Patton Peter Oswalt born January 27, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin in A. K in the animated series of the same name. He was also in the web series Best of the Worst in Oswalt, a career United States Marine Corps officer. While he was a military brat , his family lived in Ohio and in Tustin, California , before settling in Sterling , Virginia.
Oswalt began performing stand-up comedy on July 18, His television debut was on the Seinfeld episode " The Couch ". He has also appeared in smaller roles in such films as Magnolia [ 18 ] and 22 Jump Street. Oswalt is a longtime reader of comics , in particular DC Comics , having discussed his love of the medium in his stand-up, and having written comics stories, [ 20 ] He is also a cinephile , having watched 4, films, including films from to at the New Beverly Cinema.
Oswalt played Paul Aufiero, the leading role in Robert D. Siegel 's directorial debut, Big Fan. He later appeared in separate episodes as brothers Eric and Billy Koenig. He continued to appear in the second season as Billy and a third brother named Sam. In season four, he also played a fourth brother, Thurston. He also voiced the male version of Jesse in Minecraft: Story Mode , which was released in October That same year, he provided the voice of horror icon Boris Karloff in several episodes of film critic Karina Longworth 's podcast You Must Remember This, for the season entitled "Bela and Boris".
Oswalt had a voice-over role in science fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You , [ 37 ] which was released in theaters on July 6, Oswalt replaced Louis C. In addition, he reprised his role as Professor Dementor in the Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible , a live-action adaptation of the animated series.
On April 15, , Oswalt joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. Oswalt's stand-up comedy covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity, such as comic book supervillains and s glam metal , to deeper social issues like American excess , materialism , foreign policy , and religion.
