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American actor and comedian
A.K.A.
Patton Peter Oswalt Patton P. Oswalt
Gender
Male
Religion(s):
Place of birth
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Age
55 years
Stats
Height:
1.6129 m
Education
Broad Run High School
Virginia, USA
(-1987)
Bachelor of Arts
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
(-1991)
Awards
Critics' Choice Television Award
 
Emmy Award
 
Grammy Awards
 
Audio
Spotify
Patton Oswalt
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Biography

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, Drunk History, Reno 911!, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Archer, Veep, Justified, Kim Possible, Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and We Bare Bears. He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin in A.P. Bio (2018–2021) and Matthew the Raven in the TV series The Sandman (2022–present).

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), 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).

Early life

Oswalt was born on January 27, 1969, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Carla and Larry J. Oswalt, a career United States Marine Corps officer. He was named after General George S. Patton. He has one younger brother, Matt Oswalt, a comedy writer best known for writing and starring in the YouTube web series Puddin'. While he was a military brat, his family lived in Ohio and in Tustin, California, before settling in Sterling, Virginia. He is a 1987 graduate of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia. He later attended the College of William & Mary where he majored in English and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1991, and was initiated into the Alpha Theta chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. In May 2023, Oswalt was made an honorary Doctor of Arts by William & Mary. He lived in San Francisco in the 1990s where he said "It was cheap, so, so cheap, and I was a young, hopeful comedian."

Career

Patton Oswalt
Oswalt in 2006

Oswalt began performing stand-up comedy on July 18, 1988. After writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he went on to garner notable roles in films and television shows with his film debut coming in the 1996 military comedy film Down Periscope alongside Kelsey Grammer. His television debut was on the Seinfeld episode "The Couch". His most prominent and longest running role was as Spence Olchin on The King of Queens. His first starring film role was as the voice of Remy, the lead character in the 2007 Academy Award-winning Pixar film Ratatouille. He has also appeared in smaller roles in such films as Magnolia and 22 Jump Street.

Oswalt wrote the comic book story "JLA: Welcome to the Working Week", a backup story in Batman #600; a story for Dwight T. Albatross's The Goon Noir #01 and a story for Masks: Too Hot for TV. Expanding his voice artist repertoire, he began voicing the villainous character Tobey on PBS Kids GO! series WordGirl in 2007. He also appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner. He appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav in August 2007. That same year, he appeared on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, "The Original Fry Cook", as Jim. Oswalt moderated a reunion panel of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008.

Oswalt played Paul Aufiero, the leading role in Robert D. Siegel's 2009 directorial debut, Big Fan. He was set to star in a 2010 Broadway revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart. The show was postponed, then eventually canceled, when Megan Mullally left the production after the director denied her request to replace Oswalt due to his lack of stage experience.

He starred in the Showtime drama The United States of Tara as Neil, an employee of Four Winds Landscaping. He also provided the voice of Thrasher, a robot protagonist from the Cartoon Network show Robotomy.

Oswalt emceed the 2010 BookExpo America, promoting his then-upcoming book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland and introducing the evening's panelists: Christopher Hitchens, William Gibson, and Sara Gruen. Oswalt released Zombie Spaceship Wasteland in 2011.

Oswalt played the role of Hurlan Heartshe in the 2011 surrealist comedy miniseries The Heart, She Holler on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Oswalt appeared in the 2011 film A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. Oswalt played Matt Freehauf in Jason Reitman's 2011 black comedy Young Adult. He played Billy Stanhope, ex-best friend of Ashton Kutcher's Walden Schmidt on Two and a Half Men in 2012.

From September 2013 to May 2023, Oswalt narrated all 10 seasons of the TV series The Goldbergs. He also had a recurring role as Constable Bob Sweeney in the fourth season of the FX series Justified.

