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Biography

Before Saturday Night Live, Will Forte served as producer on 'That '70s Show' and as story editor for '3rd Rock from the Sun' and…more

Born

6/17/1970, Alameda County, California, USA

Birth Name

Orville Willis Forte

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 23 Alec Baldwin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    5/15/10
  - S 35: Ep 22 Betty White/Jay-Z
    5/8/10
  - S 35: Ep 21 Gabourey Sidibe/MGMT
    4/24/10
  - S 35: Ep 15 Ashton Kutcher/Them Crooked Vultures
    2/6/10
  - S 35: Ep 12 Charles Barkley/Alicia Keys
    1/9/10
  - + 140 More Credits
- Sit Down, Shut Up
  Stuart Proszakian
  - S 2: Ep 9 High School Musical Musical
    11/21/09
  - S 2: Ep 8 SpEd
    11/14/09
  - S 2: Ep 7 Math Lab
    11/7/09
  - S 2: Ep 6 Helen and Sue's High School Reunion
    10/24/09
  - S 2: Ep 5 Tackin'
    10/10/09
  - + 7 More Credits
- Sit Down, Shut Up
  Stuart Prozackian
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    4/19/09
- Saturday Night Live
  Various
  - S 34: Ep 26 Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008
    11/3/08
  - S 33: Ep 5 SNL Family Thanksgiving Leftovers
    11/24/07
  - — The Best of Darrell Hammond
    11/4/06
  - — Best of David Spade
    10/15/05
  - — The Best of Jimmy Fallon
    10/16/04
  - + 2 More Credits
- Young Person's Guide to History
  The Frenchman
- SNL Weekend Update Thursday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    10/23/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    10/9/08
- Clone High
  Abe Lincoln/Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 13 Changes: You got a Prom with That? (2)
    2/10/03
  - S 1: Ep 12 Makeover, Makeover, Makeover: The Makeover Episode (1)
    2/3/03
  - S 1: Ep 11 Snowflake Day: A Very Special Holiday Episode
    1/26/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 Litter Kills: Litterally
    1/19/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Room of One's Clone: The Pie of the Storm
    1/12/03
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (11)

Role
- 30 Rock
  Paul L'Astnamé
  - S 6: Ep 19 Live from Studio 6H
    4/26/12
- 30 Rock
  Paul L'Astname
  - S 6: Ep 8 The Tuxedo Begins
    2/16/12
  - S 5: Ep 23 Respawn
    5/5/11
  - S 5: Ep 20 100, Part 1
    4/21/11
  - S 5: Ep 10 Christmas Attack Zone
    12/9/10
  - S 5: Ep 9 Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish
    12/2/10
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Cleveland Show
  Klingon Nerd/Superhero Nerd
  - S 2: Ep 22 Hot Cocoa Bang Bang
    5/15/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Principal Wally Farquhare/Anthony Lioi
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Way the Cookie Crumbles
    3/13/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Principal Wally Farquhare/Pete the Janitor
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Blue, The Grey, and The Brown
    3/6/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Principal Wally Farquhare
  - S 2: Ep 11 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?
    1/16/11
  - S 2: Ep 5 Little Man on Campus
    11/14/10
  - S 1: Ep 11 Love Rollercoaster
    1/10/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Field of Streams
    1/3/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ladies Night
    11/15/09
- The Cleveland Show
  Various
  - S 2: Ep 7 Another Bad Thanksgiving
    11/28/10
  - S 1: Ep 19 Brown History Month
    5/9/10
- How I Met Your Mother
  Randy Wharmpiss
  - S 6: Ep 7 Canning Randy
    11/1/10
- The Cleveland Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Once Upon a Tyne in New York
    3/21/10
- The Cleveland Show
  Principal Wally Farquhare/Oliver Wilkinson
  - S 1: Ep 8 From Bed to Worse
    11/29/09
- How I Met Your Mother
  Randy
  - S 3: Ep 18 Rebound Bro
    5/5/08
Guest Star (26)

