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Will Forte
Actor

Will Forte

17 Jun 1970Born
56Age
122Credits
Alameda, California, USABirthplace

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).

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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

The 80 most recent of 122 credits.

  1. TBASynergy SystemsFilm: Narcissus
  2. TBAGoblinFilm
  3. 2026Coyote vs. AcmeFilm: Kevin Avery
  4. 2026The BreadwinnerFilm: Keegan
  5. 2026Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce DernFilm
  6. 2025Sunny NightsSeries: Martin (8 episodes)
  7. 2025Haunted HotelSeries: Nathan (voice) (10 episodes)
  8. 2025The Four SeasonsSeries: Jack (16 episodes)
  9. 2025Win or LoseSeries: Coach Dan (voice) (8 episodes)
  10. 2025Kinda PregnantFilm: Josh Lewis
  11. 2024An SNL ThanksgivingFilm: (archive footage)
  12. 2024Sausage Party: FoodtopiaSeries: Jack (voice) (7 episodes)
  13. 2024Thelma the UnicornFilm: Otis (voice)
  14. 2024BodkinSeries: Gilbert Power (7 episodes)
  15. 2023Scott Pilgrim Takes OffSeries: Older Scott Pilgrim (voice), Even Older Scott Pilgrim (voice) (1 episode)
  16. 2023KrapopolisSeries: Campos (voice) (1 episode)
  17. 2023Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left OutFilm: Cyrus
  18. 2023StraysFilm: Doug
  19. 2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenFilm: Gordon Lighthouse (voice)
  20. 2023Clone HighSeries: Abe Lincoln (voice) (20 episodes)
  21. 2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiSeries: Warden (voice) (2 episodes)
  22. 2023That '90s ShowSeries: Kiefer (1 episode)
  23. 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryFilm: Ben Scotti
  24. 2022Studio 666Film: Darren Sandelbaum
  25. 2021MacGruberSeries: MacGruber, Writer, Creator (8 episodes)
  26. 2021America: The Motion PictureFilm: Abraham Lincoln (voice)
  27. 2021Sweet ToothSeries: Richard Fox / Pubba (4 episodes)
  28. 2021HouseBrokenSeries: Shel (voice) (30 episodes)
  29. 2021Drunk BusFilm: Fred
  30. 2021The Great NorthSeries: Wolf Tobin (voice) (97 episodes)
  31. 2020Scoob!Film: Shaggy Rogers (voice)
  32. 2020The WilloughbysFilm: Tim Willoughby (voice)
  33. 2020FlippedSeries: Jann Melfi (11 episodes)
  34. 2019The LaundromatFilm: Doomed Gringo #1
  35. 2019Extra OrdinaryFilm: Christian Winter
  36. 2019Good BoysFilm: Max's Dad
  37. 2019The BoysSeries: Will Forte (uncredited) (1 episode)
  38. 2019BooksmartFilm: Doug
  39. 2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonSeries: Old Man on Plane (1 episode)
  40. 2019Alien News DeskSeries: Drexx Drudlarr (voice) (12 episodes)
  41. 2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartFilm: Abraham Lincoln (voice)
  42. 2018The Shivering TruthSeries: (voice) (1 episode)
  43. 2018Craig of the CreekSeries: Barry (voice) (1 episode)
  44. 2018A Futile and Stupid GestureFilm: Doug Kenney
  45. 2017Future ManSeries: CASSIN-E (1 episode)
  46. 2017No ActivitySeries: Dirk (voice) (7 episodes)
  47. 2017Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?Film: Will Grello
  48. 2017Tour de PharmacyFilm: French Gendarme
  49. 2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialFilm: Michael Fulton
  50. 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingFilm: Bagpipe Player
  51. 2016KeanuFilm: Hulka
  52. 2015The Ridiculous 6Film: Will Patch
  53. 2015Don VerdeanFilm: Pastor Fontaine
  54. 2015Moonbeam CitySeries: Red Cunningham (voice) (10 episodes)
  55. 20157 Days in HellFilm: Sandy Pickard
  56. 2015Staten Island SummerFilm: Griffith
  57. 2015She's Funny That WayFilm: Joshua Fleet
  58. 2015A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation CrackdownFilm: Cody (voice)
  59. 2015The Last Man on EarthSeries: Phil Tandy Miller, Writer, Creator (67 episodes)
  60. 2015An SNL ValentineFilm: (archive footage)
  61. 2015Star vs. the Forces of EvilSeries: Tyler / Hunter / Chet / Blue Helmet Kid (voice) (1 episode)
  62. 2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesSeries: Will (1 episode)
  63. 2014Apartment TroublesFilm: Simon
  64. 2014Michelangelo and Lincoln: History CopsFilm: Lincoln (voice)
  65. 201422 Jump StreetFilm: 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  66. 2014The Lego MovieFilm: Abraham Lincoln (voice)
  67. 2014Run & JumpFilm: Ted
  68. 2013Rick and MortySeries: Eugene Michael Piss / Pissmaster (voice) (1 episode)
  69. 2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Film: Chester V (voice)
  70. 2013NebraskaFilm: David Grant
  71. 2013Life of CrimeFilm: Marshall Taylor
  72. 2013Grown Ups 2Film: Male Cheerleader (uncredited)
  73. 2013Coffin DodgersFilm: Voice
  74. 2012The WatchFilm: Sergeant Bressman
  75. 2012Gravity FallsSeries: Tyler Cutebiker (voice) (13 episodes)
  76. 2012That's My BoyFilm: Phil
  77. 2012Rock of AgesFilm: Mitch Miley
  78. 2012The ImmigrantFilm: Will
  79. 2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieFilm: Allan Bishopman
  80. 2012Lab RatsSeries: Eddy, Eddy/Teddy, Eddy / Cheddy (18 episodes)

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