Early Life
Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of Patricia C. (née Stivers) and Orville Willis Forte III, who divorced when Will and his sister Michelle were children. He was raised in Lafayette, California and graduated from Acalanes High School, where he played varsity football, was a swimmer, served as class president and was voted best personality. He attended UCLA and completed a degree in history. While at UCLA, he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
As is his father, Will Forte planned to become a financial broker, but worked at a brokerage house for just one year before deciding to pursue comedy professionally. When first entering comedy he worked as a math tutor (one of his students was actress Faye Dunaway’s son Liam) and at a music publishing house.
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