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 voiced the lead role of Remy, a rat who wants to become a chef.
On September 24, 2005, Oswalt married Michelle McNamara. Their daughter, Alice Rigney Oswalt, was born April 15, 2009.
His interests include Scotch, guns, books and dogs.