PATTON OSWALT
Date of Birth: January 27, 1969
Virginia native
Patton Oswalt began his standup career in 1988 in Washington D.C. He subsequently moved to San Francisco in 1992, where he made his TV standup debut.
Oswalt’s first acting gig, two years later, was playing a clerk on an episode of
Seinfeld. In 1995 he moved to Los Angeles where he became a staff writer for
MAD TV. In 1999 Oswalt starred in his first HBO special on
Comedy Central Presents, and followed that up in 2004 with
Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain.
His movie debut was a small role in
Down Periscope (1996), starring
Kelsey Grammer, followed by supporting roles in films such as
Magnolia (1999) starring
Tom Cruise,
Zoolander (2001) starring
Ben Stiller,
Calendar Girls (2003) starring
Helen Mirren,
Starsky & Hutch (2004) starring
Owen Wilson and
Failure to Launch (2006) starring
Matthew McConaughey.
Oswalt has also provided voices for a number of animated television series, including
Kim Possible,
Batman Beyond, and
Static Shock. In the major motion picture
Ratatouille (2007), he voices the lead role of Remy, a rat who wants to become a chef.
On September 24, 2005, Oswalt married Michelle McNamara. His interests include Scotch, guns, books and dogs.
FILMOGRAPHY:
All Roads Lead Home (2007)
Balls of Fury (2007)
Ratatouille (2007) (voice)
Greetings from Earth (2007)
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Taxi (2004)
See This Movie (2004)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Calendar Girls (2003)
ZigZag (2002)
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
Zoolander (2001)
Man On The Moon (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
Desperate But Not Serious (1999)
Down Periscope (1996)