Patton played the role of Agent Koenig on the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He later appeared in separate episodes as brothers Eric and Billy Koenig. He continued to appear in the second season as Billy and a third brother named Sam. In season four, he also played a fourth brother, Thurston.

Oswalt's memoir Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. He also voiced the male version of Jesse in Minecraft: Story Mode, which was released in October 2015.

Oswalt played Max in the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000, as the son of Frank Conniff's character TV's Frank. The program premiered on Netflix in 2017.

Also in 2017, lifelong film fan Oswalt provided the voice of horror icon Boris Karloff in several episodes of film critic Karina Longworth's podcast You Must Remember This, for the season entitled "Bela and Boris".

Oswalt had a voice-over role in science fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You, which was released in theaters on July 6, 2018.

Oswalt replaced Louis C.K. in the 2019 animated film The Secret Life of Pets 2, as the voice of main character Max. In addition, he reprised his role as Professor Dementor in the Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible, a live-action adaptation of the 2002-2007 animated series.

On April 15, 2019, Oswalt joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.

Patton Oswalt
Oswalt at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Oswalt's stand-up comedy covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity, such as comic book supervillains and 1980s glam metal, to deeper social issues like American excess, materialism, foreign policy, and religion. He also discusses his atheism in his stand-up. He recorded his third comedy album at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on February 28, 2009. It premiered on Comedy Central as Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong on August 23, 2009, and was released on DVD August 25, 2009.

An animated video of Patton's take on New Song's Christmas Shoes was posted on YouTube in November 2009. The track does not appear on any albums. The audio is claimed to be recorded at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C..

Oswalt's album Patton 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.

Oswalt's comedy special Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time was to be released on January 16, 2014, via online streaming website Epix, but was pushed back by the company for unknown reasons. However, it did premiere on Comedy Central on April 6, 2014, and became available for purchase on April 8, 2014, in both DVD and CD format.

Oswalt's comedy special Talking for Clapping was released on Netflix on April 22, 2016. For the album, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

Oswalt's comedy special Annihilation was released on Netflix on October 17, 2017.

In an episode of Hiking with Kevin Nealon on YouTube, posted November 14, 2019, Oswalt confirmed a new special, I Love Everything, recorded three weeks prior to the recording of the hike. 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.

He was featured on the celebrity version of Jeopardy! on January 26, 2023.

On March 24, 2023, it was confirmed that Oswalt had joined the cast of the upcoming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

In May 2024, Oswalt began hosting the FOX game show The 1% Club.

In July 2024, it was announced that Netflix was in early development on a television series based on Minor Threats, the comic series created by Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn and published by Dark Horse Comics. Oswalt and Blum are set to serve as writers, showrunners and executive producers, with Hepburn also executive producing.

Personal life

Oswalt married true crime writer and journalist Michelle McNamara on September 24, 2005. Their daughter was born in April 2009.

McNamara died in her sleep in the family's Los Angeles home on April 21, 2016. Her death was attributed to a combination of a previously undiagnosed heart condition and complications from ingested medications, including Adderall, Xanax, and fentanyl. The season-three finale of The 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 the Golden State Killer. In September 2017, Oswalt announced that the book, titled I'll Be Gone in the Dark, was scheduled for release on February 27, 2018, and was subsequently available for preorders. Less than two months after the book's release, on April 25, 2018, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department announced they had made an arrest in the Golden State Killer case. Oswalt posted a brief video to Instagram, saying: "I think you got him, Michelle." 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.

Oswalt is a longtime comic book fan, particularly a DC Comics fan, which he has discussed in his stand-up. He has written a few issues for comics. He is also a cinephile, having watched 4,000 films, including 720 films from 1995 to 1999 at the New Beverly Cinema.

Oswalt has been diagnosed with clinical depression, which he has dealt with throughout his adult life. He has incorporated these experiences into his comedy routines.

In July 2017, he and actress Meredith Salenger confirmed their engagement. They were married in November 2017.

