Will Forte

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orville Willis "Will" Forte IV (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, writer, and comedian best known for appearing on the television show Saturday Night Live, where he has been a cast member since 2002.

Forte was born in Alameda County, California and raised in Lafayette, California. He graduated from Acalanes High School and UCLA with a B.A. in History. Before joining SNL, Forte was a member of The Groundlings. He has also written and/or produced on the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun, That '70s Show, and Action.

Forte provided the voice of Abe Lincoln on the critically acclaimed but short-lived animated series, Clone High. He was also a consultant on another short-lived animated series, God, the Devil and Bob.

Will Forte will be the star of the upcoming movie The Brothers Solomon, opposite Will Arnett. He is also writing the script to the movie Parental Guidance Suggested with fellow SNL castmember Andy Samberg. He will also be making an appearance in John Krasinski film adaptation of David Foster's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.

He made a cameo in the movie Around the World in 80 Days and was in the Broken Lizard film Beerfest. Forte also made an appearance on Demetri Martin's album, These Are Jokes.

[edit] Saturday Night Live

Characters: Andy (a receptionist who annoys people by shouting "Oh, no!" when he answers the phone), Tim Calhoun, The Falconer, Patrick Kelly, Cardinal Riccio

Impressions: Jennifer Finney Boylan, George W. Bush, Macaulay Culkin, Tom DeLay, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich, Daryl Hall, Benny Hill, Bruce Jenner, Nick Lachey, Chad Lowe, Zell Miller, Constantine Maroulis, Lorne Michaels, Michael Moloney, Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White

He also made an appearance on Night of Too Many Stars. On the show he had a memorable perfomance, where he and Fred Armisen kissed out on stage.

He has never broken character on the show.

He is also one of the only SNL castmembers to play someone who is currently working on Saturday Night Live (Lorne Michaels), as opposed to playing someone who formerly worked on SNL (Dana Carvey was the first when he had a recurring bit on the late 1980s/early 1990s Weekend Update as Dennis Miller's doppelganger).