Patton Oswalt
Stand-up comedian from United States ๐บ๐ธ
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 97 to 120 of 124.
0:49Mark Normand & Patton Oswalt Talk NEW Sex Terms | We Might be Drunk
Mark Normand
17.7K views
0:49Patton Oswalt on FAKE Serial Killers like Hannibal Lecter
Neal Brennan
15.4K views
3:30Patton Oswalt Spills Secrets About Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. - CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
13.1K views
2:55Definitely/Sure/No Thanks/F*ck That with Patton Oswalt (Best of Office Hours)
Tim Heidecker
12.3K views
6:15Patton Oswalt: 'The Matrix Is Already Happening'
Dave Rubin
11.8K views
5:22Patton Oswalt Met His Late Wife At The Largo | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
10.9K views
2:24Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Brought Charo As His Date to the Emmys and Lost to Patton Oswalt
Robert Smigel
9.5K views
16:18Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt & Beth Stelling on Falling in Love
Neal Brennan
9K views
2:03The Art Of The White Voice by David Cross and Patton Oswalt (Sorry to Bother You)
David Cross
8.8K views
0:45The Pixies Doolittle changes Patton Oswalt's life
Josh Adam Meyers
7.5K views
4:16Patton Oswalt Is Calling His Next Special "Rambles, Groans" | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
6.3K views
0:56Patton Oswalt and the magic of words. | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
5.9K views
0:44The Pixies Doolittle with Patton Oswalt
Josh Adam Meyers
4.2K views
0:26Patton Oswalt Shares SECRET to a STRONGER Pelvic Floor
Howie Mandel
3K views
0:24Patton Oswalt REVEALS The truth behind Sex Scenes
Howie Mandel
3K views
0:33Patton Oswalt Discusses His FIRST EVER N*de Scene
Howie Mandel
2.7K views
0:28The Pixies Doolittle with Joey Santiago and Patton Oswalt
Josh Adam Meyers
2.5K views
1:03:11CMP 292 - Jessica Michelle Singleton - Stand Up Comedy, LA Mandates, Patton Oswalt Requires Jab
Chrissie Mayr
2.1K views
21:22Patton Oswalt talks how Trump ruined comedy, need to stand up to fascists and new Audible special
Dean Obeidallah
2.1K views
5:25Patton Oswalt just wants to make that one guy laugh
Jimmy Pardo
1.9K views
1:54Patton Oswalt slams Trump's attacks on comedians and free speech!
Dean Obeidallah
1.4K views
6:20Patton Oswalt Explains the Difference Between a Comedian and a Journalist
Tom Papa
1.3K views
1:19Patton Oswalt Advocates for Negging Christopher Leeโs Ghost
Robert Smigel
1.1K views
1:32Comedian Patton Oswalt talks about how Trump was raised by "monsters"
Dean Obeidallah
1.1K viewsChannels on this page: Mark Normand, Neal Brennan, Conan O'Brien, Tim Heidecker, Dave Rubin, Robert Smigel, David Cross, Josh Adam Meyers, Tom Papa, Howie Mandel, Chrissie Mayr, Dean Obeidallah, Jimmy Pardo
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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