In 2013, he teamed up with PETA, spoke out against chaining pet dogs, and sent a letter to the mayor and members of the city council of Newport News, Virginia, urging them to ban the practice.

Oswalt is an outspoken atheist and has referred to his atheism in his comedy specials: No Reason to Complain, Feelin' Kinda Patton, My Weakness Is Strong, and Finest Hour.

Oswalt's influences include Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Emo Philips, Blaine Capatch, Jim Goad, Bill Hicks, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sam Kinison, Steve Martin, and Louis C.K.

Oswalt is a progressive and a supporter of the Democratic Party, having endorsed Barack Obama for re-election as president in 2012 and Joe Biden in 2020. Oswalt was an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump. In January 2019, following an intense Twitter feud with a Trump supporter, he donated $2,000 to the man's GoFundMe fund created to help cover his medical expenses.

Discography

Comedy albums

YearTitleLabelChart positions
2003222Chunklet Magazine
2004Feelin' Kinda PattonUnited Musicians
2007Werewolves and LollipopsSub Pop1371184
2009My Weakness Is StrongWarner Bros.6715
2011Finest HourComedy Central Records71112
2014Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals TimeComedy Central Records541199
2016Talking for ClappingAspecialthing Records6
2017AnnihilationNetflix

Stand-up comedy specials

YearTitleDistributor
1997HBO Comedy Half-HourHBO
1999Comedy Central PresentsComedy Central
2006Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain
2009Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong
2011Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour
2014Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals TimeComedy Central
Epix
2016Patton Oswalt: Talking for ClappingNetflix
2017Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
2020Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything
2022Patton Oswalt: We All Scream

EPs

  • Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton (2005) with Zach Galifianakis
  • Melvins/Patton Oswalt split 7 (2006) with Melvins
  • Comedians of Comedy Tour (2006)
  • The Pennsylvania Macaroni Company (2006) with Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, and Eugene Mirman
  • Frankensteins and Gumdrops (2008) - available during the WFMU pledge drive

Compilation album appearances

  • Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Un & Only (2002)
  • Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Good, The Bad, and the Drugly (2006)
  • Comedy Death-Ray (2007)

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Student Loans and YouA ComedianIndustrial film (paid $300)
1996Down PeriscopeStingray Radioman (Film Debut)
1999Man on the MoonBlue Collar Guy
MagnoliaDelmer Darion
2000Desperate But Not SeriousAuteur No. 1
2001ZoolanderMonkey Photographer
2002Zig ZagShelly
2003Run Ronnie RunDozer
Calendar GirlsLarry
2004TaxiClerk at Impound Office
Blade: TrinityHedges
Starsky and HutchDisco DJ
Dodgeball: A True Underdog StoryVideo Store ClerkUncredited
Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2HimselfDirect-to-video
See This MovieFelix
2005The Comedians of ComedyHimselfDocumentary; also executive producer
Cake BoyCake Pervert
2006Failure to LaunchTechie Guy
2007Reno 911!: MiamiJeff Spoder
RatatouilleRemyVoice
Wrong Turn 2: Dead EndTommyVoice
Balls of FuryThe Hammer
Sex and Death 101Fred
Your Friend the RatRemyVoice, short film
2008Super High MeHimselfDocumentary
All Roads Lead HomeMilo
2009Observe and ReportRoger
United States of TaraNeil
Big FanPaul Aufiero
The Informant!Ed Herbst
Al's BrainCo-WorkerShort film
2010Blood into WineHimselfDocumentary
Beautiful DarlingAndy Warhol, Truman CapoteVoice, documentary
2011A Very Harold & Kumar 3D ChristmasLarry Juston
Young AdultMatt Freehauf
2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldRoache
Nature CallsRandy
2013Odd ThomasOzzie P. Boone
The Secret Life of Walter MittyTodd Maher
2014Jason Nash Is MarriedProducer
22 Jump StreetMC State History ProfessorUncredited cameo
Mune: Guardian of the MoonMoxVoice, English dub
2015Dude Bro Party Massacre IIIChiefAlso co-producer
Old/NewNarratorVoice, short film
Freaks of NatureStuart Miller
The Loneliest StoplightNarratorVoice, short film
2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieMerv Griffin
Space CopSpace Police Chief
NerdlandElliotVoice
The ConfirmationDrake
Keeping Up with the JonesesScorpion
2017The CircleTom Stenton
Please Stand ByOfficer Frank
GilbertHimselfDocumentary film
2018NostalgiaPeter
Sorry to Bother YouMr. Blank's White VoiceVoice
UnlovableAssociate producer
Teen Titans Go! To the MoviesAtomVoice
2019The Secret Life of Pets 2MaxVoice, replacing Louis C.K.
Super Gidget
DadsHimselfDocumentary
2020We Bare Bears: The MovieNom NomVoice
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del CloseLash LaRue
2021The Spine of NightLord PyrantinVoice
EternalsPip the TrollVoice, mid-credits scene
Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnonRon MackelbergDirect-to-streaming
2022I Love My DadChuck
MEADM.E.A.D.Voice
Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryBiker Bar Heckler
202380 for Brady"Brisket"
Heroes of the Golden MasksAesopVoice
Unicorn BoyKing Uniturius
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireDr. Hubert Wartzki
Chain ReactionsHimselfDocumentary film
Absolute DominionPost-production

