Editing Will Forte (section)

{{Short description|American actor and comedian (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Will Forte
| image              = Will Forte by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = Forte at the 2023 [[WonderCon]] in [[Anaheim, California]]
| birth_name         = Orville Willis Forte IV
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1970|6|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Alameda, California]], U.S.
| education          = [[University of California, Los Angeles]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|producer}}
| years_active       = 1991–present
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Olivia Modling|2021}}
| children           = 2
}}
'''Orville Willis Forte IV''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɔːr|t|eɪ}} {{respell|FOR|tay}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsn0bt_2Zjk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/rsn0bt_2Zjk |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |url-status=live |title=Random Object Jingles with Will Forte |website=[[YouTube]] |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=February 4, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born June 17, 1970<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2023 |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 11–17 |url=https://apnews.com/article/celebrity-birthdays-29edc83c7a808a70fa3db6d13b5b26a9 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. <!-- only add most notable occupations here per MOS:ROLEBIO --> 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 (film)|MacGruber]]'' (2010), and a streaming [[MacGruber (TV series)|limited series]] in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom ''[[The Last Man on Earth (TV series)|The Last Man on Earth]]'' (2015–2018). For the series, he received three [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations: two for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|acting]] and one for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|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]]. He worked as a writer and producer on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' and ''[[That '70s Show]]'', before joining ''Saturday Night Live''. Forte played various roles in comedy films, before starring in the drama film ''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013). He has provided voice-work for the [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise)|''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 (American TV series)|Lab Rats]]'', and [[Abraham Lincoln]] in ''[[Clone High]]'' (2002–2003, 2023–2024), [[The Lego Movie (franchise)|''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).