Who is the Penguin Town narrator Patton Oswalt?
Netflix documentary series Penguin Town tells the cute and rather bizarre story of a group of penguins who invade a South African town every summer, causing chaos as they waddle down the streets causing traffic jams and set up homes on beaches and in car parks, much to the amusement of their human neighbours. Advertisement  The eight part series, available on Netflix from Wednesday 16th June, follows the endangered African penguins as they show up in Simons Town and settle down to breed, and is narrated by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt. Penguin Town narrator Patton Oswalts voice may already sound familiar  he voiced Remy the culinary rat in the 2007 Pixar animated movie Ratatouille and Max the dog in 2019s The Secret Life of Pets 2, and has provided voices for animated series Kim Possible, We Bare Bears and Robot Chicken. He is also the narrator of the US sitcom The Goldbergs. Pre-sale starts NOW! Go to https://t.co/MxW1RJ2jdk, find your location and use code "PATTON" to get your tickets today! #PattonOswaltLive pic.twitter.com/DGGhZ3IdgM  Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) June 8, 2021  Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, 52-year-old Oswalt began his career performing stand up comedy, which he continues to this day. He won TV roles on Seinfeld, Veronica Mars and The King Of Queens, and has appeared in movies including 22 Jump Street and Young Adult. Most recently, he has co-created and provided voices for episodes of Marvels animated series M.O.D.O.K and will also lend his voice to play Matthew the Raven in the upcoming TV adaptation of Neil Gaimans The Sandman. Oswalt married true crime writer and journalist Michelle McNamara in 2005, and they have a daughter, Alice. McNamara tragically died in her sleep in 2016, and following her death Oswalt announced he would complete the non-fiction book his wife had been writing about the Golden State Killer, a serial killer responsible for at least 13 murders in California. The book, Ill Be Gone In The Dark, was published in 2018 and also adapted into a hit TV documentary series. Get Netflix and on demand news and recommendations direct to your inbox Sign up to receive our newsletter! Thanks for signing up! Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences Sign in Register Edit your newsletter preferences Sign me up! Sign up to get alerts on Netflix and on demand services and receive TV and entertainment email newsletters from our award-winning editorial team. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. Advertisement  Penguin Town arrives on Netflix on 16th June. If youre looking for something else to watch, visit our TV Guide. Check out our Documentaries hub for all the latest news.