Patton Oswalt
| Patton Oswalt | |
|---|---|
 Oswalt in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Patton Peter Oswalt |
| Born | (1969-01-27) January 27, 1969 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor, insult comedy, sarcasm, satire, deadpan |
| Subject(s) | Popular culture, current events, politics, religion |
| Spouse | Michelle McNamara (m. 2005; died 2016) Meredith Salenger (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relative(s) | Matt Oswalt (brother) |
| Website | Official website  |
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and writer. He is known for his role as Spencer Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), voicing Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007), co-starring alongside Charlize Theron in Young Adult (2011) and guest starring as Eric Koenig on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2017). Oswalt has appeared in six stand-up specials and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).
Oswalt made his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", appeared in the superhero film Blade: Trinity (2004), starred in the comedy-drama film Big Fan (2009) and the series The Heart, She Holler (2011–2014). He currently narrates the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–present) as the adult Adam F. Goldberg, voiced male Jesse in the video game Minecraft: Story Mode, stars in the 2017 revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000, voices the title character in the crime comedy series Happy! (2017–present) and co-stars as Principal Ralph Durbin on A.P. Bio (2018–present).
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Stand-up comedy
3 Personal life
4 Discography
4.1 Albums
4.2 EPs
4.3 Compilation album appearances
5 Filmography
5.1 Film
5.2 Television
5.3 Video games
5.4 Music videos
6 Works and publications
6.1 Autobiography
6.2 Non-fiction
6.3 Comics
7 References
8 External links
Early life
Oswalt was born January 27,[1][2] 1969,[3] in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Carla (née Runfola) and Larry J. Oswalt, a career United States Marine Corps officer.[4] He was named after General George S. Patton.[5] He has one younger brother, Matt Oswalt, a comedy writer best known for the YouTube web series Puddin'. While he was a military brat, his family lived in Ohio and Tustin, California, before settling in Sterling, Virginia.[6] He is a 1987 graduate of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia. He subsequently graduated from The College of William & Mary, where he majored in English,[7] and was initiated into the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity.[8]
Career
Oswalt began performing stand-up comedy on July 18, 1988.[9] After writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he went on to garner notable roles in films and television shows, his film debut coming in the 1996 military comedy film Down Periscope alongside Kelsey Grammer and his television debut in the Seinfeld episode “The Couch”.[10] His most prominent and long-running role was as Spence Olchin on The King of Queens.[11] His first starring film role was as the voice of Remy, the lead character in the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille.[10] He has also appeared in smaller roles in such films as Magnolia[10] and 22 Jump Street.
Oswalt wrote the comic book story "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.[12] Expanding his voice artist repertoire, he began voicing the villainous character "Tobey" on PBS Kids GO! series WordGirl in 2007.[13] He also appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner. In August 2007, he appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav.[14] In 2007, he appeared on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, "The Original Fry Cook", as Jim. In 2008 Oswalt moderated a reunion panel of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast at the San Diego Comic-Con International.[15]
In 2009, Oswalt played Paul Aufiero, the leading role in Robert D. Siegel's 2009 directorial debut, Big Fan. He was to star in a 2010 Broadway revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart.[16] However, the show was postponed then eventually canceled due to Megan Mullally's departure from the production when the director denied her request to replace Oswalt due to his lack of stage experience.[17]
He starred in the Showtime drama The United States of Tara as Neil, an employee of Four Winds Landscaping.[18] He also provided the voice of Thrasher, a robot protagonist from the Cartoon Network show Robotomy.[19]
In 2011, Oswalt released the book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland.[20]
In November 2011, Oswalt played the role of Hurlan Heartshe in the surrealist comedy miniseries The Heart, She Holler on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Also in November 2011, Oswalt appeared in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.[10] In December 2011, Oswalt played Matt Freehauf in Jason Reitman's black comedy Young Adult.[11] In 2012, he played Billy Stanhope, ex-best friend of Ashton Kutcher’s Walden Schmidt on Two and a Half Men.[21]
As of September 2013, Oswalt narrates the TV series The Goldbergs.[22] He also had a recurring role as Constable Bob Sweeney in the fourth season of the FX series Justified.
Patton played the role of Agent Koenig on the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He later appeared in separate episodes as brothers Eric and Billy Koenig. He continued to appear in the second season as Billy and a third brother named Sam.
In January 2015, Oswalt's memoir Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film was published by Simon & Schuster. He also voiced the male version of Jesse in Minecraft: Story Mode, which was released in October 2015.
