Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, actor, voice actor and writer he is the voice for mr. Peter patton oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comic and actor, known for his nerdphilosopher comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as brian posehn, david cross, zach galifiniakis, maria bamford, and blaine capatch. He wrote an appreciation of allen barons film blast of silence in sean phillipss comic book criminal phillips did the artwork for the criterion edition. Fanfavorite standup comedians team with comics funniest artists. He was married to true crime diary founder michelle mcnamara on 24 september 2005. Patton oswalt biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. I discovered him after a bingewatching session of watching all of louis cks comedy shows, and oswalt was the next recommended. A fan for all seasons posted by aaron hillis on august 26th one of the most irreverent, quickwitted and prolific standup comedians working today, patton oswalt is instantly recognizable from his tv appearances the king of queens, the united states of tara, voiceover work ratatouille and cameo roles. He has a daughter named alice, and was married to crime writer michelle. Sparkles loses his sparkle patton is known for having voiced the main character remy in disneys ratatouille. Feb 26, 2018 patton oswalt still cant recall the aftermath of his late wifes death. Patton oswalt talks the last 25 years of science fiction.
I know lester bangs wasnt technically a comic writer, but he always made me laugh reading him. Oswalt is vooral bekend als spence olchin, een kameraad van doug heffernan, uit the king of queens. Not counting when it gets revisited in 2015 as part of secret wars. Not only is he a hilarious standup comedian, screenwriter, and actor, patton oswalt is also famous for penning some pretty amazing comic books.
Popular comedian, noted comics evangelist and occasional comic book writer patton oswalt has purchased his last book from dc comics. Patton oswalt honors late wife michelle mcnamaras book cbs. Oswalt was born january 27, 1969, in portsmouth, virginia, to carla and larry j. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Patton oswalt previously worked with joss whedon in dollhouse. Patton oswalt talks the last 25 years of science fiction paste. Patton oswalt shares amazing theory about heath ledgers. Oct 26, 2016 patton oswalt talks his wifes death in times profile. Patton oswalt is a standup comic, the instigator of the comedians of comedy tour, and voice star of pixars ratatouille. His other television credits include appearances on seinfeld. Critics, intellectuals, and fans will be dissecting the film for years. But comedian and author patton oswalt has a plan to revive the subculture. Patton oswalt tries to impress neighbors with self. Dont be surprised if you find comedian patton oswalt thumbing through the bins at gotham city comics in downtown mesa sometime.
Mar 09, 2010 besides his career as an actor and comedian, patton oswalt has written a handful of comic books. He was chosen as entertainment weeklys it comedian in 2002. David letterman made me a better comic conan on tbs youtube patton oswalt on the birthday clown from hell conan on tbs duration. Patton oswalt marvel cinematic universe wiki fandom. Im patton oswalt and i play happy, an imaginary friend thats a goofy little blue unicorn. Five favorite films with patton oswalt jun 22, 2012 five favorite films with patton oswalt the actor, comedian and costar of seeking a friend for the end of the world picks five movies to watch before the apocalypse. On tuesday, patton oswalt weighed in with his thoughts on scorseses opinion. He has released four tv specials and four critically acclaimed comedy albums, including the grammynominated my weakness is strong. Annihilation 2017 full transcript comedian patton oswalt returns to netflix with patton oswalt. Reply on twitter 1260253895181262849 retweet on twitter 1260253895181262849 63 like on twitter 1260253895181262849 1981 twitter 1260253895181262849. Speaking of nerdy celebrities, its time to cue patton oswalt.
References to comic books and movies are a regular feature of. The best comic book or graphic novel of the last 25 years is. Always ready with a brilliant aerial maneuver and a terrible oneliner, wash was pilot of the fireflyclass ship serenity in joss whedons cultclassic tv series. Thats what happens when someone as smart as oswalt focuses his attention on the world of geek. Patton oswalt still cant recall the aftermath of his late wifes death. Oswalt, a career united states marine corps officer. Books by patton oswalt meet your next favorite book. He is a regular on late night with conan obrien 1993. The best comic book movie of all time, according to patton oswalt.
In this story line, the spider queen, assisted by jackal, develops a virus that first gives people spider powers, then mutates them into giant. Patton oswalt, standup comic and star of the secret life of pets 2 discusses a trippy tv soundtrack, a lifeaffirming classic film, and his other recent obsessions. Patton oswalt is an american standup comedian, writer, actor, and voice actor. But martin scorsese gets to have any goddamn opinion about film that he goddamn wants. He has appeared in other marvelbased projects such as blade. He has a daughter named alice, and was married to crime writer michelle mcnamara, until she suddenly passed away in april, 2016. He put together the comedians of comedy tour and television series. Sep 17, 2018 the creator of comics comics explains its secret origins. Going through a pandemic is a new experience for most of us, but we dont have to go through it alone. Patton oswalt ragequits dc comics following encounter with new. Christopher meloni, writer grant morrison and writerdirector brian taylor talk about the new series happy, which features patton oswalt as a voice.
