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Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

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Born: January 27, 1969Portsmouth, 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 rare starring film role was the voice of Remy in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007). Oswalt has appeared in dozens of other films and television series, primarily comedies, including many voice roles. Oswalt was married to writer Michelle Eileen McNamara on September 24, 2005 until her death in 2016. Their daughter, Alice Rigney Oswalt, was born on April 15, 2009. He has been married to actress Meredith Salenger since 2017.

Known For
Filmography
The Dink

The Dink

2026
GOAT

GOAT

Dennis Cooper (voice)

2026
Buddy

Buddy

Strappy (voice)

2026
Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

Self

2025
Deathstalker

Deathstalker

Doodad (voice)

2025
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween

Self - Contestant

2025
Chain Reactions

Chain Reactions

Self

2025
American Comic

American Comic

Himself

2025
Absolute Dominion

Absolute Dominion

2025
Shadowland

Shadowland

Self (archive footage)

2024
Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED

Self

2024
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Self

2024
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

Self

2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Dr. Hubert Wartzki

2024
Heroes of the Golden Mask

Heroes of the Golden Mask

Aesop (voice)

2023
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

Self

2023
80 for Brady

80 for Brady

Brisket

2023
Unicorn Boy

Unicorn Boy

King Uniturius (voice)

2023
Minions & More 2

Minions & More 2

Max (voice)

2022
Patton Oswalt: We All Scream

Patton Oswalt: We All Scream

Self

2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Heckler

2022
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Self

2022
MEAD

MEAD

MEAD (voice)

2022
I Love My Dad

I Love My Dad

Chuck

2022
The Super Bob Einstein Movie

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

Self

2021
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

Ron

2021
Eternals

Eternals

Pip the Troll (voice)

2021
The Spine of Night

The Spine of Night

Pyrantin (voice)

2021
The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

Self

2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Self

2021
52 - A Tale of Loneliness

52 - A Tale of Loneliness

52

2021
Best of Stand-up 2020

Best of Stand-up 2020

Self

2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Lash LaRue

2020
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions

Self

2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Moderator / Villager

2020
The Priest

The Priest

Father Shauna

2020
In Deep With Ryan Lochte

In Deep With Ryan Lochte

Narrator

2020
We Bare Bears: The Movie

We Bare Bears: The Movie

Nom Nom (voice)

2020
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

Self

2020
Dads

Dads

Self

2019
Super Gidget

Super Gidget

Max (voice)

2019
Adams

Adams

Roger

2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Max (voice)

2019
Kim Possible

Kim Possible

Professor Dementor

2019
Monster Challenge

Monster Challenge

Self

2018
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Atom (voice)

2018
Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice)

2018
Sex Madness Revealed

Sex Madness Revealed

Jimmy Morris

2018
We Brought Back MST3K

We Brought Back MST3K

Self

2018
Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Kathleen's Father

2018
Please Stand By

Please Stand By

Officer Frank

2018
Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm

Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm

Appliance Al (voice)

2017
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation

Patton Oswalt: Annihilation

Self

2017
The Circle

The Circle

Tom Stenton

2017
Gilbert

Gilbert

Self

2017
Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad

Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad

Self

2016
Nerdland

Nerdland

Elliot (voice)

2016
Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Bruce Springstein / Scorpion

2016
Zoolander: Super Model

Zoolander: Super Model

Dr. Botoxo (voice)

2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Self

2016
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping

Self

2016
The Confirmation

The Confirmation

Drake

2016
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

Merv Griffin

2016
Space Cop

Space Cop

Space Police Chief

2016
Freaks of Nature

Freaks of Nature

Stuart Miller

2015

Welcome to Bridgetown

Self

2015
The Loneliest Stoplight

The Loneliest Stoplight

Narrator (voice)

2015
Call Me Lucky

Call Me Lucky

Self

2015
Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope

Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope

Self

2015
Dude Bro Party Massacre III

Dude Bro Party Massacre III

Chief

2015
Old/New

Old/New

Narrator

2015
Sex and Broadcasting

Sex and Broadcasting

Self

2014
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

Self

2014
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

Lemonade Stand Dad

2014

Lemonade War

Jerry

2014
Out of Print

Out of Print

Self

2014
Jason Nash Is Married

Jason Nash Is Married

Producer

2014
22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

MC State History Professor (uncredited)

2014
Harmontown

Harmontown

Self

2014
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time

Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time

Self

2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Todd Maher

2013

Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical

Self

2013

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

Self

2013
Odd Thomas

Odd Thomas

Ozzie P. Boone

2013

Viva Lucha Libre

Self

2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Roache

2012
The Bitter Buddha

The Bitter Buddha

Self

2012
Nature Calls

Nature Calls

Randy Stevens

2012
WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power

WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power

2012
Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld?

Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld?

Self

2011
Young Adult

Young Adult

Matt Freehauf

2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Mall Santa

2011
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Self

2011
Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour

Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour

Self

2011
Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)

2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Dr. Demento

2010
Blood Into Wine

Blood Into Wine

Self

2010

Fantasia in Best Show Minor

2010
The Informant!

The Informant!

Ed Herbst

2009
Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong

Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong

Self

2009
Funny People: Live

Funny People: Live

Self

2009
Al's Brain

Al's Brain

Co-Worker

2009
Observe and Report

Observe and Report

Toast A Bun Manager

2009
Big Fan

Big Fan

Paul Aufiero

2009
All Roads Lead Home

All Roads Lead Home

Milo

2008

Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

2008
History of the Joke

History of the Joke

Self

2008
Largo

Largo

Self

2008
Your Friend the Rat

Your Friend the Rat

Remy (voice)

2007
Heckler

Heckler

Self

2007
Super High Me

Super High Me

Self

2007
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour

Self

2007
Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury

Hammer

2007
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Tommy (voice)

2007
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

Self

2007
Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops

Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops

Self

2007
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Remy (voice)

2007
Sex and Death 101

Sex and Death 101

Fred

2007

The Sophisticated Misfit

Self

2007
Reno 911!: Miami

Reno 911!: Miami

Jeff Spoder

2007
Last Laugh '06

Last Laugh '06

Self

2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Self - Roaster

2006
The Amazing Screw-On Head

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Mr. Groin (voice)

2006
Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

Techie Guy

2006
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey

Self

2006

Last Laugh '05

Self

2005
Cake Boy

Cake Boy

Cake Pervert

2005
The Comedians of Comedy

The Comedians of Comedy

Self

2005
Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

Hedges

2004
Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain

Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain

Self

2004
Taxi

Taxi

Clerk at Inpound Office

2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Video Store Clerk on Phone (uncredited)

2004
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Disco DJ

2004
See This Movie

See This Movie

Felix

2004
Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

Larry

2003
Zig Zag

Zig Zag

Shelly

2002
Run Ronnie Run

Run Ronnie Run

Dozer - Editor #1

2002
Zoolander

Zoolander

Monkey Photographer

2001
Desperate But Not Serious

Desperate But Not Serious

Auteur #1

2000
Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Blue Collar Guy

1999
Magnolia

Magnolia

Delmer Darion

1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Self

1999
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt

1998
Down Periscope

Down Periscope

Stingray Radioman

1996