Patton Oswalt continues to leave his distinctive imprint across all areas of entertainment\, from his award-winning comedy specials to his many guest roles on television. His most recent comedy special \;We All Scream \;(which also marked his directorial debut) launched on Netflix last September and Oswalt was recently nominated for a Grammy for his comedy album. \;Last year\, he starred in the Magnolia Pictures comedy \;I Love My Dad\, \;winner of the Grand Jury and Audience awards at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival. \;
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\n\nOswalt \;was \;nominated for \;a Critics Choice Award for his \;performance in Jason Reitman&rsquo\;s film \;Young Adult\, starring opposite \;Charlize \;Theron. In 2009\, he also \;received critical acclaim for his performance in Robert Siegel&rsquo\;s \;Big Fan\; \;the film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and \;Oswalt \;earned a Gotham Award nomination for his performance. \;
\n\nOswalt \;has \;appeared in \;many films\, including \;The Circle\, alongside Tom Hanks\, \;The Secret Life of Walter Mitty \;and \;Zoolander\, both directed by Ben Stiller\, Steven \;Soderbergh&rsquo\;s \;The Informant \;with Matt Damon\, and alongside Seth \;Rogen \;in Jody Hill&rsquo\;s \;Observe and Report\, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson&rsquo\;s \;Magnolia \;and Todd Phillips&rsquo\; \;Starsky and Hutch.
\n\nOswalt&rsquo\;s past television work includes memorable roles on \;Parks and Recreation\, \;which brought him a TV Critics Choice Award\, \;A.P. Bio\, \;Veep\, United States of Tara\, \;Seinfeld \;(his TV acting debut)\, and many more. He is also very well known for playing &lsquo\;Spence&rsquo\; on \;The King of Queens \;for nine seasons. \; \;Oswalt is also the narrator on ABC&rsquo\;s \;hit \;comedy \;The \;Goldbergs. \; \;He provided the voice for &lsquo\;Remy&rsquo\; the rat in Pixar&rsquo\;s Oscar®\; winner \;Ratatouille\, and his other voice credits include &lsquo\;Max&rsquo\; in \;The Secret Life of Pets 2\, \;Sorry To Bother You\, the SYFY series \;Happy!\, \;Rick and Morty\, \;Archer\, and \;BoJack \;Horseman. \;
\n\nIn 2020\, Oswalt&rsquo\;s Emmy nominated Netflix special \;I Love Everything \;was widely applauded upon release\, and he received a Grammy nomination for his comedy album of the \;same \;name. \;In 2017\, he received Grammy and Emmy nominations for his album and Netflix special \;Annihilation\, which addresses his own devastating loss and dealing with the unexplainable\, while making it all painfully funny. \; In 2016\, he won the Emmy for &lsquo\;Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special&rsquo\; for \;his sixth comedy special \;Talking for Clapping \;and a Grammy Award in 2017 for his comedy album. \;He has been nominated for a total of six Grammys and four Emmys. \; Oswalt \;has shot \;eight \;TV specials and released seven \;critically acclaimed albums &mdash\; in 2009\, \;Patton \;received his first Grammy nomination for his album \;My Weakness Is Strong. \;
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