Pete Holmes wrote this bio himself. Pete was the host of the Conan O'Brien companion talk show The Pete Holmes Show has multiple Comedy Central specials and albums has written for several television shows and has had his cartoons published in the New Yorker. His favorite food is lettuce and one of his comedy heroes is Ray Romano.

Patton continues to find success in all areas of entertainment from his Grammy-nominated comedy specials to his many memorable guest roles on his favorite TV shows (including Parks and Recreation for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award) in addition to the upcoming comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty coming out this December with Ben Stiller as well as his starring role on Adult Swim’s The Heart She Holler. He is also the narrator on ABC’s breakout comedy The Goldbergs. Last year he was recognized for his work on the big screen nominated for a Critics Choice Award for his brilliant performance in Jason Reitman’s film Young Adult starring opposite Charlize Theron.

In 2009 Patton received critical acclaim for his performance in Robert Siegel’s Big Fan; the film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and Patton earned a Gotham Award nomination for his performance. Patton received his first Grammy nomination for his album My Weakness Is Strong which was distributed through Warner Brothers Records.

In addition to his guest roles this past year on Parks and Recreation Justified Two and a Half Men Portlandia Burn Notice Patton also voiced characters on The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers. He was a series regular on Showtime’s United States of Tara appeared as a guest star on Bored To Death and Flight of the Conchords on HBO and The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central. He also recurred on the SyFy series Caprica. Patton was also a regular contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann Real Time with Bill Maher and Lewis Black’s Root Of All Evil. In 2009 Patton appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s feature film The Informant and Observe and Report with Seth Rogen.

Patton provided the voice for ‘Remy’ the rat in Pixar’s Oscar winning Ratatouille. He also
voiced characters on Word Girl and Neighbors from Hell. Patton has also appeared in more then 20 films including Magnolia Starsky and Hutch and Reno 911!: Miami.

Patton starred in The Comedians of Comedy which was shot as an independent feature film a TV series and a long running tour.

He tours regularly and extensively headlining both in the United States and UK and is a regular at music festivals like Bumbershoot Bonnaroo Comic-Con and Coachella. Patton also has a regular bi-monthly show at the new Largo at the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles.

On TV he played ‘Spence’ on The King of Queens on CBS for nine seasons as well as appearing on Seinfeld Reaper Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show Great Job!

Patton’s first published book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland was released in January 2011 and is a New York Times Best Seller.

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