Television

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994SeinfeldVideo Store ClerkEpisode: "The Couch"
1995–1997MADtvCrip in Wheelchair1 episode; also writer
1996NewsRadioGym MemberEpisode: "The Trainer"
1996, 1998Mr. Show with Bob and DavidFamous Mortimer, Man in Restaurant, Blind Man on Balcony2 episodes
1997The Weird Al ShowSeymourEpisode: "Bad Influence"
1998Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistPattonVoice, 2 episodes
Pulp Comics: Margaret ChoVariousTelevision special
1998–2007The King of QueensSpence Olchin122 episodes
2000Batman BeyondEldon MichaelsVoice, episode: "Sentries of the Last Cosmos"
Super NerdsLesliePilot
2000–2004Static ShockSpecsVoice, 3 episodes
2002The Man ShowWeepum BuzzkillusUncredited; episode: "Juggy Car Wash"
Home MoviesHelmetVoice, episode: "Renaissance"
2002–2003Crank YankersBoomerVoice, 4 episodes
2003–2006Aqua Teen Hunger ForceDP, Skeeter, EzekialVoice, 3 episodes
2003–2007Kim PossibleProfessor DementorVoice, 10 episodes
2004The Fairly OddParentsCrimson Chin WriterEpisode: "The Big Superhero Wish"
Tom Goes to the MayorZynxVoice, episode: "Pioneer Island"
2004–2020Reno 911!Various12 episodes
2005Cheap Seats: Without Ron ParkerCarter BogieEpisode: "Kids Putt-Putt/Double Dutch"
2006Clark and MichaelRealtor1 episode
Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerRoasterTelevision special
SquidbilliesShecky ChucklesteinEpisode: "Survival of the Dumbest"
The Amazing Screw-On HeadMr. GroinVoice, pilot
2006–2007The BatmanToymaker, Marty SlackVoice, 2 episodes
2007Human GiantVarious3 episodes; also consultant writer
SpongeBob SquarePantsJimVoice, episode: "The Original Fry Cook"
Mistakenly credited as "Patton Oswald"
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor FlavRoasterTelevision special
ReaperLeonEpisode: "Leon"
2007–2008Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Joshua Beard, Beaver Boys Doctor3 episodes
2007–2021American Dad!Various voices5 episodes
2007–2015WordGirlTobey McCallister IIIVoice, recurring role
2008Lewis Black's Root of All EvilHimself6 episodes
2009Flight of the ConchordsElton John ImpersonatorEpisode: "Prime Minister"
The Venture Bros.WonderboyVoice, episode: "Self-Medication"
DollhouseJoel Mynor2 episodes
2009–2010CommunityNurse Jackie2 episodes
2009–2011United States of TaraNeil21 episodes
Bored to DeathHoward Baker4 episodes
2010The Sarah Silverman ProgramVincent Van GuyEpisode: "A Good Van is Hard to Find"
Neighbors from HellPazuzuVoice, 10 episodes
CapricaBaxter Sarno6 episodes
Glenn Martin, DDSVolunteer Center GuyVoice, episode: "Volunteers"
2010–2011RobotomyThrasherVoice, 10 episodes
2011FuturamaUnattractive Giant MonsterVoice, episode: "Benderama"
Jon Benjamin Has a VanSteven DrearsEpisode: "House on the Lake"
Little Mosque on the PrairieFlorist with Tourette's SyndromeDeleted scenes
Episode: "An Arranged Marriage"
