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Biography

Patton Oswalt has been headlining at comedy clubs all over the United States since 1996, as well as appearing in his own standup specials…more

Born

1/27/1969, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

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Gender

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Star (8)

Role
- The Heart, She Holler
  Hurlan Heartshe
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dare to Holler
    11/12/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Death Begins at Conception
    11/11/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Fear is Dog Spelled Bassackwards
    11/10/11
  - S 1: Ep 3 Holy Meemaw
    11/9/11
  - S 1: Ep 2 No, Jojo, No!
    11/8/11
  - + 1 More Credits
- Neighbors From Hell
  Pazuzu
  - S 1: Ep 10 Fantastic 15
    7/26/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 Attila the Rascal
    7/19/10
  - S 1: Ep 8 Wolf Power
    7/19/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 Guns for Mutts
    7/12/10
  - S 1: Ep 7 Robert the Insult Weight Loss Robot
    7/12/10
  - + 5 More Credits
- Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
  Advocate / Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Ultimate Fighting vs. Bloggers
    7/30/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 Las Vegas vs. The Human Body
    4/30/08
  - S 1: Ep 6 High School vs. American Idol
    4/16/08
  - S 1: Ep 5 Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney
    4/9/08
  - S 1: Ep 4 YouTube vs. Porn
    4/2/08
- The King of Queens
  Spencer 'Spence' Olchin
  - S 9: Ep 13 China Syndrome (2)
    5/14/07
  - S 9: Ep 12 China Syndrome (1)
    5/14/07
  - S 9: Ep 11 Single Spaced
    5/7/07
  - S 9: Ep 10 Manhattan Project
    4/30/07
  - S 9: Ep 9 Mild Bunch
    4/23/07
  - + 171 More Credits
- The Amazing Screw-On Head
  Mr. Groin
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    7/27/06
- Best Week Ever
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 Best Year Ever
    12/17/04
  - S 2: Ep 12 Desperate Housewives, Amazing Race and more
    12/3/04
  - S 2: Ep 11 NBA Brawl, Alexander and more
    11/26/04
  - S 2: Ep 10 NFL Racy Skit, Nanny 911 and more
    11/19/04
  - S 2: Ep 9 Bridget Jones, Lost and more
    11/12/04
  - + 41 More Credits
- Crank Yankers
  Boomer
  - S 2: Ep 8 Episode 18
    4/22/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 17
    4/15/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 16
    4/8/03
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 15
    4/1/03
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 14
    3/25/03
  - + 13 More Credits
- The King of Queens
  Spencer "Spence" Olchin
  - S 2: Ep 16 Fair Game
    2/7/00
Recurring Role (17)

