C.K. (2015)Patton Oswalt (2016)Samantha Bee ,Ashley Nicole Black , Pat Cassels,Eric Drysdale , Mathan Erhardt,Travon Free , Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn,Jo Miller , and Melinda Taub (2017)John Mulaney (2018)Hannah Gadsby (2019)Dave Chappelle (2020)Bo Burnham (2021)Jerrod Carmichael (2022)John Mulaney (2023)Alex Edelman (2024)James Anderson , Dan Bulla,Megan Callahan-Shah ,Michael Che ,Mikey Day , Mike DiCenzo,James Downey ,Tina Fey ,Jimmy Fowlie ,Alison Gates , Sudi Green,Jack Handey ,Steve Higgins ,Colin Jost , Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas,Seth Meyers ,Lorne Michaels ,John Mulaney , Jake Nordwind, Ceara O'Sullivan, Josh Patten,Paula Pell ,Simon Rich , Pete Schultz,Streeter Seidell ,Emily Spivey , Kent Sublette,Bryan Tucker , and Auguste White (2025)
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