Raising HopeRubinEpisode: "Bro-gurt"
2011–2014The Heart, She HollerHurlan28 episodes
2012The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeClyde the Pac Man GhostVoice, episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
Bob's BurgersMoody FoodieVoice, episode: "Moody Foodie"
MetalocalypseDr. Bartholomew Grahsrihajul, KlokateerVoice, 2 episodes
Burn NoticeCalvin Schmidt3 episodes
2012–2013Two and a Half MenBilly Stanhope5 episodes
2012, 2014Comedy Bang! Bang!Himself2 episodes
2012, 2017The SimpsonsT-Rex, Bart's GuiltVoice, 2 episodes
2013PortlandiaThor832 episodes
Parks and RecreationGarth BlundinEpisode: "Article Two"
Yo Gabba Gabba!CroackeyVoice, episode: "Dinosaur"
Brooklyn Nine-NineFire Marshall Boone2 episodes
2013–2015Axe CopSockarangVoice, 12 episodes
JustifiedConstable Bob Sweeney6 episodes
2013–2023The GoldbergsAdult Adam F. GoldbergVoice, 121 episodes
201429th Independent Spirit AwardsHimself (host)Television special
Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeHimselfEpisode: "How Would You Kill Superman?"
2014–2017Doc McStuffinsCount ClarenceVoice, 4 episodes
2014Mighty MedEd, The Exterminator2 episodes
Modern FamilyDuckyEpisode: "Las Vegas"
Gravity FallsFranzVoice, episode: "The Golf War"
2014–2016Drunk HistoryVarious Roles3 episodes
2014–2020Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.The Koenigs9 episodes
BoJack HorsemanPinky Penguin, Various VoicesVoice, 14 episodes
2015Battle CreekMayor HardyEpisode: "Cereal Killer"
MaronHimselfEpisode: "Anti-Depressed"
Rick and MortyBeta SevenVoice, episode: "Auto Erotic Assimilation"
The Adventures of Puss in BootsFranciscoVoice, episode: "Luck"
2015–2018Pickle and PeanutPapa4 episodes
2015–2019VeepTeddy Sykes11 episodes
We Bare BearsNom NomVoice, recurring role
2016ArcherAlan ShapiroVoice, 6 episodes
Inside Amy SchumerAMZ HostEpisode: "Madame President"
Lady DynamiteHimself3 episodes
TripTankPegasusVoice, episode: "Crime Scene Investigation"
The Tom and Jerry ShowCarverVoice, episode: "Return to Sender"
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Derek YoungEpisode: "Baxter's Confession"
Full Frontal with Samantha BeeHimselfTelevision special
2016, 2019My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicQuibble PantsVoice, 2 episodes
2016–2019Those Who Can'tGil Nash4 episodes
2016–2017Miles from TomorrowlandHubieVoice, 2 episodes
2017Zoolander: Super ModelDr. BotoxoVoice, television film
Santa Clarita DietDr. Charles HasmediEpisode: "We Can't Kill People!"
69th Writers Guild of America AwardsHimself (host)Television special
Dimension 404Uncle DustyEpisode: "Cinethrax"
Difficult PeopleKenny JurgensEpisode: "Fuzz Buddies"
HarmonQuestSandpoleEpisode: "Back to Sandman Desert"
Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the FarmAppliance AlVoice
2017–2018Crazy Ex-GirlfriendJ. Castleman2 episodes
Justice League ActionSpace CabbieVoice, recurring role (8 episodes)