In November 2015, Oswalt was announced to be the second "Mad" to appear in the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000, as the son of Frank Conniff's character TV's Frank.[23][24]
Oswalt had a voice over role in science fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You,[25] which was released in theaters on July 6, 2018.[26]
Oswalt replaces Louis C.K. in the 2019 film The Secret Life of Pets 2 as the voice of main character Max. In addition, he is set to reprise his role as Professor Dementor in the Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible, a live action adaptation of the 2002-2007 animated series.
Stand-up comedy
Patton Oswalt at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International
Oswalt's stand-up comedy covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity, such as comic book supervillains and 1980s glam metal, to deeper social issues like American excess, materialism, foreign policy and religion. He also discusses his atheism in his stand-up. On February 28, 2009, Oswalt recorded his third comedy album at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It premiered on Comedy Central as Patton Oswalt: My Weakness is Strong on August 23, 2009, and was released on DVD August 25, 2009.[27]
In November 2009, an animated video of Patton's take on New Song's Christmas Shoes was posted on YouTube.[28] The track isn't found on any albums. The audio is claimed to be recorded at Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC.[29]
Oswalt's album, Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour, was released on September 19, 2011. The extended and uncensored DVD of this special was released in April 2012, a few days after its television premiere on Comedy Central.[30][31]
Oswalt's comedy special Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time was to be released on January 16, 2014 via online movie streaming website Epix, but was pushed back by the company for unknown reasons.[32] However, it did premiere on Comedy Central on April 6, 2014 and became available for purchase on April 8, 2014 in both DVD and CD format.[33]
Oswalt's comedy special Talking for Clapping was released on Netflix on April 22, 2016.[34]
Oswalt's comedy special Annihilation was released on Netflix on October 17, 2017.
Personal life
Oswalt married true crime writer[35] and journalist Michelle McNamara on September 24, 2005. They had one daughter together, born in April 2009.[36]
On April 21, 2016, McNamara died in her sleep in the family's Los Angeles, California, home. Her death was attributed to a combination of a previously undiagnosed heart condition and complications from prescribed medication (Adderall, Xanax, and Fentanyl).
[37] The season-three finale of The Goldbergs was dedicated to her memory. On August 1, 2016, Oswalt announced that he had been working to complete McNamara's nonfiction book on the Golden State Killer, which was left unfinished at the time of her death.[38] In September 2017, Oswalt announced that the book, titled I'll Be Gone in the Dark, was scheduled for release on February 27, 2018, and was subsequently available for preorders.[39] Less than two months after the book's release, on April 25, 2018, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department announced they had made an arrest in the Golden State Killer case. Oswalt posted a brief video to Instagram, saying: "I think you got him, Michelle."[40] He also posted on Twitter that same day, saying that he hoped to visit the suspect if he was indeed the Golden State Killer, "not to gloat or gawk - to ask him the questions that [McNamara] wanted answered in her 'Letter To An Old Man'" at the end of her book.[41]
He was confirmed to be engaged to actress Meredith Salenger in July 2017.[42] They were married in November 2017.[43][44]
In 2013, he teamed up with PETA and spoke out against chaining pet dogs, and sent a letter to the mayor and members of the city council of Newport News, Virginia, urging them to ban the practice.[45]
Oswalt is an outspoken atheist[46] and has referred to his atheism in his comedy specials: No Reason to Complain, Feelin' Kinda Patton, My Weakness Is Strong, and Finest Hour.
