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My Take
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.
Overview
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Oswalt began performing stand-up comedy in 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).
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1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film producer / writer / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Broad Run High School
- University
- College of William & Mary
Awards & achievements
- Critics' Choice Television Award
- Emmy Award
- Grammy Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.