Personal Life
Forte is a supporter of the camp Wampler’s Kids and recorded a promotional piece at SNL with Will Ferrell. Forte was a childhood friend of founder Steven Wampler. Forte was previously the national spokesman for SciEyes, a non-profit organization created to support research, training and public education in stem cell biology and to further the field by recognizing and supporting its potential for creating new therapies for the treatment of blinding and debilitating eye diseases. Forte was one of the primary donors responsible for the establishment of a research fellowship for 3rd year medical students at Duke Medical Center. Forte serves on the Board of Directors of the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness.
Forte is especially close with his family. His mother has visited every film set he’s worked on. She made an appearance on the Mother’s Day episode of SNL in which he sang a song to her on Weekend Update. Forte officiated his sister Michelle’s wedding and filmed the birth of his niece and nephew. During a conversation with Scott Aukerman on the Podcast Comedy Bang Bang, Forte discussed his parents divorce and the family’s decision to have Christmas together after his father’s second divorce. During the same interview, Forte joked about his OCD tendencies including a story of listening to only one song in his office at SNL for an entire year because he wanted to challenge himself. During an interview with Larry King, Forte discussed his OCDs as a challenge he had to overcome but not ones he wished he didn't have, as it is a part of his personality.
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