Patton Oswalt

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 27, 1969 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Adventure
Career Span
– 2024

Patton Oswalt

1 win
309 nominations
1 Oscar
134 credits

American stand-up comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s to early 1990s. 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.In January 2011, Oswalt released his first book, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland. Oswalt married writer Michelle Eileen McNamara on September 24, 2005. Their daughter, Alice Rigney Oswalt, was born on April 15, 2009.

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Personal Info

Born
Jan 27, 1969
From
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2024

Award Recognition

1
Win
309
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2024

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Dr. Hubert Wartzki Award
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self
Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED as Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Shadowland as Self (archive footage)
Chain Reactions as Self

2023

80 for Brady as Brisket Award
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self
Unicorn Boy as King Uniturius (voice)
Heroes of the Golden Mask as Aesop (voice)

2022

Minions & More Volume 2 as Max (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Heckler
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
I Love My Dad as Chuck
MEAD as MEAD (voice)
Patton Oswalt: We All Scream as Self

2021

Eternals as Pip the Troll (voice) Award
The Sparks Brothers as Self Award
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon as Ron
The Super Bob Einstein Movie as Self
The Spine of Night as Pyrantin
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self
52 - A Tale of Loneliness as 52

2020

We Bare Bears: The Movie as Nom Nom (voice) Award
Best of Stand-up 2020 as Self
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close as Lash LaRue
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Moderator / Villager
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions as Self
In Deep With Ryan Lochte as Narrator
The Priest as Father Shauna
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything as Self

2019

The Secret Life of Pets 2 as Max (voice) Award
Dads as Self
Kim Possible as Professor Dementor
Super Gidget as Max (voice)
Adams as Roger

2018

Sorry to Bother You as Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice) Award
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Atom (voice) Award
Please Stand By as Officer Frank
Nostalgia as Kathleen's Father
We Brought Back MST3K as Self
Monster Challenge as Self
Sex Madness Revealed as Jimmy Morris

2017

The Circle as Tom Stenton
Gilbert as Self
Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm as Appliance Al (voice)
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation as Self

2016

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as Merv Griffin
Nerdland as Elliot (voice)
The Confirmation as Drake
Zoolander: Super Model as Dr. Botoxo (voice)
Keeping Up with the Joneses as Bruce Springstein / Scorpion
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad as Self
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping as Self

2015

Freaks of Nature as Stuart Miller
Call Me Lucky as Self
Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope as Self
Welcome to Bridgetown as Self
Dude Bro Party Massacre III as Chief
The Loneliest Stoplight as Narrator (voice)

2014

22 Jump Street as MC State History Professor (uncredited) Award
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
Harmontown as Self
Jason Nash Is Married as Producer
Out of Print as Self
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss as Lemonade Stand Dad
Sex and Broadcasting as Self
Lemonade War as Jerry
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time as Self

2013

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Todd Maher Award
Odd Thomas as Ozzie P. Boone
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead as Self
Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical as Self

2012

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Roache
Nature Calls as Randy Stevens
The Bitter Buddha as Self
WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power
Viva Lucha Libre as Self

2011

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Mall Santa Award
Young Adult as Matt Freehauf
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts as Self
Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld? as Self
Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour as Self

2010

Beautiful Darling as Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Dr. Demento
Fantasia in Best Show Minor
Blood Into Wine as Self

2009

Big Fan as Paul Aufiero
The Informant! as Ed Herbst
Observe and Report as Toast A Bun Manager
Funny People: Live as Self
Al's Brain as Co-Worker
Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong as Self

2008

Largo as Self
All Roads Lead Home as Milo
History of the Joke as Self

2007

Ratatouille as Remy (voice) Award
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End as Tommy (voice) Award
Heckler as Self
Balls of Fury as Hammer
Sex and Death 101 as Fred
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav as Self
Super High Me as Self
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour as Self
Your Friend the Rat as Remy (voice)
Reno 911!: Miami as Jeff Spoder
The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops as Self

2006

Failure to Launch as Techie Guy Award
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self - Roaster
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey as Self
The Amazing Screw-On Head as Mr. Groin (voice)
Last Laugh '06 as Self

2005

Last Laugh '05 as Self
Cake Boy as Cake Pervert
The Comedians of Comedy as Self

2004

Blade: Trinity as Hedges Award
Starsky & Hutch as Disco DJ Award
Taxi as Clerk at Inpound Office
See This Movie as Felix
Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain as Self

2003

Calendar Girls as Larry

2002

Run Ronnie Run as Dozer - Editor #1
Zig Zag as Shelly

2001

Zoolander as Monkey Photographer Award

2000

Desperate But Not Serious as Auteur #1

1999

Magnolia as Delmer Darion Award
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller as Self
Man on the Moon as Blue Collar Guy

1998

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt

1996

Down Periscope as Stingray Radioman Award

The Dink
Absolute Dominion

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Ratatouille
Eternals
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Magnolia
22 Jump Street
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Zoolander
Blade: Trinity

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