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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Forte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Great North
as Wolf Tobin (voice)
Episodes: 77
First Aired: Jan 03, 2021
The Last Man on Earth
as Phil Tandy Miller
Episodes: 67
First Aired: Mar 01, 2015
HouseBroken
as Shel (voice)
Episodes: 30
First Aired: May 31, 2021
Clone High
as Abe Lincoln (voice)
Episodes: 20
First Aired: May 23, 2023
Lab Rats
as Eddy
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Feb 27, 2012
Clone High
as Abe Lincoln / Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Nov 02, 2002
Gravity Falls
as Tyler Cutebiker (voice)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jun 15, 2012
Alien News Desk
as Drexx Drudlarr (voice)
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Feb 27, 2019
30 Rock
as Paul L'astnamé
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
Flipped
as Jann Melfi
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Apr 06, 2020
Moonbeam City
as Red Cunningham (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 16, 2015
Saturday Night Live
as MacGruber
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Win or Lose
as Coach Dan (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Feb 19, 2025
MacGruber
as MacGruber
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Dec 16, 2021
Allen Gregory
as Stewart Rossmyre
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 30, 2011
Bodkin
as Gilbert Power
Episodes: 7
First Aired: May 09, 2024
No Activity
as Dirk (voice)
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Nov 11, 2017
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
as Jack (voice)
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jul 11, 2024
SNL Digital Shorts
as Will
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
Sweet Tooth
as Richard Fox / Pubba
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jun 04, 2021
Bob's Burgers
as Mr. Grant (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Up All Night
as Reed
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 14, 2011
The Simpsons
as King Toot (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
How I Met Your Mother
as Randy
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 19, 2005
American Dad!
as Charlie Greenfield (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The League
as Chuck
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 29, 2009
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Pall Willeaux
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 11, 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Will Grello
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 11, 2007
Bob's Burgers
as Kurt (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Warden (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 23, 2023
American Dad!
as Jesus Christ (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Flight of the Conchords
as Ben
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 17, 2007
Drawn Together
as Kirk Cameron (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 27, 2004
Parks and Recreation
as Kelly
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 09, 2009
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Chet Barnsider
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
American Dad!
as Butt Insurance Salesman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
as Security Guard (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
as Mayor Woodside (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
as Convention Attendee (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Dr. Reid Tamaranda
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 11, 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as J.J. Pepper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 11, 2007
Krapopolis
as Campos (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2023
The Shivering Truth
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 09, 2018
Craig of the Creek
as Barry (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 30, 2018
Lab Rats
as Eddy/Teddy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 27, 2012
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Older Scott Pilgrim (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 17, 2023
Expiration Date
as Robin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
We Bare Bears
as Additional Voices (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 24, 2015
Lab Rats
as Eddy / Cheddy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 27, 2012
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Tyler / Hunter / Chet / Blue Helmet Kid (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 18, 2015
The Life & Times of Tim
as Chipper (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2008
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Alien (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 30, 2000
Future Man
as CASSIN-E
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 2017
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
as Old Man on Plane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 2019
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Will
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 2014
Saturday Night Live
as Robotron
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Wolf Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Husband
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Referee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Department Head
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Band Member
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
30 Rock
as Tomas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
Rick and Morty
as Eugene Michael Piss / Pissmaster (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 02, 2013
American Dad!
as Firefighter Henry Watkins (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Drunk History
as Edwin Booth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 09, 2013
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Even Older Scott Pilgrim (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 17, 2023
Sunny Nights
as Marvin Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
That '90s Show
as Kiefer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 2023
Raw
as MacGruber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Episodes: 155
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
SNL Digital Shorts
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
Saturday Night Live
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Sit Down Shut Up
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Apr 19, 2009
The Cleveland Show
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Sep 27, 2009
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Oct 09, 2008
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Young Person's Guide to History
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 27, 2008
The Afterparty
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 28, 2022
Campus Ladies
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 08, 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 08, 2020
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 22, 2017
Sock or Hat?
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 13, 2014
Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
The Four Seasons
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 2009
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