Patton Oswalt is clearing the air with a dollop of humor after rumors circulated online that he died.
“Yeah, this has been very sudden and I’m attempting to adjust. Asking for privacy as I ascend,” the actor, 57, wrote via X on Friday, June 26, alongside a post circulating the death hoax.
The initial post included a black-and-white photo of Oswalt alongside the caption, “Seriously f*** 2026. Rest in peace.”
A note was added to the post that clarified that Oswalt is just not dead.
“Patton Oswalt, pictured, is alive and was lively on X as recently as June 22, 2026,” the post read.
Several fans of Oswalt reacted to his quip playing together with the bit.
“Please be at liberty to share any ascendancy suggestions whenever you’ve finished! ❤️,” one user responded while one other replied, “I’m sorry that you just died and had to search out out this manner.”
Several other fans also shared their appreciation for Oswalt’s work through the years and what recent projects they hoped he’d tackle.
“RIP Patton you were pretty good on King of Queens,” one person wrote while one other shared, “Well, there goes my dream of Ratatouille 2.”
Along with his countless TV and movie roles, Oswalt is understood for his standup comedy. The comedian is currently on tour with stops scheduled in Latest Hampshire, Kentucky, Maine, Latest Mexico and Arizona. He also has his Tea & Scotch comedy special that dropped on YouTube earlier this month.
Patton Oswalt cherishes his quality time with 15-year-old daughter Alice. “My wife, Meredith [Salenger], travels so much. She just went to Vienna. So, I’m very completely happy to be home and have daddy-daughter times. It’s the very best,” Oswalt, 55, exclusively told Us Weekly on the Amazon upfront event on Tuesday, May 14. “I’m not looking […]
“Each special I do is only a snapshot of me reacting to the world at the moment,” the comedian said of his special in an interview with Spin. “I’m not attempting to do anything beyond that. I’m attempting to capture that moment and that is the way it feels.”
Oswalt is just not the one star who has needed to make clear he’s not dead. Earlier this yr, Michael J. Fox had a comedic response after reports circulated that he died.
“How do you react whenever you activate the TV and CNN is reporting your death?” Fox, 64, wrote via Threads in April. “Do you … A) switch to MNSBC, or whatever they’re calling themselves nowadays, (B) Pour [scalding] hot water in your lap, if it hurts [you’re] fantastic, (C) Call your wife, hopefully she’s concerned but reassuring, (D) Loosen up, they do that once yearly, (E) Ask yourself wtf? I assumed the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m OK. Love, Mike.”