2017–presentMystery Science Theater 3000Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank) / Friar Nolte33 episodes
2017–2019Happy!HappyVoice, main role
2017–2020Mickey and the Roadster RacersMaynard McSnorterVoice, 9 episodes
Spider-ManUncle Ben, ChameleonVoice, recurring role
2018Robot ChickenBrock, Doug Funnie, FlamingoVoice, episode: "Strummy Strummy Sad Sad"
Another PeriodInterviewerEpisode: "Sex Nickelodeon"
Spy Kids: Mission CriticalMint ConditionVoice, episode: "The Vinyl Countdown"
Pig Goat Banana CricketJimmy Ron CricketVoice, episode: "Jimmy Ron Cricket"
Niko and the Sword of LightThe Prince of WhaleVoice, episode: "Sky Whale City"
2018–2021Big Hero 6: The SeriesMr. Frank SparklesVoice, recurring role
A.P. BioPrincipal Ralph DurbinMain role
2019SchooledAdult AdamVoice, episode: "Be Like Mike"
Kim PossibleProfessor DementorTelevision film
An Emmy for MeganHimself6 episodes
Veronica MarsPenn Epner8 episodes
Teen Titans Go!AtomVoice, episode: "Strength of a Grown Man"
2019–2020Will & GraceDanley Walker3 episodes
2020DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue RidersOscarVoice, episode: "King Burple"
Home Movie: The Princess BrideVizziniEpisode: "Chapter Four: Battle of the Wits"
Mapleworth MurdersJerry Sprinks5 episodes
The BoysDeep's GillsVoice, episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning"
2021Bless the HartsVohnnie Ray PowerVoice, episode: "Crappy Death Day"
Teenage EuthanasiaVoice, episode: "Adventures in Beetle Sitting"
Curb Your EnthusiasmHarry BaskinEpisode: "The Mini Bar"
Santa Inc.Peter RabbitVoice, episode: "Spring Awakening"
M.O.D.O.K.George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K.Voice, main role; also writer
2021–2022The ConnersDon Blansky3 episodes
2021–2024The Ghost and Molly McGeeMayor BrunsonVoice, 9 episodes
2021, 2024Family GuyTyler / Bear Show ManagerVoice, episodes: "Brief Encounter", "Cabin Pressure"
2022Space ForceCaptain Lancaster2 episodes
Star Trek: PicardSpot 73Voice, episode: "Penance"
GaslitCharles Colson3 episodes
The BoysHimselfEpisode: "Herogasm"; cameo
Big City GreensMr. FluffenfoldVoice, episode: "DependaBill/The Delivernator"
The SandmanMatthew the RavenVoice, 7 episodes
Inside JobTSA GuardVoice, episode: "We Found Love in a Popeless Place"
Storybots: Answer TimeMr. Super Snowy Icy Cone GuyEpisode: "Ice"
2023Celebrity Jeopardy!Himself3 episodes
What We Do in the ShadowsHimselfEpisode: "Exit Interview"; cameo
Shatter BeltDervey RyanEpisode: "The Specimen"
2024GrimsburgStinkyVoice, 2 episodes
ManhuntLafayette BakerMain role
Adventures in Wonder ParkSteveVoice, main role; 11 episodes
HacksHimselfEpisode: "The Roast of Deborah Vance"
The 1% ClubHostUnited States version
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LAHimselfEpisode: "Helicopters"
TBAAmong UsWhiteVoice
The Abandons Recurring role
The Forever House TBA

