Patton Oswalt
About Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt (born Patton Peter Oswalt on January 27, 1969, in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up comedy on July 18, 1988, and released his first comedy album 222 (Live & Uncut) in 2003. He has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album seven times and won in 2017 for his seventh album Talking for Clapping (2016). He was named after General George S. Patton, the son of Carla and Larry J. Oswalt, a career United States Marine Corps officer.
Oswalt's television acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998-2007) and narrating the sitcom The Goldbergs from September 2013 to May 2023. His film credits include voicing the main character Remy in the Academy Award-winning Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007), his film debut in the 1996 military comedy Down Periscope alongside Kelsey Grammer, and roles in Magnolia and 22 Jump Street. He played the leading role of Paul Aufiero in Robert D. Siegel's 2009 directorial debut Big Fan, and Matt Freehauf in Jason Reitman's 2011 black comedy Young Adult.
A 1987 graduate of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia, Oswalt later attended the College of William & Mary, where he majored in English and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1991; in May 2023 he was made an honorary Doctor of Arts by the college. A longtime reader of comics, in particular DC Comics, his writing credits include "JLA: Welcome to the Working Week", a backup story in Batman #600. He released his book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland in 2011, and his influences include Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison and Steve Martin.
Videos (82)
Videos 1 to 24 of 82.
6:57Airplane
237.3K views
6:08The Magician
189.5K views
3:48Death Bed
158.4K views
4:23Rats
142.5K views
5:39You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties
131K views
3:09Text
125K views
6:34Obama... And Time Travel... And Coolness... And the Last Racist
122.9K views
3:50The Oswalt Family Crest
109.4K views
4:43Orgy
99.2K views
4:16The Sad Boy
99.1K views
4:36At Midnight I Will Kill George Lucas With a Shovel
97.4K views
2:52Grocery Robots
91.5K views
3:27Birth
85.3K views
2:22Fat
84.3K views
4:06Physics For Poets
83.1K views
3:14Sky Cake
77.9K views
2:59Whiskey and Weed and L.S.D.
77.6K views
3:27America Has Spoken
75.3K views
5:58I Tell A Story About Birth Control And Deal With A Retarded Heckler
73.6K views
2:08First
71.9K views
1:52Treadmill
64.9K views
3:07Beautiful People And A Bridge Troll
62.5K views
2:40The Miracle Of Childbirth
61K views
2:35Great Food Is Cooked By Psychos
55.5K viewsGuest appearances (124)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Patton Oswalt.
Guest appearances 73 to 96 of 124.
1:57Patton Oswalt Met His Wife On Facebook | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
59.9K views
21:14Patton Oswalt: Trump celebrating Stephen Colbert going off the air means he doesn't get what's next
Dean Obeidallah
56.5K views
1:16Patton Oswalt: "Happy" Is The Most Messed Up Show I’ve Ever Been A Part Of | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
50K views
3:17Patton Oswalt on Tom Segura's Dance Video
Bert Kreischer
49.2K views
10:30How death changed Patton Oswalt
Neal Brennan
45.8K views
1:10:59Patton Oswalt's Encyclopedic Film Knowledge | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
42.8K views
0:08Patton Oswalt feels _____ about being Conan's friend.
Conan O'Brien
40.2K views
2:16Patton Oswalt: I Would Be A Really Good Oscars Host | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
39.5K views
2:45Patton Oswalt on New Comedy Special
Jimmy Kimmel
38.1K views
4:45Patton Oswalt on the True Crime industry
Neal Brennan
37.5K views
1:05:19Breaking Bread with Patton Oswalt
Tom Papa
33.2K views
0:25Why Is Patton Oswalt Is Offended By Howie Mandel?
Howie Mandel
32.2K views
2:06:01Guest Host Tom Scharpling, Patton Oswalt & Bob Baker Marionettes! (OHL Ep 229 11/17/22)
Tim Heidecker
32K views
1:59:25Spend some time with Patton Oswalt
Jimmy Pardo
30.9K views
44:57Patton Oswalt (FULL EPISODE) | Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Conan O'Brien
29.3K views
0:58Patton Oswalt: "Life is EASIER as a Sociopath"
Neal Brennan
28.5K views
1:03:48Patton Oswalt and Howie Mandel's EPIC Supernatural Debate
Howie Mandel
28.1K views
5:25Patton Oswalt’s Daughter Is Really Into "The Matrix" | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
27K views
1:24:15Will Forte, Patton Oswalt and Dino Stamatopoulos (Full Episode) | Humor Me with RobertSmigel&Friends
Robert Smigel
25.1K views
3:21Patton Oswalt: Buffets Are Coming Back So Hard - CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
24.9K views
5:09Patton Oswalt & Conan Miss Their Hair & Makeup Teams | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
21.8K views
1:11Patton Oswalt brutally slams Trump for taking a victory lap over Stephen Colbert's show ending
Dean Obeidallah
20.6K views
0:32Patton Oswalt did great in Ratatouille
Neal Brennan
19.8K views
4:39Patton Oswalt Tweets The Perfect Trump News Fail
Jimmy Dore
19.8K viewsChannels on this page: Conan O'Brien, Dean Obeidallah, Bert Kreischer, Neal Brennan, Tom Papa, Jimmy Kimmel, Howie Mandel, Tim Heidecker, Jimmy Pardo, Robert Smigel, Jimmy Dore
Frequently asked questions
What is Patton Oswalt best known for?
He is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for playing Spence Olchin in The King of Queens and voicing Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007).
Has Patton Oswalt won a Grammy Award?
Yes, he has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album seven times and won in 2017 for his seventh album Talking for Clapping (2016).
When did Patton Oswalt start doing stand-up?
He began performing stand-up comedy on July 18, 1988, and released his first comedy album 222 (Live & Uncut) in 2003.
Where did Patton Oswalt go to college?
He attended the College of William & Mary, majoring in English and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1991, and was made an honorary Doctor of Arts there in May 2023.
How did Patton Oswalt get his name?
He was named after General George S. Patton; his father Larry J. Oswalt was a career United States Marine Corps officer.
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