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Will Forte Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1970-06-17

Birthplace:
Alameda, California, USA

Credits:
163 Total Roles

Will Forte

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Coyote vs. Acme MOVIE Kevin Avery
2026 The Breadwinner MOVIE Keegan
2025 Sunny Nights TV Martin
2025 Downey Wrote That MOVIE Self
2025 Haunted Hotel TV Nathan (voice)
2025 The Four Seasons TV Jack
2025 Win or Lose TV Coach Dan (voice)
2025 Kinda Pregnant MOVIE Josh Lewis
2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2024 The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special MOVIE Self (archive footage)

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