Will Forte

Will Forte
Forte at the 2023 WonderCon in Anaheim, California
Born
Orville Willis Forte IV

(1970-06-17) June 17, 1970
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Olivia Modling
(m. 2021)
Children2

Orville Willis Forte IV (/ˈfɔːrt/ 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. This figure was featured in the film adaptation, MacGruber (2010); more than a decade later, he was the eponymous character in a streaming limited series of the same name in 2021.

Forte also created and starred in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). For the series, he received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations: two for acting and one for writing.