Oswalt's influences include Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor,[47]Emo Philips, Blaine Capatch, Bill Hicks, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sam Kinison, Steve Martin,[48][49] and Louis C.K.[49]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions[50] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top 200 | US Comedy | US Digital | US Indie | US Heat | |||
| 2003 | 222 | Chunklet Magazine | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Feelin' Kinda Patton | United Musicians | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Werewolves and Lollipops | Sub Pop | 137 | 1 | — | 18 | 4 |
| 2009 | My Weakness Is Strong | Warner Bros. | 67 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 2011 | Finest Hour | Comedy Central Records | 71 | 1 | — | 12 | — |
| 2014 | Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time | Comedy Central Records | 54 | 1 | 19 | 9 | — |
| 2016 | Talking for Clapping | A Special Thing Records | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Annihilation | Netflix | — | — | — | — | — |
EPs
Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton (2005) with Zach Galifianakis[51]
Melvins/Patton Oswalt split 7 (2006) with Melvins[52]
Comedians of Comedy Tour (2006)
The Pennsylvania Macaroni Company (2006) with Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, and Eugene Mirman[53]
Frankensteins and Gumdrops (2008) - available during the WFMU pledge drive
Compilation album appearances
Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Un & Only[54] (2002)- Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Good, The Bad, and the Drugly[55] (2006)
Comedy Death-Ray (2007)[56]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Down Periscope | Stingray Radioman | |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Blue Collar Guy | |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Delmer Darion | |
| 2000 | Desperate But Not Serious | Auteur No. 1 | |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Monkey Photographer | |
| 2002 | ZigZag | Shelly | |
| 2003 | Run Ronnie Run | Dozer | |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls | Larry | |
| 2004 | Taxi | Impound Cop | |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Hedges | |
| 2004 | Starsky and Hutch | Disco DJ | |
| 2004 | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2[57] | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | See This Movie | Felix | |
| 2005 | The Comedians of Comedy | Himself | Documentary; also executive producer |
| 2005 | Cake Boy | Cake Pervert | |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Techie Guy | |
| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Jeff Spoder | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Remy (voice) | Nominated — Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production |
| 2007 | Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Tommy (voice) | |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | The Hammer | |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Fred | |
| 2007 | Your Friend the Rat | Remy | Short film |
| 2008 | Super High Me | Himself | Documentary |
| 2008 | All Roads Lead Home | Milo | |
| 2009 | Observe and Report | Roger | |
| 2009 | Big Fan | Paul Aufiero | Nominated — Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Breakthrough Actor Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Ed Herbst | |
| 2009 | Al's Brain | Co-Worker | Short film |
| 2010 | Blood into Wine | Himself | Documentary |
| 2010 | Beautiful Darling | Andy Warhol, Truman Capote (voices) | Documentary |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Larry Juston | |
| 2011 | Young Adult | Matt Freehauf | New York Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Palm Springs International Film Festival: Chairman's Vanguard Award (shared with ensemble)[58] Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Virtuoso Award[59] Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor[60] Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd place) Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (3rd place) Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Roache | |
| 2012 | Nature Calls | Randy | |
| 2013 | Odd Thomas | Ozzie P. Boone | |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Todd Maher | |
| 2014 | Jason Nash Is Married | Producer | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | MC State History Professor | Uncredited cameo |
| 2014 | Mune: Guardian of the Moon | Mox (voice) | English dub |
| 2015 | Dude Bro Party Massacre III | Chief | Also co-producer |
| 2015 | Old/New | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2015 | Freaks of Nature | Stuart Miller | |
| 2015 | The Loneliest Stoplight | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Merv Griffin | |
| 2016 | Space Cop | Space Police Chief | |
| 2016 | Nerdland | Elliot (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Confirmation | Drake | |
| 2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Scorpion | |
| 2017 | The Circle | Tom Stenton | |
| 2017 | Please Stand By | Officer Frank | |
| 2018 | Nostalgia | Peter | |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Mr. Blank's White Voice (voice) | |
| 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Atom (voice) | |
| 2018 | Unlovable | Associate producer | |
| 2019 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Max (voice) | Replacing Louis C.K. from the first film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Video Store Clerk | Episode: "The Couch" |
| 1995–1997 | MADtv | Crip in Wheelchair | 1 episode; also writer |
| 1996 | NewsRadio | Guy | Episode: "The Trainer" |
| 1996, 1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Famous Mortimer, Man in Restaurant | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show | Seymour | Episode: "Bad Influence" |
| 1997 | HBO Half Hour Comedy Hour | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 1998 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Patton (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Pulp Comics: Margaret Cho | Various | Television special |
