Was born January 27, 1969 in the city of Portsmouth (Virginia), in the United States. His father was a Marine in the United States Army who used to be on missions while he was growing up. Perhaps for this reason it was that Oswalt a sarcastic and acid sense of humor must have been created that later exploded to the fullest.
In 1987 he graduated from the Broad Run High School, in his hometown, for a short time later to enroll in the College of William and Mary. There he received a degree in English Language, which he has used as a medium for all his works.
It wasn’t long before he started hanging out with comedic bars, as they had been his most enjoyable entertainment on nights off from college. He himself knew that he made almost all his friends laugh, so one night of amateurs he decided to go on stage to try something new. The audience laughed so hard at his material that the club owner asked him to come back with something more elaborate.
From that moment on, Oswalt He began to frequent an infinity of comedy clubs, showing all his quality by denouncing complicated topics such as religion or patriotism. He has stated that he equally hates George W. Bush and hippies, which has not worked well in some of the more entrenched states with these two icons of American culture.
However, many people enjoy his type of comedy, especially since he began to make appearances on the most diverse television shows since 1996.
Among his credits we can mention series such as “Seinfeld“,”Aqua Teen Hunger Force“,”Static Shock” Y “Crack Yankers“, among other. His most stable role has been that of Spence Olchin in the series “The King of Queens” of the CBS.
Oswalt has lent his voice to an infinity of characters from different animated series and video games such as the franchise “Grand Theft Auto”, Where he plays the announcers and their fans on the radio. He is also a writer, both of comics and scripts for comedy skits in the program “MAD TV“.
His last and most important recognition has been lending his voice to Remy,the protagonist of the animated film “Ratatouille”(2007).
In regards to your personal life, Patton married in September 2005 with Michelle McNamara, a comedy writer just like him.