Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 17, 1970
Place of Birth:
Alameda, California, USA
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Will Forte
Biography
Orville Willis Forte IV (/ˈfɔːrteɪ/ FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation, MacGruber (2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). He received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the series: two for acting and one for writing.
After obtaining a history degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group The Groundlings. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he worked as a writer and producer on 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show. Forte played various roles in comedy before starring in the drama film Nebraska (2013). He has provided voice work for the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films (2009–2013), My Life as a Courgette, Get Squirrely (2016), Luis & the Aliens (2018), The Willoughbys and Scoob! (2020), also voicing Eddy in Disney XD's Lab Rats, and Abraham Lincoln in Clone High (2002–2003, 2023–2024), The Lego Movie films (2014–2019), Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (2014), America: The Motion Picture (2021), Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) and Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024–present).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Win or Lose | Coach Dan (voice) |
| 2025 | The Four Seasons | Jack |
| 2025 | Haunted Hotel | (voice) |
| 2024 | Bodkin | Gilbert Power |
| 2024 | Sausage Party: Foodtopia | Jack (voice) |
| 2023 | Clone High | Abe Lincoln (voice) |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Campos (voice) |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Older Scott Pilgrim (voice) |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Even Older Scott Pilgrim (voice) |
| 2023 | That '90s Show | Kiefer |
| 2023 | Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | Warden (voice) |
| 2022 | The Afterparty | Self |
| 2021 | HouseBroken | Shel (voice) |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth | Richard Fox / Pubba |
| 2021 | The Great North | Wolf Tobin (voice) |
| 2021 | MacGruber | MacGruber |
| 2020 | Flipped | Jann Melfi |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | |
| 2019 | Alien News Desk | Drexx Drudlarr (voice) |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Old Man on Plane |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2018 | The Shivering Truth | (voice) |
| 2018 | Craig of the Creek | Barry (voice) |
| 2017 | The Gong Show | Self - Judge |
| 2017 | Future Man | CASSIN-E |
| 2017 | No Activity | Dirk (voice) |
| 2015 | The Last Man on Earth | Phil Tandy Miller |
| 2015 | Moonbeam City | Red Cunningham (voice) |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Tyler / Hunter / Chet / Blue Helmet Kid (voice) |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Sock or Hat? | Self - Contestant |
| 2014 | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories | Will |
| 2014 | Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten | Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Eugene Michael Piss / Pissmaster (voice) |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Edwin Booth |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Tyler Cutebiker (voice) |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Chet Barnsider |
| 2012 | Lab Rats | Eddy |
| 2012 | Lab Rats | Eddy/Teddy |
| 2012 | Lab Rats | Eddy / Cheddy |
| 2011 | Allen Gregory | Stewart Rossmyre |
| 2011 | Up All Night | Reed |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Mr. Grant (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Kurt (voice) |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | Sit Down Shut Up | |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Kelly |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | |
| 2009 | The League | Chuck |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | |
| 2008 | Young Person's Guide to History | |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim | Chipper (voice) |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Ben |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Pall Willeaux |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Will Grello |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Dr. Reid Tamaranda |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | J.J. Pepper |
| 2006 | Campus Ladies | |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Paul L'astnamé |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Tomas |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Randy |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Jesus Christ (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Butt Insurance Salesman (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Charlie Greenfield (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Security Guard (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Mayor Woodside (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Convention Attendee (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Firefighter Henry Watkins (voice) |
| 2004 | Drawn Together | Kirk Cameron (voice) |
| 2002 | Clone High | Abe Lincoln / Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Alien (voice) |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Raw | MacGruber |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | King Toot (voice) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self |
| Expiration Date | Robin | |
| Sunny Nights | Marvin Martin |