Orville Willis Forte IV, best known as
Will Forte (born June 17, 1970) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
,
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
, and
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
.
Forte was born in
Alameda County, CaliforniaAlameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 1,443,741, making it the 7th largest county in the state, and by 2006 it was estimated 1,457,426...
, the son of Patricia C. (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
Stivers) and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in
Lafayette, CaliforniaLafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 23,908. It is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War...
and graduated from
Acalanes High SchoolAcalanes High School was the first of several high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California. It was built in 1940 on what was then a tomato field. Lafayette businessman M.H. Stanley suggested the name "Acalanes," likely after a local Native American Bay Miwok...
and
UCLAThe University of California, Los Angeles is a research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. It was founded in 1919 and is the second-oldest general-purpose campus in the University of California system...
with a
historyHistory is the study of the human past, with special attention to the written record. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it often attempts to investigate objectively the patterns...
degree. While at UCLA, he was a member of the
Lambda Chi AlphaLambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America, by its own count, having initiated more than 270,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole,...
international fraternity.
Characters:
- Andy (a receptionist who annoys people by shouting "Oh, no!" when he answers the phone)
- Tim Calhoun, an awkward fictional political candidate
- The Falconer
- Patrick Kelly of The Kelly Brothers
- Lyle Kane
- Cardinal Riccio
- a Lundford dancer
- MacGruber
MacGruber is a Saturday Night Live sketch that is a parody of the show MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig . Richard Dean Anderson has also appeared on MacGruber. The shorts are written by Will Forte, John Solomon , and Jorma Taccone...
- a meatball-eating crew member of the Vinny Vedecci show
- one of the guys (along with Jason Sudeikis
Jason Daniel Sudeikis is an American actor and comedian.-Personal life:Sudeikis was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and is of partial Lithuanian descent. He moved to Overland Park, Kansas with his family as a child. Jason considers Overland Park, Kansas to be his hometown...
, Bill HaderWilliam "Bill" Hader is an Emmy- and Peabody award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and repertory player on Saturday Night Live...
and a host) who tells a past memory after listening to a classic song in the Song MemoriesSong Memories is a recurring sketch on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.-Premise:Each sketch starts off with four guys either sitting down at a restaurant, or, in a more recent sketch, taking a road trip while drinking beers. Another more recent one took place, strangely, at a funeral...
sketches
- Neil the Introvert
- Hamilton, a blond funeral/wedding speaker who wears aviator sunglasses and whose speeches always contain racist comments about President Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
(though his appearance on the Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor episode didn't have this).
Orville Willis Forte IV, best known as
Will Forte (born June 17, 1970) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
,
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
, and
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
.
Early life
Forte was born in
Alameda County, CaliforniaAlameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 1,443,741, making it the 7th largest county in the state, and by 2006 it was estimated 1,457,426...
, the son of Patricia C. (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
Stivers) and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in
Lafayette, CaliforniaLafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 23,908. It is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War...
and graduated from
Acalanes High SchoolAcalanes High School was the first of several high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California. It was built in 1940 on what was then a tomato field. Lafayette businessman M.H. Stanley suggested the name "Acalanes," likely after a local Native American Bay Miwok...
and
UCLAThe University of California, Los Angeles is a research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. It was founded in 1919 and is the second-oldest general-purpose campus in the University of California system...
with a
historyHistory is the study of the human past, with special attention to the written record. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it often attempts to investigate objectively the patterns...
degree. While at UCLA, he was a member of the
Lambda Chi AlphaLambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America, by its own count, having initiated more than 270,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole,...
international fraternity.
Saturday Night Live
Characters:
- Andy (a receptionist who annoys people by shouting "Oh, no!" when he answers the phone)
- Tim Calhoun, an awkward fictional political candidate
- The Falconer
- Patrick Kelly of The Kelly Brothers
- Lyle Kane
- Cardinal Riccio
- a Lundford dancer
- MacGruber
MacGruber is a Saturday Night Live sketch that is a parody of the show MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig . Richard Dean Anderson has also appeared on MacGruber. The shorts are written by Will Forte, John Solomon , and Jorma Taccone...