Role
- Bored to Death
  Howard
  - S 3: Ep 5 I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady Macbeth
    11/7/11
- United States of Tara
  Neil
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Good Parts
    6/20/11
  - S 3: Ep 11 Crunchy Ice
    6/13/11
  - S 3: Ep 10 Train Wreck
    6/6/11
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Road to Hell Is Paved With Breast Intentions
    5/2/11
  - S 3: Ep 5 Dr. Hattaras' Miracle Elixir
    4/25/11
  - + 17 More Credits
- Caprica
  Baxter Sarno
  - S 1: Ep 18 Apotheosis
    11/30/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Unvanquished
    10/5/10
- WordGirl
  Tobe McAllister
  - S 2: Ep 10 Robo-Camping / The Stew, The Proud
    7/13/09
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  Joshua Beard
  - S 3: Ep 3 Rascals
    8/10/08
- WordGirl
  Theodore McCalister III/Tobey
  - S 1: Ep 18 Have You Seen the Remote? / Sidekicked to the Curb
    7/11/08
- WordGirl
  Theodore McAlister/Tobey
  - S 1: Ep 14 Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum / Heat Wave, Crime Wave
    4/25/08
  - S 1: Ep 11 Shrinkin' in the Ray / Department Store Tobey
  - S 1: Ep 8 Tobey's Masterpiece / Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy
    12/21/07
  - S 1: Ep 7 Book Ends / Mr. Big
    11/30/07
  - S 1: Ep 1 Tobey or Consequences / High-Fat Robbery
    9/3/07
- Reno 911!
  Boozehammer of Galen
  - S 4: Ep 13 Ex-Wife and Her New Husband
    5/6/07
  - S 4: Ep 12 Hodgepodge
    4/29/07
  - S 4: Ep 6 Son of a Chechekevitch (1)
    8/13/06
  - S 4: Ep 5 Spanish Mike Returns
    8/6/06
- Reno 911!
  Jeff Spoder
  - S 4: Ep 7 Reno 911!: Miami
    2/23/07
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 154 Michael Rapaport, Patton Oswalt, & Switchfoot
    11/9/05
  - S 3: Ep 28 Amy Brenneman, Patton Oswalt, & Brazilian Girls
    3/7/05
  - S 2: Ep 165 Lake Bell, Patton Oswalt, & Bowling for Soup
    10/19/04
  - S 2: Ep 97 6/30/04
    6/30/04
  - S 1: Ep 14 Jolene Blalock, Patton Oswalt, & Talib Kweli
    2/12/03
- Kim Possible
  Prof. Dementor
  - S 3: Ep 12 Team Impossible
    8/26/05
  - S 3: Ep 8 Overdue
    4/15/05
  - S 2: Ep 21 Hidden Talent
    1/2/04
  - S 1: Ep 20 Ron the Man
    4/25/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 151 Billy Bob Thornton, Patton Oswalt, the Hold Steady
    7/19/05
  - S 12: Ep 43 William Shatner, Patton Oswald, The Neville Brothers
    11/19/04
  - S 11: Ep 133 Michael Moore, Patton Oswalt, Ozomatli
    6/25/04
  - S 11: Ep 102 Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Patton Oswalt, Shinedown
    4/27/04
- Kim Possible
  Professor Dementor
  - S 3: Ep 3 Bonding
    10/22/04
- Reno 911!
  Dungeon Master
  - S 2: Ep 14 Junior Gets Married (1)
    9/8/04
  - S 2: Ep 7 Not Without My Mustache
    7/21/04
  - S 2: Ep 4 Dangle's Ex Visits
    6/30/04
- Kim Possible
  Professor DeMenz
  - S 2: Ep 34 Rewriting History
    8/5/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 131 Josh Hartnett, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Vowell
    6/11/03
  - S 10: Ep 100 Patricia Heaton, Patton Oswalt, Finch
    4/3/03
  - S 10: Ep 70 Tom Cavanaugh, Patton Oswalt, Kenney Chesney
    2/4/03
- The King of Queens
  Spence Olchin
  - S 3: Ep 14 Paint Misbehavin'
    2/5/01
  - S 3: Ep 13 Hi Def-Jam
    1/29/01
Guest Star (72)

