Patton Oswalt

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Patton Oswalt
Image:Patton Oswalt.jpg
Born January 27 1969 (1969-01-27) (age 40)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Medium Stand-up, Television, Film
Nationality American
Years active 1988 - Present
Genres Observational comedy, Surreal humor, Black comedy
Subject(s) Pop culture, American culture
Influences Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Emo Philips, Louis C.K., Bugs Bunny, Bill Hicks, Blaine Capatch, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jay Leno, Steve Martin[1]
Notable works and roles Spence Olchin in The King of Queens
Remy in Ratatouille
Frat Aliens, and Ezekiel in Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Website pattonoswalt.com

Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American actor, writer, voiceover artist, and professional comedian.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Oswalt first began headlining comedy clubs in 1996. After writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1997 comedy special for HBO, he went on to garner notable roles in films and television shows including Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia, Pixar's Ratatouille, and as Spence Olchin on The King of Queens, on CBS. He has appeared on the television shows Home Movies, Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hide)), Professional Therapist, Seinfeld, Human Giant, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, I Love the '80s, Static Shock, The Weird Al Show, Crank Yankers, Reno 911!, The Batman, Comedy Central's Last Laugh '06, and The Fairly OddParents as the writer of the Crimson Chin comics. He lent his voice as in the Playstation 2 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as a caller on the WTCR show, "The Tight End Zone," where he states incredibly obvious things about sports, and was the voice of a caller on "Chatterbox" on LCFR in the PlayStation Portable game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. He was also the voice of a reporter on New World Order, a radio show on VCPR in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Oswalt wrote the comic book 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. He voiced RĂ©my, the lead character in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007). Also in a connection to Disney, he voices Professor Dementor on the hit Disney Channel animated show Kim Possible. Expanding his voice artist repertoire, he will voice a character in the upcoming PBS Kids GO! show The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl. He's also an uncredited writer on Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.[citation needed]

In July of 2006, Oswalt's comic script "Fruit Pies!" was turned into a short film available at YouTube and MySpace. He also appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner. In August 2007 he appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav. In 2007, he appeared on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, "The Original Fry Cook," as Jim. He also appears as Carl, the Corndog Hut's mascot in American Hi-Fi's music video for "Another Perfect Day".

On June 27, 2007, Oswalt was a special guest on the Emeril Live program on the Food Network, where he plugged his new movie, Ratatouille.

[edit] Stand-up comedy

Oswalt's style of stand-up comedy is often described as acerbic and sarcastic, and it covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity such as comic book supervillains and 1980s glam metal to deeper societal issues like American excess, rampant materialism, foreign policy, and religion (Oswalt is an avowed atheist himself[2]). Quite a few of his routines are about vice, especially pornography and alcohol. A famous line: "Do you think you have a problem when you refer to all alcohol as 'pain-go-bye-bye-juice'?"

In 2004, Oswalt released a comedy album entitled Feelin' Kinda Patton and later that year a longer, unedited version of the same recording called 222, both through the United Musicians collective, and a stand-up special "No Reason to Complain". He is also on a split EP called Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton with Zach Galifianakis. On July 10, 2007, Patton released his latest CD Werewolves and Lollipops on Sub Pop records.

Looking for a way to bring cutting-edge comedy to a different audience, Oswalt put together the Comedians of Comedy tour in 2004, using indie rock venues instead of traditional (and expensive) comedy clubs. The tour featured Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn, and Maria Bamford. The Fall 2004 tour was documented in a 2005 film of the same name; it was followed by a six-episode Comedy Central series based on the Summer 2005 tour. This tour featured special guest appearances from comedians such as Blaine Capatch, Bobby Tisdale and Todd Barry. Subsequent incarnations of the tour have included Eugene Mirman, and Morgan Murphy.

[edit] Personal life

Oswalt was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to a Marine colonel father. He is a 1987 graduate of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia, and attended the College of William and Mary, where he majored in English and was initiated into the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity.

Oswalt has described himself as a "man without a country" in that he hates both George W. Bush and hippies. In February 2004, some jokes critical of hippies got him booed off the stage in San Francisco, while a diatribe against Bush got him booed off in Pittsburgh.[3]

Actor Tony Danza has said of Oswalt "I saw the guy just once but ... he is, in my eyes, the best candidate for my replacement in the next Taxi series." No such series has yet been announced, but Oswalt has already enthusiastically stated his willingness to take up the role. Oswalt is an avid comic book fan, and enjoys Robert Kirkman's Invincible (comics) series.

Oswalt married writer Michelle McNamara on September 24, 2005.[4]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Complilation Album Appearances

  • The Good, The Bad, and the Drugly [9]
  • Beth Lapides' UN-Cabaret - The Un & Only (2002) [10]
  • Comedy Death Ray (2007) [11]

[edit] DVDs

  • No Reason to Complain (DVD) (2004)

[edit] DVD Appearances

[edit] TV

[edit] Stand-up Specials

  • HBO Half Hour Comedy Hour (1997)
  • Comedy Central Presents (1999)
  • No Reason to Complain (2004)

[edit] TV Appearances

[edit] Voice Acting Appearances

[edit] Films

[edit] References

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  1. ^ The AST Interview: Patton Oswalt, October 2005
  2. ^ http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Patton_Oswalt
  3. ^ Oswalt [interview on XM radio, March 6, 2007]
  4. ^ Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt. The New York Times (September 25, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
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  9. ^ http://www.uncabaret.com/cd.html
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  11. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Comedy-Death-Ray-Various-Artists/dp/B000UE64T2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1196111278&sr=1-1
  12. ^ http://wwwp.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1498200

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