- a meatball-eating crew member of the Vinny Vedecci show
- one of the guys (along with Jason Sudeikis
Jason Daniel Sudeikis is an American actor and comedian.-Personal life:Sudeikis was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and is of partial Lithuanian descent. He moved to Overland Park, Kansas with his family as a child. Jason considers Overland Park, Kansas to be his hometown...
, Bill HaderWilliam "Bill" Hader is an Emmy- and Peabody award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and repertory player on Saturday Night Live...
and a host) who tells a past memory after listening to a classic song in the Song MemoriesSong Memories is a recurring sketch on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.-Premise:Each sketch starts off with four guys either sitting down at a restaurant, or, in a more recent sketch, taking a road trip while drinking beers. Another more recent one took place, strangely, at a funeral...
sketches
- Neil the Introvert
- Hamilton, a blond funeral/wedding speaker who wears aviator sunglasses and whose speeches always contain racist comments about President Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
(though his appearance on the Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor episode didn't have this). Prior to his appearance on the Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor episode, Hamilton's name was never mentioned and was simply known as the "Anti-Obama speaker".
- insane criminal/child molestor/serial rapist Jeff Montgomery.
- Member of the reverse rock band Jon Bovi
- Mr. Dillon
- Carl
Impressions:
- Greg Allman
- Evan Bayh
Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is an American Democratic politician who has served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana since 1999 and earlier served as Governor of Indiana....
- George W. Bush
George Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
- Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell , better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, and occasional television director. Bell is commonly associated with his real-life best friend Josh Peck, who co-starred with him in both The Amanda Show, with Amanda Bynes, and Drake & Josh...
- Jennifer Finney Boylan
Jennifer Finney Boylan is an American author and professor at Colby College. She has openly discussed being a trans woman....
- Tom Coburn
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- Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Carson Culkin is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. At the height of his fame he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple. He was also best friends with late entertainer Michael...
- Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLay in Laredo, Texas is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who represented Sugar Land, Texas from 1984 until 2006. He was Republican House Majority Leader from 2003–2005, when his legal problems forced him to step down. In 2005, a Texas court charged DeLay with...
- John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician who served one term as U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth...
- Tim Geithner
- Newt Gingrich
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- Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall is an American rock singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as half of the music duo Hall & Oates , who also served as lead vocalist.Guitarist Robert Fripp, who collaborated with Hall in the late 1970s and early '80s, has...
- Benny Hill
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill was an English comedian, actor and singer, notable for his long-running television programme The Benny Hill Show.- Beginnings :...
- Lance Ito
Lance Allan Ito is an American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his presiding decision during the O. J. Simpson murder trial. He currently hears felony criminal cases at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.-Early life and career:Ito was born to Jim and Toshi Ito...
- Bruce Jenner
William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite, and television personality, known principally for winning the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....
- Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Paul Kartheiser is an American actor. As a child actor in the 1990s, he starred in The Indian in the Cupboard , Alaska and Masterminds . He later moved on to more mature roles in independent films...
(as Pete Campbell on "Mad MenMad Men is an American period drama television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The show is broadcast on the American cable network AMC and is produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007 and completed its second season on October 26, 2008...
")
- Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog is one of puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creations, first introduced in 1955. Kermit was performed by Henson until his death in 1990. Since then he has been performed by Steve Whitmire. He was voiced by Frank Welker in Muppet Babies and occasionally in animation...
- Nick Lachey
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Lachey is an American pop singer, actor, producer, television host, and television personality who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees....
- Chad Lowe
Charles “Chad” Lowe is an American television actor. He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his starring role in Life Goes On as a man suffering with HIV. He has also had recurring roles on ER, Melrose Place, and Now and Again...
- Zell Miller
Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....
- Constantine Maroulis
Constantine James Maroulis , is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty and the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series American Idol...
- Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...
(as a young man; Michaels often makes cameos as himself)
- Michael Moloney
Michael C. Moloney is an Decorator and television personality who appears as a regular personality on reality television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition...
- Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray is an American actor, former fashion model and spokesperson. Murray became an international household name after landing the lead role in The CW television series One Tree Hill where he portrays Lucas Scott...
- The Great Gazoo
The Great Gazoo is a character from The Flintstones animated series. He first appeared on the show on October 29, 1965. The Great Gazoo was voiced by Harvey Korman.-Biography:...
