Patton Oswalt
Biography
Patton Oswalt is a stand-up comic and actor from the United States who started doing stand-up in 1988 and later wrote for MADtv and made his own HBO special in 1996. He made his film debut in Down Periscope (1996) and first appeared on television in a Seinfeld episode. His longest-running role was Spence Olchin on The King of Queens, and his first lead in a film came as the voice of Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007). Among his other movies are Magnolia (1999), Big Fan (2009), The Circle (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). He narrated The Goldbergs from 2013 to 2023 and played several Koenig brothers on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. His special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016) earned him a Primetime Emmy for writing and a Grammy for its album.
57years old
Turns 58 on January 27in 105 days
- Born Portsmouth
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 59
- Career span
- 30 years1996 to 2026
Genres
- Comedy78%, 46 films
- Adventure20%, 12 films
- Documentary19%, 11 films
- Drama17%, 10 films
- Action15%, 9 films
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First role
Oswalt voiced Remy, the main character, in Ratatouille, the 2007 Pixar movie that won an Academy Award. It was his first starring role in a film.
A role that slipped away
Oswalt was cast in a 2010 Broadway revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart. Megan Mullally quit after the director turned down her request to replace Oswalt, citing his lack of stage experience, and the show was postponed and then canceled.
First role
Patton Oswalt started doing stand-up comedy on July 18, 1988. He also wrote for MADtv and starred in his own comedy special for HBO in 1996.
Behind the camera
Oswalt wrote comics stories including "JLA: Welcome to the Working Week," a backup in Batman #600, and a story for The Goon Noir #01.
Patton Oswalt movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David S. Goyer directed two of these films, Robert Ben Garant two and Michael Blieden two. Ben Stiller appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Stiller's page
Thomas Lennon's page
Toby Huss's page
Zach Galifianakis's page
Nick Kroll's page
Bob Odenkirk's page
All films by David S. Goyer
All films by Robert Ben Garant
All films by Michael Blieden
Also three films together1 more actor
- Jimmy KimmelThe Super Bob Einstein Movie (2021), Dads (2019) and Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Patton Oswalt's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.5 billion
25 of the 59 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 59 films: 25 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 19 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 25Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 19Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$624M25.1% of the total
- 2$429M17.3% of the total
- 3$202M8.1% of the total
- 4$194M7.8% of the total
- 5$188M7.6% of the total
- 6$170M6.9% of the total
- 7$130M5.2% of the total
- 8$129M5.2% of the total
$418 millionfrom the other 17 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Emmy Award | Won | ||
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Grammy Awards | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Critics' Choice Television Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.