Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt represents a career path I deeply respect: grind out stand-up sets from 1988 onward, build a voice nobody can imitate, and let everything else follow. Seven Grammy nominations for comedy albums, a win in 2017, and an Emmy are the receipts of a craftsman, not a flash in the pan. What makes him special to me is the range, because he can pivot from caustic nerd-culture riffs to genuinely tender acting and writing without losing his identity. A literature-minded kid from Virginia who turned encyclopedic obsession into art, he proves that wit, persistence, and curiosity outlast almost any trend.

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Name (English)

Patton Oswalt

Name (Japanese)

パットン・オズワルト

Reading

ぱっとん・おずわると

Born

January 27, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film producer / writer / television producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

High school

Broad Run High School

University

College of William & Mary

Awards & achievements

• Critics' Choice Television Award
• Emmy Award
• Grammy Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.pattonoswalt.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pattonoswalt/
• Xhttps://x.com/pattonoswalt
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton%20Oswalt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q374065

Tags

• Virginia
• actor
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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