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Patton Oswalt
Comedian
Patton Oswalt continues to leave his distinctive imprint across all areas of entertainment, from his award-winning comedy specials to his many roles in film and television.
Oswalt has appeared in many films, including THE CIRCLE, alongside Tom Hanks, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY and ZOOLANDER, both directed by Ben Stiller, Steven Soderbergh’s THE INFORMANT with Matt Damon, in Jody Hill’s OBSERVE AND REPORT alongside Seth Rogen, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson’s MAGNOLIA, and Todd Phillips’ STARSKY AND HUTCH. For voiceover, he’s the voice of ‘Remy’ in Pixar’s Oscar winner RATATOUILLE and the voice of ‘Max’ in Universal Pictures THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 and the voice of ‘Dennis’ on Sony Pictures GOAT.
Oswalt’s past television work includes memorable roles on PARKS AND RECREATION which brought him a TV Critics Choice Award, A.P. BIO, VEEP, UNITED STATES OF TARA, SEINFELD (his TV acting debut) and many more. He is also very well known for playing ‘Spence’ on THE KING OF QUEENS for nine seasons. For voiceover, Oswalt was also the narrator on ABC’s hit comedy THE GOLDBERGS and had roles in TV series HAPPY, RICK AND MORTY, ARCHER, BOJACK HORSEMAN and many more.
Oswalt’s comedy special WE ALL SCREAM (which also marked his directorial debut) launched on Netflix in 2022 and he was nominated for a Grammy for his comedy album of the same name. In 2020, Oswalt’s Emmy nominated Netflix special I LOVE EVERYTHING was widely applauded upon release, and he received a Grammy nomination for his comedy album. In 2017, he received Grammy and Emmy nominations for his album and Netflix special ANNIHILATION. In 2016, he won the Emmy for 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special’ for his sixth comedy special TALKING FOR CLAPPING and a Grammy Award in 2017 for his comedy album. He has been nominated for a total of six Grammys and four Emmys. His newest special, TEA & SCOTCH, premieres on Gorilla+ Comedy May 5 and YouTube June 9.