- General David Petraeus
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- Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, and for his role as Cypher in The Matrix.-Personal life:...
- Jorge Ramos
- Mark Sellers
- George Soros
George Soros is an American currency speculator, stock investor, businessman, philanthropist, and political activist....
- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...
- Alec John Such
Alec John Such is the former bassist for the band Bon Jovi. He left the band in 1994 and has not been officially replaced...
- Rick Wagoner
George Richard "Rick" Wagoner, Jr. is an American businessman and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors. Wagoner resigned as Chairman and CEO at General Motors on March 29, 2009, at the request of the White House...
- Jack White
- Brian Williams
Brian Douglas Williams is the American anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the evening news program of the NBC television network. Williams replaced Tom Brokaw on December 2, 2004. Previously, Williams was the network's chief White House correspondent and host of The News with Brian...
- Joe Wilson
Addison Graves Wilson, Sr., most commonly known as Joe Wilson , is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He was a former U.S. Army lawyer, South Carolina State Senator , and since 2001 has represented the state's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives...
.
He also made an appearance on
Night of Too Many Stars, including a moment where he and
Fred ArmisenFred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and musician, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Personal life:...
kissed on stage. He was the star of a memorable sketch with
Peyton ManningPeyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. One of only two three-time NFL MVPs, he is statistically regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time...
, in which he used "Casino Royale" by
Herb AlpertHerbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass or just TJB...
to pump up a room full of basketball players. His motivational dance gets so out of control that even Manning joins in and starts playing his leg like a guitar. The sketch was featured on
SNL: The Best of 06-07 and
SNL Sports Extra '09. A remake of the sketch (where a coach tries to motivate a losing swim team) appeared on the
Michael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer, frequently cited as the greatest swimmer and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian...
/
Lil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager...
episode as part of the closing credits of the SNL special,
SNL Sports Extra '09 (a clip show special featuring many memorable sketches and segments from episodes hosted by and featuring sports stars, such as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Michael Phelps).
In a March 2009 interview on
Anytime with Bob KushellAnytime with Bob Kushell is a five-minute talk show produced for Sony Pictures Television and their online portal "". The show consists of a single monologue joke, a field-piece/desk bit, and a celebrity interview...
Forte admitted he "can't do accents very well."
Other work
Before joining
SNL, Forte was a member of
The GroundlingsThe Groundlings is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
. He has written and/or produced on the
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
series
Late Show with David LettermanLate Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and bandleader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra,...
,
3rd Rock from the Sun3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. The show is about a group of extraterrestrials on an expedition of what they consider to be the least important planet, Earth , while posing as a human family of four, to observe human beings.- Basic premise :"As...
,
That '70s ShowThat '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 1976 to 12:00 AM, January 1, 1980. It debuted on the FOX television network on August 23, 1998 and ran for eight consecutive...
, and
ActionAction is a comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure. It aired on FOX during the 1999-2000 season. The series was critically praised for its irreverent, and sometimes hostile look at Hollywood culture. Thirteen episodes...
. Forte provided the voice of Abe Lincoln on the critically acclaimed but short-lived animated series,
Clone HighClone High is an American animated series that aired for one season on MTV and Teletoon. It has officially been on hiatus since March 17, 2003....
. He was a consultant on another short-lived animated series,
God, the Devil and BobGod, the Devil and Bob is a short-lived animated television series that was broadcast on NBC in March 2000. It was created by Matthew Carlson.It is currently broadcasted on the Philippine channel Maxxx...
. He made a cameo in the movie
Around the World in 80 DaysAround the World in 80 Days is a 2004 comedy/adventure film based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name. It stars Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan and Cécile de France. The film is set in 19th-century Britain and centers on Phileas Fogg , here reimagined as an eccentric inventor and his efforts to...
and was in the
Broken LizardBroken Lizard is a comedy group best known for its films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. The five members of the group are Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske...
film
BeerfestBeerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include James Roday, Hugh Elliot, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, MC Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Daniel "Ducky"...
. Forte made an appearance on
Demetri MartinDemetri Martin is an Emmy Award–nominated and Perrier comedy award–winning Greek-American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a standup comedian and as a contributor on The Daily Show...
