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Patton Peter Oswalt is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer, and writer. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1969, he began his work period in 1988. He was educated at the College of William & Mary and speaks English as his native language. Oswalt identifies as an atheist.
He has received a Critics' Choice Television Award, an Emmy Award, and Grammy Awards. He has also been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor. His recorded works include releases on the Sub Pop label.
Oswalt is the author of 18 works, including *Money Shot Vol. 5*, *Comedy Bang! Bang! the Podcast*, *World of Black Hammer Omnibus Volume 5*, *From the World of Minor Threats*, and *Firefly*. He has been married to Michelle McNamara and Meredith Salenger and has one child.
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- Works
- 18
Top works
- Money Shot Vol. 5
- Comedy Bang! Bang! the Podcast
- World of Black Hammer Omnibus Volume 5
- From the World of Minor Threats
- Firefly
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Film & TV
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s. After spending two seasons writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he began performing in films and television shows including his film debut Down Periscope (1996) and The King of Queens (1998 - 2007). A…
Known for
- The Dink2026
- GOAT — Dennis Cooper (voice)2026
- Buddy — Strappy (voice)2026
- Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch — Self2026
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! — Self - Comedian2026
- Strip Law — (voice)2026
- Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast — Self2026
- Absolute Dominion — Fix Huntley2025
- Chain Reactions — Self2025
- American Comic — Himself2025
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Key facts
- Born
- Patton Peter Oswalt , ( 1969-01-27 ) January 27, 1969 (age 57) , Portsmouth, Virginia , U.S.
- Alma mater
- College of William & Mary ( BA )
- Occupations
- Stand-up comedian actor
- Spouses
- Michelle McNamara ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 24, 2005</span>"}]]}'>2005 ; died April 21, 2016</span>"}]]}'>2016 ) Meredith Salenger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. November 4, 2017</span>"}]]}'>2017 )
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television film
- Genres
- Observational comedy black comedy insult comedy sarcasm satire deadpan
- Subjects
- American culture American politics human behavior pop culture current events religion
- Website
- www .pattonoswalt .com
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Portsmouth
- Spouse
- Meredith Salenger
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- College of William & Mary
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Grammy Awards
- Official website
- www.pattonoswalt.com
- Image
- Patton Oswalt by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Patton Oswalt
- date of birth
- 1969-01-27
- name in native language
- Patton Peter Oswalt
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- social media followers
- 9560
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", he has appeared in a variety of television series, such as Parks 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 and We Bare Bears. He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin in A.P. Bio (2018–2021) and voiced Matthew the Raven in the TV series The Sandman (2022–2025).
Oswalt has voiced Remy in the animated film Ratatouille (2007), various characters in the animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), Max in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) where he replaced Louis C.K., Jesse (male) in the game Minecraft: Story Mode, and M.O.D.O.K in the 2021 animated series of the same name. Other film credits include Man on the Moon (1999), Zoolander (2001), Blade: Trinity (2004), All Roads Lead Home (2008), Big Fan (2009), A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), 22 Jump Street (2014), and The Circle (2017). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) multimedia franchise, Oswalt guest starred as the Koenigs on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020) and voiced Pip the Troll in Eternals (2021). He was also in the web series Best of the Worst in 2019. As a stand-up comedian, Oswalt has appeared in six stand-up specials and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the album of his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).
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