Will Forte
Biography
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Simpsons
1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Coyote vs. Acme
2026
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Simpsons
as King Toot (voice) · 1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Coyote vs. Acme
as Kevin Avery · 2026
American Dad!
as Jesus Christ (voice) · 2005
American Dad!
as Butt Insurance Salesman (voice) · 2005
American Dad!
as Charlie Greenfield (voice) · 2005
American Dad!
as Mayor Woodside (voice) · 2005
American Dad!
as Security Guard (voice) · 2005
American Dad!
as Convention Attendee (voice) · 2005
American Dad!
as Firefighter Henry Watkins (voice) · 2005
Raw
as MacGruber · 1993
Conan
as Self · 2010
Conan
as Ted Turner · 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Greg Stink (uncredited) · 1975
Rick and Morty
as Eugene Michael Piss / Pissmaster (voice) · 2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
The Boys
as Will Forte (uncredited) · 2019
How I Met Your Mother
as Randy · 2005
Bob's Burgers
as Mr. Grant (voice) · 2011
Bob's Burgers
as Kurt (voice) · 2011
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Parks and Recreation
as Kelly · 2009
30 Rock
as Paul L'astnamé · 2006
30 Rock
as Tomas · 2006
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Tyler / Hunter / Chet / Blue Helmet Kid (voice) · 2015
Craig of the Creek
as Barry (voice) · 2018
Gravity Falls
as Tyler Cutebiker (voice) · 2012
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2009
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
The League
as Chuck · 2009
The Great North
as Wolf Tobin (voice) · 2021
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Chet Barnsider · 2012
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Alien (voice) · 2000
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self · 2014
Lab Rats
as Eddy · 2012
Lab Rats
as Eddy/Teddy · 2012
Lab Rats
as Eddy / Cheddy · 2012
The Cleveland Show
· 2009
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Pall Willeaux · 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Will Grello · 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Dr. Reid Tamaranda · 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as J.J. Pepper · 2007
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
as Jack (voice) · 2024
Drunk History
as Edwin Booth · 2013
Sweet Tooth
as Richard Fox / Pubba · 2021
The Last Man on Earth
as Phil Tandy Miller · 2015
Krapopolis
as Campos (voice) · 2023
Future Man
as CASSIN-E · 2017
Drawn Together
as Kirk Cameron (voice) · 2004
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader (uncredited) · 2013
Haunted Hotel
as Nathan (voice) · 2025
Flight of the Conchords
as Ben · 2007
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Warden (voice) · 2023
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant · 2020
Up All Night
as Reed · 2011
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Joe Towne (voice) · 2009
The Breadwinner
as Keegan · 2026
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Older Scott Pilgrim (voice) · 2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as Even Older Scott Pilgrim (voice) · 2023
The Afterparty
as Self · 2022
The Four Seasons
as Jack · 2025
The Lego Movie
as Abraham Lincoln (voice) · 2014
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
as Gordon Lighthouse (voice) · 2023
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Abraham Lincoln (voice) · 2019
No Activity
as Dirk (voice) · 2017
22 Jump Street
as 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 2014
That '90s Show
as Kiefer · 2023
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
· 2019
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
as Old Man on Plane · 2019
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Chester V (voice) · 2013
The Life & Times of Tim
as Chipper (voice) · 2008
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest · 2025
That's My Boy
as Phil · 2012
Clone High
as Abe Lincoln (voice) · 2023
Clone High
as Abe Lincoln / Narrator (voice) · 2002
Strays
as Doug · 2023
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Will · 2014
Studio C
as Self - Special Guest · 2012
HouseBroken
as Shel (voice) · 2021
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge · 2017
MacGruber
as MacGruber · 2021
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
· 2008
Somebody Feed Phil
as Self · 2018
Bodkin
as Gilbert Power · 2024
Rock of Ages
as Mitch Miley · 2012
Booksmart
as Doug · 2019
Good Boys
as Max's Dad · 2019
Win or Lose
as Coach Dan (voice) · 2025
The Laundromat
as Doomed Gringo #1 · 2019
Around the World in 80 Days
as Young Bobby · 2004
The Watch
as Sergeant Bressman · 2012
Thelma the Unicorn
as Otis (voice) · 2024
Scoob!
as Shaggy Rogers (voice) · 2020
Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten
as Self · 2014
Sit Down Shut Up
· 2009
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Bagpipe Player · 2016
The Shivering Truth
as (voice) · 2018
Campus Ladies
· 2006
The Ridiculous 6
as Will Patch · 2015
Life of Crime
as Marshall Taylor · 2013
Kinda Pregnant
as Josh Lewis · 2025
Studio 666
as Darren Sandelbaum · 2022
Moonbeam City
as Red Cunningham (voice) · 2015
The Willoughbys
as Tim Willoughby (voice) · 2020
Fanboys
as THX Security Guard #4 · 2009
She's Funny That Way
as Joshua Fleet · 2015
Will & Harper
as Self · 2024
Keanu
as Hulka · 2016
Nebraska
as David Grant · 2013
Flipped
as Jann Melfi · 2020
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Ben Scotti · 2022
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
MacGruber
as MacGruber · 2010
Beerfest
as Otto · 2006
Sunny Nights
as Martin · 2025
Alien News Desk
as Drexx Drudlarr (voice) · 2019
7 Days in Hell
as Sandy Pickard · 2015
Ghost World
as (uncredited) · 2001
The Women of SNL
as Greg Allman / Various (archive footage) · 2010
Tour de Pharmacy
as French Gendarme · 2017
The Slammin' Salmon
as Horace the Lone Diner · 2009
America: The Motion Picture
as Abraham Lincoln (voice) · 2021
Allen Gregory
as Stewart Rossmyre · 2011
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Extra Ordinary
as Christian Winter · 2019
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Glenn · 2011
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self · 2017
Baby Mama
as Scott · 2008
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Doug Kenney · 2018
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Michael Fulton · 2017
Sock or Hat?
as Self - Contestant · 2014
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
as Subject #72 · 2009
The Brothers Solomon
as Dean Solomon · 2007
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self · 2020
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Cody (voice) · 2015
Don Verdean
as Pastor Fontaine · 2015
Staten Island Summer
as Griffith · 2015
Young Person's Guide to History
as Monsieur Bouffant (The Frenchman) · 2008
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Allan Bishopman · 2012
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
· 2026
Skott & Behr
· 2010
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage) · 2024
Apartment Troubles
as Simon · 2014
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Various (archive footage) · 2009
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out
as Cyrus · 2023
Coffin Dodgers
as Voice · 2013
An SNL Valentine
as (archive footage) · 2015
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self · 2010
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
as MacGruber · 2011
Downey Wrote That
as Self · 2025
Run & Jump
as Ted · 2014
Laser Cats!
as RobotTron · 2006
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Saturday Night
as Self · 2010
Drunk Bus
as Fred · 2021
Synergy Systems
as Narcissus
The Immigrant
as Will · 2012
Audio Tour
· 2011
Goblin
Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops
as Lincoln (voice) · 2014
Dwell
as Self Help Book Narrator · 2020
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?
as Will Grello · 2017
Demetri Martin: These Are Jokes
as Self · 2006
Wampler's Ascent
as Self · 2013