Role
- Attack of the Show!
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 87 5/16/2012
    5/16/12
- Two and a Half Men
  Billy Stanhope
  - S 9: Ep 24 Oh Look! Al-Qaeda!
    5/14/12
  - S 9: Ep 18 The War Against Gingivitis
    2/27/12
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 152 Patton Oswalt/Phoebe Tonkin
    4/27/12
  - S 8: Ep 77 Kenneth Branagh/Patton Oswalt
    12/14/11
  - S 7: Ep 163 Patton Oswalt
    5/17/11
  - S 7: Ep 117 Isaac Mizrahi/Patton Oswalt
    2/28/11
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 22: Ep 12 Jason & Patton
    12/8/11
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 119 Current TV Episode 119
    12/6/11
  - S 5: Ep 229 February 25, 2008
    2/25/08
  - S 5: Ep 174 November 26, 2007
    11/26/07
- Raising Hope
  Rubin
  - S 2: Ep 8 Bro-gurt
    11/29/11
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 149 It Turns Out Stella's Groove Was On Her Head The Whole Time
    9/29/11
  - S 1: Ep 38 Something Smelly That Way Went
    1/25/11
- Jon Benjamin Has a Van
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 House on the Lake
    8/3/11
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 5 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 01/07/2011
    1/7/11
- Bored to Death
  Howard
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Gowanas Canal Has Gonorrhea!
    10/10/10
- Community
  Jackie (Male Nurse)
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Psychology of Letting Go
    10/7/10
- The Sarah Silverman Program
  Vincent Van Guy
  - S 3: Ep 9 A Good Van is Hard to Find
    4/8/10
- Caprica
  Baxter Sarno
  - S 1: Ep 6 Know Thy Enemy
    3/5/10
  - S 1: Ep 4 Gravedancing
    2/19/10
  - S 1: Ep 3 Reins of a Waterfall
    2/5/10
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 132 Ethan Hawke, Patton Oswalt, Katharine McPhee
    1/4/10
  - S 1: Ep 76 John Krasinski, Patton Oswalt, Quinn Dahle
    9/29/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Ryan Seacrest, Patton Oswalt, Chickenfoot
    6/5/09
- Curb: The Discussion
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 1 Chet's Shirt
    1/1/10
- Dollhouse
  Joel Mynor
  - S 2: Ep 8 A Love Supreme
    12/11/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 Man on the Street
    3/20/09
- The Venture Bros.
  Wonderboy
  - S 4: Ep 6 Self-Medication
    11/22/09
- Community
  Male Nurse
  - S 1: Ep 8 Home Economics
    11/5/09
- Bored to Death
  Howard Baker
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer
    10/25/09
- HBO First Look
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 0 Funny People
    7/21/09
- Reno 911!
  Gillet-Ben Coe
  - S 6: Ep 2 Extradition To Thailand
    4/8/09
- Flight of the Conchords
  Elton John Look-A-Like
  - S 2: Ep 7 Prime Minister
    3/1/09
- Flight of the Conchords
  Elton John Impersonator
  - S 2: Ep 7 Prime Minister
    3/1/09
- Reno 911!
  Car Crash Movie Snob
  - S 5: Ep 9 Death of a Pickle-Thrower
    5/22/08
- History Alive
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 History of the Joke
    2/18/08
- American Dad!
  Various
  - S 4: Ep 9 Frannie 911
    1/6/08
- The Batman
  Marty Slack
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Metal Face of Comedy
    12/15/07
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  Doctor
  - S 2: Ep 3 Dolls
    12/2/07
- Reaper
  Leon
  - S 1: Ep 6 Leon
    10/30/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 17 Ted Danson, Patton Oswalt, Devendra Banhart
    9/26/07
  - S 14: Ep 2443 Emma Watson, Patton Oswalt, Mark Ronson
    7/12/07
  - S 14: Ep 2407 Randy Jackson, Patton Oswalt, David Feldberg, Bob Weir & Ratdog
    5/3/07
- Squirrel Boy
  Barry Finster/Cop #2
  - S 2: Ep 10 He Got Blame / I Only Have Eye For You
    9/24/07
- Comedy Central Roast
  Roaster
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav
    8/12/07
- SpongeBob SquarePants
  Jim
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Original Fry Cook / Night Light
    7/30/07
- Best Week Ever
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 32 July 20th, 2007
    7/20/07
- Emeril Live
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 46 Ratatouille Time
    6/27/07
- Kim Possible
  Professor Dementor
  - S 4: Ep 10 Fashion Victim
    4/14/07
  - S 4: Ep 1 Ill Suited
    2/10/07
- Human Giant
  Lets Go! Fan
  - S 1: Ep 2 Let's Go!
    4/12/07
- American Dad!
  Bob
  - S 3: Ep 12 A.T. The Abusive Terrestrial
    2/11/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 2341 Placido Domingo, Patton Oswalt, moe.
