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Orville Willis "Will" Forte IV (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and voice actor. He is best known for his work in television as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and as the creator and star of the sitcom ''The Last Man on Earth''. After obtaining a history degree at the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker, Forte changed his career path to comedy and began taking classes with the improvisational comedy group the Groundlings in Los Angeles. He soon found he favored writing best, and he worked as a writer and producer on ''That '70s Show'' before he auditioned for ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). He joined in 2002, spending eight years as a cast member on the show. He was well known for his more offbeat sketches. His most famous role on the show led to a feature film adaption, ''MacGruber'' (2010), that preceded his departure from the program. Forte took various roles in comedy films before his turn to drama in the film ''Nebraska'' (2013), which attracted critical acclaim. In 2015, Forte created and stars in his own television sitcom ''The Last Man on Earth'', which premiered on Fox and he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, for acting and writing. ==Early life== Orville Willis Forte IV was born in Alameda County, California, to Patricia C. (née Stivers), an artist and former schoolteacher, and Orville Willis Forte III, a financial broker.〔〔Ancestry.com. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995'' (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005〕 He was raised in Moraga, California, before moving to Lafayette, California. He went by Billy in his early years until he was teased at school for it also being a girl's name, at which point he decided he would from there on be known as Will.〔 Forte has described himself as a "really happy kid," whose parents were "wonderful" and created a "very loving environment." He was interested in comedy from a young age, growing up idolizing comedians Peter Sellers, David Letterman, Steve Martin, and the sketch-comedy television series ''Saturday Night Live''.〔 He often pranked his parents,〔 and would record himself performing imaginary radio shows. He did aim to be a comedian, however, and he initially wanted to become a football player.〔 Forte was a "a laid-back teen with a lot of friends," and a member of the varsity football and swim teams at Acalanes High School, from which he graduated in 1988. He was voted "Best Personality" by his graduating class, and served as class president.〔〔The Mortified Session, TV interview, Sundance Channel〕 He had no ambitions for a television or film career, though his mother noticed a "creative streak" in him. Following high school, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and completed a degree in history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alumni )〕 Planning to follow his father, he became a financial broker at Smith Barney Shearson in Beverly Hills, but felt "miserable" during his time there.〔 He started writing while he was at Shearson, and he co-wrote a feature-length script.〔 On the subject of writing, Forte remarked, "I discovered that I loved it more than anything I had ever done in my life."〔 He had been encouraged to attempt comedy during his years at university, and he decided to change his career to become a writer-performer.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will Forte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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