Will Forte

Will Forte

Born 1970-06-17 (age 55) Alameda, California, USA
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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).

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Known For

The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner

2026

as Keegan

Grown Ups 2
Grown Ups 2

2013

as Male Cheerleader (uncredited)

The Lego Movie
The Lego Movie

2014

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

2009

as Joe Towne (voice)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

2013

as Chester V (voice)

That's My Boy
That's My Boy

2012

as Phil

22 Jump Street
22 Jump Street

2014

as 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Scoob!
Scoob!

2020

as Shaggy Rogers (voice)

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

2023

as Gordon Lighthouse (voice)

Coyote vs ACME
Coyote vs ACME

2026

as Kevin Avery

Horrible Bosses 2
Horrible Bosses 2

2014

as Derelict (uncredited)

Strays
Strays

2023

as Doug

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages

2012

as Mitch Miley

Nebraska
Nebraska

2013

as David Grant

Fanboys
Fanboys

2009

as THX Security Guard #4

Booksmart
Booksmart

2019

as Doug

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days

2004

as Young Bobby

The Ridiculous 6
The Ridiculous 6

2015

as Will Patch

Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma the Unicorn

2024

as Otis (voice)