's album,
These Are JokesThese Are Jokes is the first CD/DVD set from American comedian Demetri Martin. Some of the jokes have previously appeared on his Comedy Central Presents special as well as his portion of the compilation Invite Them Up....
and guest starred in an episode of the CBS comedy
How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays...
. Forte is a recurring guest on the
Adult SwimAdult Swim, often stylized as [adult swim] and abbreviated as [as], is an adult-oriented cable television network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM ET/PT in the United States and broadcasting in countries such as Australia and Japan...
's comedy programs
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Adult Swim...
, Forte also appeared on
The Young Person's Guide to HistoryYoung Person's Guide to History is a two part special produced by Funny Garbage, the creators of Saul of the Mole Men and features most of the same actors and creative team. It was originally titled Thomas Jefferson American Phantasm. Part 1 aired on October 27, 2008 and Part 2 aired on November 3,...
, a television special on Adult Swim. On March 31, 2009 he appeared on SNL alum Jimmy Fallon's
Late Night with Jimmy FallonLate Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
.
Forte wrote the film
The Brothers SolomonThe Brothers Solomon is a comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte.-Plot:John and Dean are two sheltered happy-go-lucky brothers who want nothing more than to please their ailing father . Deciding a grandson will do the trick, the clueless boys set out to...
, in which he stars opposite
Will ArnettWilliam Emerson "Will" Arnett is a Canadian actor known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the FOX comedy Arrested Development. Since his success on Arrested Development, Arnett has landed major film roles. He recently played supporting roles in the comedy films Semi-Pro, Blades of...
(husband of former
SNL castmember
Amy PoehlerAmy Meredith Poehler is an American actress and comedienne. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls alongside Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008...
). He is writing the script to the movie
Parental Guidance SuggestedExtreme Movie is a 2008 film composed of sketches focusing on teen sex. The comedy's skits cover topics such as being in a porno, "the next level", and a guy who loves Abraham Lincoln...
with fellow
SNL castmember
Andy SambergDavid Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live....
. He will appear in the 2009 film
Brief Interviews with Hideous MenBrief Interviews with Hideous Men is a 2009 film scripted and directed by John Krasinski, based on a short story collection of the same name by David Foster Wallace. In the film, Sara Quinn, played by actress Julianne Nicholson, is interviewing men as part of her graduate studies...
, directed by
John KrasinskiJohn Burke Krasinski is an American actor, film director and writer. He has acted in several films, including Shrek the Third, Leatherheads, License to Wed and Away We Go, but is most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office.-Early life:Krasinski was born in the Brighton...
and adapted from the
short story collection of the same titleBrief Interviews with Hideous Men is a collection of twenty-three short stories by David Foster Wallace. Several of the stories, all entitled "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men," are presented as transcripts of interviews with male subjects. Each male has some repulsive characteristic upon which...
. The comedy troupe
Broken LizardBroken Lizard is a comedy group best known for its films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. The five members of the group are Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske...
(with whom Will worked on the comedy
BeerfestBeerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include James Roday, Hugh Elliot, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, MC Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Daniel "Ducky"...
) stated on their
MyspaceMySpace is a social networking website. Its headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California, USA, where it shares an office building with its immediate owner, Fox Interactive Media, which is owned by News Corporation. MySpace became the most popular social networking site in the United...
page that Will has a cameo in their upcoming comedy
The Slammin' SalmonThe Slammin' Salmon is a 2009 film by Broken Lizard. The film is about the owner of a restaurant initiating a contest to see which of his waiters can earn the most money in a single night, with a prize of $10,000. For the loser, a beating by the owner, Cleon Salmon...
.
Forte guest starred on HBO's
Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the Conchords is an Emmy-nominated television comedy series that follows the adventures of the Flight of the Conchords, a two-man novelty band from New Zealand, as its members seek fame and success in New York City...
as a "semi-professional" actor who poses as a record company executive, as well as CBS's
How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays...
as one of Barney's co-workers and potential new wingman.
Forte has also guest voiced on the
American Dad episode "
Family Affair-Plot:When the Smiths try to plan a Monopoly game night, Roger backs out, saying that he has a last-minute rehearsal for an upcoming play. The Smiths go to the theatre to see him, but find out that it has been closed for nearly two years...