Comedy meets comic books in this eclectic anthology featuring such voices as patton. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. Hed been married to michelle mcnamara for more than a decade when she suddenly died in her sleep on april 21, 2016. Patton oswalt is also a showrunner and main voice actor in m. Patton oswalt biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is patton oswalt. Besides his career as an actor and comedian, patton oswalt has written a handful of comic books. Patton oswalt, author of silver screen fiend the actor and comedian reveals in his new memoir, silver screen fiend, that he used to have a film addiction. Spider island is a huge event in spiderman, comprising 14 issues from the amazing spiderman and nearly twodozen issues of related comics. The series, as well as an additional voice in the episode mr. Even if were socially isolated, we can find solace in reading about the experiences of others, whether historical figures or some of our favorite comic heroes.
Patton oswalt shares compelling theory about the dark. Later, when i had a car and could ferris bueller my way out of school and spend an afternoon at the janus or orpheum in downtown d. Can you really be said to have a tv comic book adaptation, or superhero cinematic universe, if you dont have patton oswalt come in to play a. Oct 10, 20 after playing spencer in us sitcom the king of queens, patton oswalt will always be thought of as a nerd, and the labels not unfair. He said he now saw the lie of so many of his favorite comic books that portray the impact of a death in the family. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from patton oswalt at the discogs marketplace. Patton oswalt patton oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, writer, actor and voice actor known for roles such as spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens, voicing remy from the film ratatouille. Patton oswalt talks comic book movies, geek cultures, zombies. Patton oswalt is the author of the new york times bestseller zombie spaceship wasteland.
Patton oswalt adds the boys to his nighcomprehensive list of. Patton oswalts favorite superhero movie may be sam raimis spiderman 2, though he doesnt think its necessarily the best comic book. Reallife worlds finest by patton oswalt, troy nixey, and michelle madsen. Patton oswalt, jackie kashian, quinta brunson, paul scheer. You might remember that standup comedian and actor patton oswalt best known, of course, for his role in the comic book adaptation happy. Patton oswalt also voiced ben parker in marvels spiderman. The image youre seeing below is the public debut of frank stocktons cover art. Jul 23, 2017 christopher meloni, writer grant morrison and writerdirector brian taylor talk about the new series happy, which features patton oswalt as a voice of a flying blue horse. And true to form, the first volume has earned a special foreword from patton oswalt, one comedian equally unafraid of courting worthwhile controversy. Five favorite films with patton oswalt comics comics explains its secret origins. Patton oswalts top 10 the current the criterion collection. Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer, known for playing spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens 19982007, voicing remy in the pixar film ratatouille 2007, costarring opposite charlize theron in young adult 2011 and guest starring as the koenigs on agents of s. Acclaimed writeractorcomedian patton oswalt the goon, batman, jla, dollhouse, ratatouille brings back one of fireflys most beloved characters in this special spotlight issue.
Christopher nolans the dark knight is widely regarded as one of the best genre movies ever released. Oct 30, 2016 he said he now saw the lie of so many of his favorite comic books that portray the impact of a death in the family. Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer, known for playing spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens 19982007, voicing max in the secret life of pets franchise and remy in the pixar film ratatouille 2007, costarring opposite charlize theron in young adult 2011. Feb 27, 2020 after a bumpier than expected road to its release, mark russell and richard paces second coming is headed to a comic shop and bookstore near you, in a new collected paperback from ahoy comics. But he also makes it clear that there is no cure to grief and even his favorite comic books fail to portray that. In case you arent aware, patton oswalt is a big comics fan. I willingly obliged to continuing my streak with the a semifamiliar face, and the fine voiceactor of remy in ratatouille. May, 2018 christopher nolans the dark knight is widely regarded as one of the best genre movies ever released. The deeply personal and powerful standup special dives into the last year of pattons life, following the passing of his wife, and. He is famous for roles such as spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens, voicing remy in the film ratatouille 2007, and playing multiple identical brothers, the.
Im grant morrison and i write comic books that some you may have heard of, including the invisibles, batman, doom patrol, animal man, all star superman, and of course happy. His latest, coming out later this year, will be a serenity oneshot, drawn by patric reynolds, focusing on alan tudyks character wash from joss whedons space western. Between 1995 and 1999, patton oswalt lived with an unshakeable addiction. The 50yearold comedian, patton oswalt teased a new animated. May 14, 2018 critics, intellectuals, and fans will be dissecting the film for years.
How patton oswalt helped finish his late wifes brilliant. Welcome to the working week which dc really needs to get back in print, and a bart simpsons treehouse of horror story. Brings together christopher meloni and patton oswalt. Patton oswalt talks his wifes death in times profile. Feb 27, 2018 comedian patton oswalt is honoring the work of his late wife, michelle mcnamara.
Patton oswalt kind hearts and pearshaped schedules. So yeah, i was really looking forward to saying thanks. In the comic books series, cashs stormfront is a male character, a member of super team payback and representative of every nightmarish aspect of. Patton oswalts most popular book is ill be gone in the dark. Patton oswalt has 31 books on goodreads with 356936 ratings. Hes even written some comic stories including the recent serenity. Patton oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, writer, actor and voice actor known for roles such as spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens, voicing remy from the film ratatouille. This chair, and the series finale script signed by the entire cast and crew, plus my crew jacket and sony studio id, as well as the pair of doc marten boots i wore in every single episode, have always sat in one corner of my office, between the teetering shelves of books. Patton oswalt has been headlining at comedy clubs all over the united states since 1996, as well as appearing in his own standup specials on comedy central and hbo.
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