Role
- The Scott Van Pelt Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 February 2, 2012
    2/2/12
- The League
  Chuck
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Out of Towner
    12/1/11
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 18 Elton John/Leon Russell
    4/2/11
- ESPY Awards
  Greg Stink
  - S 1: Ep 18 2010 ESPY Awards
    7/14/10
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 21 May 22, 2010
    5/22/10
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 251 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 05/20/2010
    5/20/10
  - S 1: Ep 56 Anne Hathaway, Will Forte, Jon Favreau, Mario Batali
    6/1/09
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 135 Late Show With David Letterman 05/11/2010
    5/11/10
- WWE Monday Night Raw
  MacGruber
  - S 15: Ep 16 Monday Night Smackdown
    4/19/10
- Funny or Die Presents
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    4/10/10
- American Dad!
  Voice
  - S 6: Ep 9 Rapture's Delight
    12/13/09
- American Dad!
  Mayor Woodside
  - S 5: Ep 17 Every Which Way But Lose
    4/26/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  John Peters
  - S 1: Ep 24 Seth Rogen; Leighton Meester; Dr. Dog
    4/2/09
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  J.J. Pepper
  - S 4: Ep 8 Hair
    3/29/09
- American Dad!
  Security Guard
  - S 5: Ep 10 Family Affair
    2/15/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 49 Episode #2.049
    11/3/08
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode #2.007
    9/15/08
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  Dr. Reid Tamaranda
  - S 3: Ep 8 Muscles For Bones
    9/14/08
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
  Pall Willeaux
  - S 2: Ep 7 Robin
    1/6/08
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 2463 Kevin Bacon, Will Forte, Eisley
    8/30/07
- Flight of the Conchords
  Ben
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Actor
    8/26/07
- 30 Rock
  Tomas
  - S 1: Ep 12 Black Tie
    2/1/07
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  Alien #1
  - S 4: Ep 11 Antenna
    12/10/06
- Drawn Together
  Kirk Cameron
  - S 3: Ep 7 Lost in Parking Space (1)
    11/15/06
- Campus Ladies
  Stuart
  - S 1: Ep 6 My First Orgasm
    3/12/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 Night of the Condom
    1/8/06
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 2005 MTV Movie Awards
    6/4/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 75 Simon Cowell, Will Forte, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    2/8/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 40 November 1, 2004
    11/1/04
Cameo (2)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 131 131
    10/13/09
- American Dad!
  Security Guard
  - S 5: Ep 10 Family Affair
    2/15/09
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- Conan
  Ted Turner
  - S 1: Ep 165 Just Another Typical Gay Jewish Televised Wedding In New York
    11/3/11
  - S 1: Ep 164 The Mystery Of The Recent NYU Grad Who Got A Job
    11/2/11
  - S 1: Ep 139 The Title the Announcer Didn't Read Right
    9/13/11
  - S 1: Ep 93 Fuzzy Wuzzy, Or Fuzzy Wuzzn't He?
    5/17/11
  - S 1: Ep 75 Ding Dong the Witch is Dad
    4/7/11
  - + 4 More Credits
- 30 Rock
  Paul L'Astname
  - S 4: Ep 22 I Do Do (2)
    5/20/10
Writer (4)

Role
- MTV Movie Awards
  Writer
  - S 16: Ep 1 2007 MTV Movie Awards
    6/3/07
  - S 14: Ep 1 2005 MTV Movie Awards
    6/4/05
  - S 12: Ep 1 2003 MTV Movie Awards
    5/31/03
  - S 11: Ep 1 2002 MTV Movie Awards
    6/1/02
  - S 10: Ep 1 2001 MTV Movie Awards
    6/2/01
  - + 4 More Credits
- That '70s Show
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 3 What Is and What Should Never Be (1) (a.k.a. Kitty's Pregnant)
    10/29/02
  - S 4: Ep 18 Leo Loves Kitty
    2/19/02
  - S 4: Ep 14 Eric's Hot Cousin
    1/22/02
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 18 Mary Loves Scoochie (2)
    5/15/01
  - S 6: Ep 8 Red, White & Dick
    12/19/00
  - S 5: Ep 19 Frankie Goes to Rutherford
    5/9/00
- Action
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 12 One Easy Piece
  - S 1: Ep 6 Twelfth Step to Hell
    10/28/99
Story (1)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Story
  - S 5: Ep 13 Your Time Is Gonna Come (a.k.a. Get Off My Boyfriend)
    1/29/03
Producer (1)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Producer
  - S 5: Ep 6 Over the Hills and Far Away
    11/19/02
Co-Producer (1)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Co-Producer
  - S 4: Ep 27 Love, Wisconsin Style
    5/21/02
  - S 4: Ep 26 Everybody Loves Casey
    5/14/02
  - S 4: Ep 25 Eric's False Alarm
    5/7/02
  - S 4: Ep 24 That '70s Musical
    4/30/02
  - S 4: Ep 23 Hyde's Birthday
    4/23/02
  - + 18 More Credits
Story Editor (1)

Role
- Action
  Story Editor
  - S 1: Ep 13 Last Ride of the Elephant Princess
  - S 1: Ep 12 One Easy Piece
  - S 1: Ep 8 Love Sucks
  - S 1: Ep 7 Dragon's Blood
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dead Man Floating
  - + 7 More Credits
Executive Story Editor (1)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Executive Story Editor
  - S 3: Ep 25 The Promise Ring
    5/22/01
  - S 3: Ep 24 Backstage Pass
    5/15/01
  - S 3: Ep 23 Canadian Road Trip
    5/8/01
  - S 3: Ep 22 Eric's Drunken Tattoo
    5/1/01
  - S 3: Ep 20 Holy Craps!
    4/17/01

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News Briefs: Lifetime (Yes Lifetime) Is Developing a Silence of the Lambs Prequel

By Tim Surette, 2 days ago

Plus: Will Forte's Rebounding isn't done yet, a new lead for Animal Practice, and Britney is already an X Factor diva. read more
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SNL: A Star-Studded Farewell to Kristen Wiig (Featuring Mick Jagger & Friends!)

By Price Peterson, May 21, 2012

Host and musical guest Mick Jagger presided over a surprisingly star-studded farewell to Kristin Wiig. And it was terrific! read more

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- On Saturday Night Live, Will impersonates a lot of celebrities and political figures. Among his impersonations are: George W. Bush, John Edwards, Lorne Michaels, Chad Michael Murray, General David Petraeus, and Bruce Springsteen.
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- Among the characters Will Forte plays on Saturday Night Live are: Awkward political candidate Tim Calhoun, Lyle Kane, MacGruber (a MacGyver-esque action hero), one of four guys (along with Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and a host) who tells a past memory after listening to a classic song in the "Song Memories" sketches, and Andy (a character who always shouts "Oh no!" when answering a phone).
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- Will's favorite bands include Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Strokes.
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