," as a Disneyland security guard. He has also guest voiced in the episode "
Every Which Way But Lose"Every Which Way But Lose" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the animated series American Dad!.According to the website, this episode took third in the Nielsen ratings for its original airdate, behind ABC's Desperate Housewives and NBC's Celebrity Apprentice...
," as Mayor Woodside.
Forte also lent his voice to
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and DamnedGrand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is the first of two episodic expansion packs developed for the Xbox 360 version of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, developed by Rockstar North. It was released on 17 February, 2009...
and played a radio host called "Martin Serious".
In 2009, Forte became a regular voice cast member in the Fox comedy series, "Sit Down, Shut Up". He voices Vice Principal Stuart Proszakian, a former prison clown now working as Knob Haven High's vice-principal. The series premiered on April 19, 2009.
Kenan ThompsonKenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian who is currently a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his titular role in Fat Albert, his role as a former cast member of All That, and for his starring role as Kenan Rockmore in the sitcom Kenan & Kel. He resides in Los...
,
Kristin ChenowethKristin Chenoweth is an American singer, musical theatre, film, and television actress, and author. Some of her best-known roles have included her role as Sally Brown in Broadway's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, her role as Glinda in Broadway's Wicked, and her role as Annabeth Schott in...
,
Jason BatemanJason Kent Bateman is an American actor. After starring in several 1980s sitcoms, Bateman played the role of Michael Bluth on the television sitcom Arrested Development...
,
Tom KennyThomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American voice actor and comedian, noted for his long-running role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name. He also voices Gary, the French narrator and others...
,
Nick KrollNick Kroll is an actor, writer and comedian. He currently voices the character Stu on the HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim. In 2008, Kroll co-starred in the ABC sitcom Cavemen based on the popular GEICO Cavemen commercials and is a regular commentator on VH1's Best Week Ever...
,
Cheri OteriCheri Oteri is an American comic actress, best known for her roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000.-Personal life:...
,
Will ArnettWilliam Emerson "Will" Arnett is a Canadian actor known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the FOX comedy Arrested Development. Since his success on Arrested Development, Arnett has landed major film roles. He recently played supporting roles in the comedy films Semi-Pro, Blades of...
and
Henry WinklerHenry Franklin Winkler is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days...
are the other main cast members.
Charitable Work
Forte serves on the Board of Directors of the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness.
Filmography
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| 2004 The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
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Around the World in 80 DaysAround the World in 80 Days is a 2004 comedy/adventure film based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name. It stars Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan and Cécile de France. The film is set in 19th-century Britain and centers on Phileas Fogg , here reimagined as an eccentric inventor and his efforts to...
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Policeman |
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| 2006 The year 2006 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top grossing films:...
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Beerfest Beerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include James Roday, Hugh Elliot, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, MC Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Daniel "Ducky"...
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Otto |
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| 2007 The year 2007 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top grossing films:...
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The Brothers Solomon The Brothers Solomon is a comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte.-Plot:John and Dean are two sheltered happy-go-lucky brothers who want nothing more than to please their ailing father . Deciding a grandson will do the trick, the clueless boys set out to...
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Dean Solomon |
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| 2008 The year 2008 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top grossing films:...
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Baby MamaBaby Mama is a comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Romany Malco and Dax Shepard.-Plot:...
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Scott |
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| 2009 The year 2009 has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top-grossing films:...
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The Slammin' Salmon The Slammin' Salmon is a 2009 film by Broken Lizard. The film is about the owner of a restaurant initiating a contest to see which of his waiters can earn the most money in a single night, with a prize of $10,000. For the loser, a beating by the owner, Cleon Salmon...
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Cameo |
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| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a 2009 film scripted and directed by John Krasinski, based on a short story collection of the same name by David Foster Wallace. In the film, Sara Quinn, played by actress Julianne Nicholson, is interviewing men as part of her graduate studies...
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Subject #72 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 computer-animated film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released on September 18, 2009, and is loosely based on the children's book of the same name by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett.The film features the...
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Joe Towne |
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| 2010 The year 2010 has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-2010:...
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MacGruber MacGruber is a Saturday Night Live sketch that is a parody of the show MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig . Richard Dean Anderson has also appeared on MacGruber. The shorts are written by Will Forte, John Solomon , and Jorma Taccone...
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Macgruber |
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