You know Patton Oswalt as Spencer on The King of Queens, the voice of Remy in Ratatouille, an Internet rabble-rouser, and one of the funniest standup comedians around. But did you know he’s in NewsRadio and The Weird Al Show and Zoolander? To celebrate Oswalt’s return to Twitter, and because he’s one of our favorite people, here are 20 times you may have seen him and not realized it…
1. Seinfeld as “Clerk” (1994)
2. NewsRadio as “Guy” (1996)
3. Mr. Show as “Famous Mortimer” (1996) (go to 12 minutes in)
4. The Weird Al Show as “Seymour” (1997)
5. Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as “Patton” (1998)
6. Man on the Moon as “Blue Collar Guy” (1999)
7. Magnolia as “Delmer Darion” (1999)
8. Batman Beyond as Harry Knowles’ body double “Eldon Michaels” (2000)
9. “Another Perfect Day” music video by American Hi-Fi (2001)
10. Zoolander as “Monkey Photographer” (2001)
11. The Man Show as “Weepum Buzzkillus” (2002)
12. Home Movies as “Helmet” (2002) (head to nine minutes in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbZ1dXQpq0w
13. Aqua Teen Hunger Force as “DP/Skeeter/Ezekial” (2003-2006)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4haJ_K1xDk
14. Kim Possible as “Professor Dementor” (2003-2007)
15. The Fairly OddParents as “Crimson Chin Writer” (2004)
16. Starsky & Hutch as “Disco DJ” (2004)
17. Tom Goes to the Mayor as “Zynx” (2004)
18. Blade: Trinity as “Hedges” (2004)
19. Failure to Launch as “Techie” (2006)
20. Reno 911!: Miami as “Jeff Spoder” (2007)
I’m stopping here because 2007 is when Patton became mainstream famous, but in the preceding years, he’s had small parts in everything from Bob’s Burgers to The Venture Bros. to Community to Dollhouse, as well as starring roles in Big Fan (a GREAT movie) and Young Adult. But you already knew that.