| 1998–2007 | The King of Queens | Spence Olchin | 122 episodes |
| 1999 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Eldon Michaels (voice) | Episode: "Sentries of the Last Cosmos" |
| 2000 | Super Nerds | Leslie | Pilot |
| 2000–2004 | Static Shock | Specs / Spectral (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | The Man Show | Weepum Buzzkillus | Uncredited Episode: "Juggy Car Wash" |
| 2002 | Home Movies | Helmet (voice) | Episode: "Renaissance" |
| 2002–2003 | Crank Yankers | Boomer (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2003–2006 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | DP, Skeeter, Ezekial (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | Kim Possible | Professor Dementor / Professor DeMenz (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2004 | The Fairly OddParents | Crimson Chin Writer | Episode: "The Big Superhero Wish" |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Zynx (voice) | Episode: "Pioneer Island" |
| 2004–2009 | Reno 911! | Various | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Carter Bogie | Episode: "Kids Putt-Putt/Double Dutch" |
| 2006 | Clark and Michael | Realtor | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Roaster | Television special |
| 2006 | Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2006 | Squidbillies | Shecky Chucklestein (voice) | Episode: "Survival of the Dumbest" |
| 2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | Mr. Groin (voice) | Pilot |
| 2006–2007 | The Batman | Cosmo Krank / Toymaker, Marty Slack (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Human Giant | Frat Boy, Let's Go Fan, The Wire Fan | 3 episodes; also consultant writer |
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Jim (voice) | Episode: "The Original Fry Cook" |
| 2007 | Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav | Roaster | Television special |
| 2007 | Reaper | Leon | Episode: "Leon" |
| 2007, 2008, 2016 | American Dad! | Bob Cinema, Ticket Man, Kiss Cam Operator (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Joshua Beard, Beaver Boys Doctor | 3 episodes |
| 2007–2017 | WordGirl | Theodore "Tobey" McCalister III, Robot, Various Voices | 36 episodes |
| 2008 | Lewis Black's Root of All Evil | Himself | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Flight of the Conchords | Elton John Impersonator | Episode: "Prime Minister" |
| 2009 | Iron Chef America | Himself | Episode: "Symon vs. Nawab: Pineapple" |
| 2009 | The Venture Bros. | Wonderboy (voice) | Episode: "Self-Medication" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Joel Mynor | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong | Himself | Stand-up special Nominated — Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album |
| 2009–2010 | Community | Nurse Jackie | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | United States of Tara | Neil | 21 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Bored to Death | Howard Baker | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Vincent Van Guy | Episode: "A Good Van is Hard to Find" |
| 2010 | Neighbors from Hell | Pazuzu (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2010 | Caprica | Baxter Sarno | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Volunteer Center Guy (voice) | Episode: "Volunteers" |
| 2010–2011 | Robotomy | Thrasher (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Futurama | Unattractive Giant Monster (voice) | Episode: "Benderama" |
| 2011 | Jon Benjamin Has a Van | Steven Drears | Episode: "House on the Lake" |
| 2011 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Florist with Tourette's Syndrome | Deleted scenes; episode: "An Arranged Marriage" |
| 2011 | Raising Hope | Rubin | Episode: "Bro-gurt" |
| 2011 | Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour | Himself | Stand-up special Nominated — Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album |
| 2011–2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Hurlan | 28 episodes |
| 2012 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Clyde the Pac Man Ghost (voice) | Episode: "Generic Holiday Special" |
| 2012 | Bob's Burgers | Moody Foodie (voice) | Episode: "Moody Foodie" |
| 2012 | Metalocalypse | Dr. Bartholomew Grahsrihajul, Klokateer (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Calvin Schmidt | 3 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Two and a Half Men | Billy Stanhope | 5 episodes |
| 2012, 2017 | The Simpsons | T-Rex, Bart's Guilt (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Portlandia | Thor83 | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Parks and Recreation | Garth Blundon | Episode: "Article Two" Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series |
| 2013 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Croackey (voice) | Episode: "Dinosaur" |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fire Marshall Boone | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Axe Cop | Sockarang (voice) | 12 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Justified | Constable Bob Sweeney | 6 episodes |
| 2013–present | The Goldbergs | Adult Adam F. Goldberg (voice) | 112 episodes |
| 2014 | 29th Independent Spirit Awards | Himself (host) | Television special Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials |
| 2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself | Episode: "How Would You Kill Superman?" |
| 2014 | Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time | Himself | Stand-up special Nominated — American Comedy Award for Comedy Special of the Year Nominated — Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album |
| 2014-2017 | Doc McStuffins | Count Clarence the Magnificent | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Mighty Med | Ed / The Exterminator | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Ducky | Episode: "Las Vegas" |
| 2014 | Gravity Falls | Franz (voice) | Episode: "The Golf War" |