    1/3/07
- Campus Ladies
  Rumper's Manager
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Blind Leading the Blonde
    12/19/06
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  Ezekial
  - S 4: Ep 12 Ezekial
    12/17/06
- Squidbillies
  Talking Squid
  - S 2: Ep 12 Survival of the Dumbest
    12/10/06
- Live At Gotham
  Self/Host
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 1.3
    8/4/06
- The Henry Rollins Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Patton Oswalt, Damien Marley
    6/3/06
- The Batman
  Cosmo Krank / Toymaker
  - S 3: Ep 9 Cash for Toys
    2/4/06
- Cheap Seats
  Carter Bogie
  - S 3: Ep 4 Kids Putt-Putt/Double Dutch
    10/10/05
- Attack of the Show!
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 117 Patton Oswalt, The Bedroom PC, Family Guy
    10/3/05
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Characters You Love To Hate
    5/25/05
- Tom Goes to the Mayor
  Voice on Zynx
  - S 1: Ep 3 Pioneer Island
    12/5/04
- Shorties Watchin' Shorties
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    11/4/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 13 Roma Downey, Patton Oswaltm and Nick Swardson
    7/28/04
- Reno 911!
  Kenny Rogers Fan
  - S 2: Ep 8 Security for Kenny Rogers
    7/28/04
- Shorties Watchin' Shorties
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    6/2/04
- Static Shock
  Specs
  - S 4: Ep 9 Where the Rubber Meets the Road
    3/27/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 The New Kid
    11/18/00
- The Fairly OddParents
  The Comic Book Writer
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Big Superhero Wish
    2/16/04
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  DP/Skeeter
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Last One
    12/31/03
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  DP, Skeeter
  - S 2: Ep 19 Frat Aliens
    11/30/03
- Mr. Show with Bob and David
  TV Engineer
  - S 4: Ep 12 Run Ronnie Run! The Ronnie Dobbs Story: A Mr. Show Movie
    11/16/03
- Static Shock
  Specs / Spectral
  - S 3: Ep 11 Trouble Squared
    4/26/03
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
- Home Movies
  Helmet
  - S 3: Ep 6 Renaissance
    10/13/02
- Comic Remix
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #108
    9/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #102
    7/15/02
- The King of Queens
  Spencer 'Spence' Olchin
  - S 3: Ep 25 Pregnant Pause (2)
    5/21/01
- The King of Queens
  Spence Olchin
  - S 3: Ep 8 Dark Meet
    11/20/00
- Batman Beyond
  Eldon Michaels
  - S 2: Ep 23 Sentries of the Last Cosmos
    5/6/00
- Comedy Central Presents
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Patton Oswalt
    5/10/99
- Dr. Katz
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Miles Away
    8/10/98
  - S 5: Ep 4 Movies
    7/6/98
- The Weird Al Show
  Seymour
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bad Influence
    9/13/97
- NewsRadio
  Guy
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Trainer
    12/19/96
- Mr. Show with Bob and David
  Various
  - S 2: Ep 6 Operation Hell on Earth
    12/13/96
- MadTV
  Crip in Wheelchair
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode #105
    11/11/95
- Seinfeld
  Clerk
  - S 6: Ep 5 The Couch
    10/27/94
Writer (1)

Role
- MadTV
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 19 Episode #119
    6/22/96
  - S 1: Ep 18 Episode #118
    5/25/96
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #103
    10/28/95

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- In July of 2006 his original script Fruit Pies! was made into a short film, available on YouTube and Myspace.
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- In 2006 he wrote a comic book called Fruit Pies.
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- He is friends with comedian Brian Posehn.
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- Patton: I love animals because they don't have envy or stuff like that, it's all impulse.
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- Patton Oswalt: 90% of every art form is garbage - dance and stand-up, painting and music. Focus on the 10% that's good, suck it up, and drive on.
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- Patton Oswalt: Do you think you have a problem when you refer to all alcohol as 'pain-go-bye-bye-juice'?
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