Orville Willis Forte IVΒ (/ΛfΙΛrteΙͺ/Β FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on theΒ NBCΒ sketch comedyΒ seriesΒ Saturday Night LiveΒ 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,Β MacGruberΒ (2010), and a streamingΒ limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcomΒ The Last Man on EarthΒ (2015β2018). He received threeΒ Primetime Emmy AwardΒ nominations for the series: two forΒ actingΒ and one forΒ writing.
After obtaining a history degree from theΒ University of California, Los AngelesΒ and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv groupΒ The Groundlings. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he worked as a writer and producer onΒ 3rd Rock from the Sun andΒ That '70s Show. Forte played various roles in comedy before starring in the drama filmΒ NebraskaΒ (2013). He has provided voice work for theΒ Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsΒ filmsΒ (2009β2013),Β My Life as a Courgette,Β Get SquirrelyΒ (2016),Β Luis & the Aliens (2018),Β The WilloughbysΒ andΒ Scoob!Β (2020), also voicing Eddy inΒ Disney XD'sΒ Lab Rats, andΒ Abraham LincolnΒ inΒ Clone HighΒ (2002β2003, 2023β2024),Β The Lego MovieΒ filmsΒ (2014β2019),Β Michelangelo and Lincoln: History CopsΒ (2014),Β America: The Motion PictureΒ (2021),Β Scott Pilgrim Takes OffΒ (2023) andΒ Sausage Party: FoodtopiaΒ (2024βpresent).
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