| 2014–2016 | Drunk History | Charles Sumner, Mac Brazel, Explosives Expert | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Eric, Billy, Sam and Thurston Koenig[61] | 8 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | BoJack Horseman | Pinky Penguin, Various Voices | 11 episodes |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Mayor Hardy | Episode: "Cereal Killer" |
| 2015 | Maron | Himself | Episode: "Anti-Depressed" |
| 2015 | Rick and Morty | Beta Seven (voice) | Episode: "Auto Erotic Assimilation" |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Francisco (voice) | Episode: "Luck" |
| 2015–2017 | Veep | Teddy Sykes | 7 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Pickle and Peanut | Papa | 4 episodes |
| 2015–present | We Bare Bears | Nom Nom (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Archer | Alan Shapiro (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping | Himself | Stand-up special Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album |
| 2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | AMZ Host | Episode: "Madame President" |
| 2016 | Lady Dynamite | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | TripTank | Pegasus (voice) | Episode: "Crime Scene Investigation" |
| 2016 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Quibble Pants (voice) | Episode: "Stranger Than Fan Fiction" |
| 2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Derek Young | Episode: "Baxter's Confession" |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Himself | Television special |
| 2016–2018 | Those Who Can't | Gil Nash | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Zoolander: Super Model | Dr. Botoxo (voice) | Television film |
| 2017–present | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Castleman | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet | Dr. Charles Hasmedi | Episode: "We Can't Kill People!" |
| 2017 | 69th Writers Guild of America Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2017 | Dimension 404 | Uncle Dusty | Episode: "Cinethrax" |
| 2017 | Difficult People | Kenny Jurgens | Episode: "Fuzz Buddies" |
| 2017 | Patton Oswalt: Annihilation | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2017 | HarmonQuest | Sandpole | Episode: "Back to Sandman Desert" |
| 2017 | Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm | Appliance Al (voice) | Television special |
| 2017–2018 | Justice League Action | Space Cabbie (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Spider-Man | Uncle Ben, Chameleon (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Maynard McSnorter (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2017–present | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Max | 14 episodes |
| 2017–present | Happy! | Happy (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Robot Chicken | Brock, Quailman, Flamengo (voices) | Episode: "Strummy Strummy Sad Sad" |
| 2018 | Another Period | Interviewer | Episode: "Sex Nickelodeon" |
| 2018 | Spy Kids: Mission Critical | Mint Condition (voice) | Episode: "The Vinyl Countdown" |
| 2018 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Mr. Sparkles, Dispatch Voice (voices) | Episode: "Mr. Sparkles Loses His Sparkle" |
| 2018 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Jimmy Ron Cricket (voice) | Episode: "Jimmy Ron Cricket" |
| 2018–present | A.P. Bio | Principal Durbin | 13 episodes |
| 2019 | Kim Possible | Professor Dementor | Television film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The X-Fools | N/A | Writer |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Radio Station Caller | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Radio Caller | Appears on Heartland Values with Nurse Bob |
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | New World Order Caller, Reporter | |
| 2006 | Kim Possible: What's the Switch? | Professor Dementor | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Remy | |
| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am | DP, Skeeter | |
| 2013 | Metro: Last Light | Additional Voices | Uncredited |
| 2015–2017 | Minecraft: Story Mode | Jesse (Male), Romeo (Male Jesse form) | |
| 2017 | Ghostbusters VR: Now Hiring | Mooglie | Mobile game |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Another Perfect Day" | American Hi-Fi |
| 2011 | "Excuse" | The Ettes |
| 2013 | "The Magic Clap" | The Coup |
| 2014 | "Foil" | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 2015 | "Will You Dance?" | The Bird and the Bee |
| 2016 | "I Love the USA" | Weezer |
Works and publications
Autobiography
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OCLC 555639819
Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film (Simon & Schuster, 2015)
OCLC 885377924
Non-fiction
The Overrated Book (co-author with Henry H. Owings, Last Gasp, San Francisco, 2006)
OCLC 65203542
ISBN 0867196572
The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture for Fans & Bands (co-author with Henry H. Owings, Quirk Books, Philadelphia, 2008)
ISBN 1594742693
Oswalt, Patton (3 May 2016). "Patton Oswalt Remembers His Wife, Michelle McNamara: 'She Steered Her Life With Joyous, Wicked Curiosity'". Time.
Oswalt, Patton (2 December 2016). "Patton Oswalt's Year of Magical Parenting". GQ.
Comics
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (DC Comics, 2003)
The Goon: Noir (co-author with Thomas Lennon, Steve Niles and Eric Powell, Dark Horse Comics, 2007)- Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror 13 ( Bongo Comics 2007)
Justice League of America. Lightning saga (co-author with Brad Meltzer, Geoff Johns. DC Comics, 2008)
Serenity: Float Out (Dark Horse Comics, 2010)
Better Days and Other Stories (co-author with Will Conrad, Dark Horse Comics, 2011)
OCLC 751718642
Sky cake ! (co-author with Kona Morris, Jon Olsen, Chris Henry. Godless Comics, 2012)
OCLC 933277633
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Official website
Patton Oswalt on IMDb
Patton Oswalt at Comedy Central- Audio interview on The Sound of Young America from PRI.
"Interview with Oswalt from August 2006". maximumfun.org. Maximum Fun. on public radio program The Sound of Young America
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