Orville Willis Forte IV\u00a0(\/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0rte\u026a\/\u00a0FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0sketch comedy\u00a0series\u00a0Saturday Night Live\u00a0for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation,\u00a0MacGruber\u00a0(2010), and a streaming\u00a0limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom\u00a0The Last Man on Earth\u00a0(2015\u20132018). He received three\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0nominations for the series: two for\u00a0acting\u00a0and one for\u00a0writing.<\/p>\n
After obtaining a history degree from the\u00a0University of California, Los Angeles\u00a0and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group\u00a0The Groundlings. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he worked as a writer and producer on\u00a03rd Rock from the Sun and\u00a0That ’70s Show. Forte played various roles in comedy before starring in the drama film\u00a0Nebraska\u00a0(2013). He has provided voice work for the\u00a0Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\u00a0films\u00a0(2009\u20132013),\u00a0My Life as a Courgette,\u00a0Get Squirrely\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Luis & the Aliens (2018),\u00a0The Willoughbys\u00a0and\u00a0Scoob!\u00a0(2020), also voicing Eddy in\u00a0Disney XD’s\u00a0Lab Rats, and\u00a0Abraham Lincoln\u00a0in\u00a0Clone High\u00a0(2002\u20132003, 2023\u20132024),\u00a0The Lego Movie\u00a0films\u00a0(2014\u20132019),\u00a0Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops\u00a0(2014),\u00a0America: The Motion Picture\u00a0(2021),\u00a0Scott Pilgrim Takes Off\u00a0(2023) and\u00a0Sausage Party: Foodtopia\u00a0(2024\u2013present).<\/p>\n
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Orville Willis Forte IV\u00a0(\/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0rte\u026a\/\u00a0FOR-tay; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0sketch comedy\u00a0series\u00a0Saturday Night Live\u00a0for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation,\u00a0MacGruber\u00a0(2010), and a streaming\u00a0limited […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-31017","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n