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The X-FoolsWriter
2004Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasRadio Station CallerUncredited
2005Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City StoriesRadio Caller
2006Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesNew World Order Caller
Reporter
Kim Possible: What's the Switch?Professor Dementor
2007RatatouilleRemy
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-AmDP, Skeeter
2012Rush: A Disney-Pixar AdventureRemy
2015–2017Minecraft: Story ModeJesse
2017Ghostbusters VR: Now HiringMooglieMobile game
2022Disney Dreamlight ValleyRemy

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
2001"Another Perfect Day"American Hi-Fi
2011"Excuse"The Ettes
2013"The Magic Clap"The Coup
2014"Foil""Weird Al" Yankovic
2015"Will You Dance?"The Bird and the Bee
2016"I Love the USA"Weezer
2020"Eat It (We're All In This Together)"David Cross featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Red Letter MediaHimselfEpisode: "Best of the Worst: Plinketto #8"
2020Honest TrailersHimselfVoice, episode:"2020"
2022The Glue FactoryDaddy JamesVoice

Theme park attractions

YearTitleRole
2014Remy's Ratatouille AdventureRemy
2016The Lego Movie: 4D – A New AdventureRisky Business
2021The Secret Life of Pets: Off the LeashMax

Podcast

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Who is No/One?Teddy Barstow
2024Valley HeatLawrence Janthony

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

YearCategoryTitleResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2016Outstanding Writing for a Variety SpecialPatton Oswalt: Talking for ClappingWon
2018Patton Oswalt: AnnihilationNominated
2019Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesAn Emmy for MeganNominated
2020Outstanding Writing for a Variety SpecialPatton Oswalt: I Love EverythingNominated
Daytime Emmy Awards
2022Outstanding Daytime Program HostPenguin TownNominated
Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature ProgramPenguin TownWon

Grammy Awards

YearCategoryTitleResultRef.
2010Best Comedy AlbumMy Weakness Is StrongNominated
2012Finest HourNominated
2015Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals TimeNominated
2017Talking for ClappingWon
2019AnnihilationNominated
2021I Love EverythingNominated
2023We All ScreamNominated

Miscellaneous awards

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2007Annie AwardsVoice Acting in a Feature ProductionRatatouilleNominated
2009Gotham AwardsBreakthrough ActorBig FanNominated
2009St. Louis Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorNominated
2011Central Ohio Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorYoung AdultNominated
2011Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated
2011Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated
2011Detroit Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated
2011Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorRunner-up
2011National Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting Actor3rd Place
2011Palm Springs International Film FestivalVanguard Award for Creative EnsembleWon
2011Santa Barbara International Film FestivalVirtuoso AwardWon
2011Toronto Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorRunner-up
2011Village Voice Film PollBest Supporting Actor8th Place
2013Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Guest Performer in a Comedy SeriesParks and RecreationWon
2013Gold Derby AwardsBest Comedy Guest ActorNominated
2013Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesJustifiedNominated
2014American Comedy AwardsComedy Special of the YearTragedy Plus Comedy Equals TimeNominated
2014Writers Guild of America AwardsComedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials29th Independent Spirit AwardsNominated
2016Visual Effects Society AwardsHonorary MembershipHonored
2020Dreamachine International Film FestivalBest Voice-Over Performance52 - A Tale of LonelinessWon
2021Dublin International Short Film and Music FestivalBest ActorThe PriestNominated
2021Hollywood Critics Association TV AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, ComedyA.P. BioNominated
2022Newport Beach Film FestivalArtist of Distinction AwardHonored

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  • JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (DC Comics, 2003)
  • The Goon: Noir (co-author with Thomas Lennon, Steve Niles, and Eric 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 with Jordan 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 and Tim Seeley. Dark Horse Comics, 2023)
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