Bill Fagerbakke facts for kids
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Bill Fagerbakke
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William Fagerbakke
October 4, 1957 Fontana, California, U.S.
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| Education | University of Idaho (BA) Southern Methodist University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Catherine McClenahan
(m. 1989; separated 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
William "Bill" Fagerbakke (born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He is super famous for being the voice of Patrick Star in the SpongeBob SquarePants shows and movies. He also played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the TV show Coach. You might also know him as Marvin, Marshall Eriksen's dad, from the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
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Bill's Early Life and School Days
Bill Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957, in Fontana, California. When he was young, his family moved to Rupert, Idaho. He went to Minico High School in Rupert and finished in 1975. Bill was a great athlete in high school. He played football, basketball, and did track.
He had many offers to play college football at big schools. But Bill chose to stay in Idaho and went to the University of Idaho. He played defensive lineman for the Vandals football team. An injury to his knee during practice ended his sports career. This led him to try acting instead.
Bill's first acting role was in a play called Godspell at his university. He was part of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He earned his college degree in 1981. Later, he went to graduate school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Bill's Acting Career
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Bill Fagerbakke has been in many TV shows and movies. One of his most well-known roles was as the assistant coach "Dauber" Dybinski on the TV show Coach. He also appeared in the movie Funny Farm. In 1994, he played Tom Cullen in the TV mini-series Stephen King's The Stand.
Since 1999, Bill has been the voice of Patrick Star on the famous Nicktoon SpongeBob SquarePants. Patrick is SpongeBob's best friend and a pink starfish. Bill's voice makes Patrick a super funny and lovable character.
In 2007, he had a small part on the show Heroes. He also played Marvin Eriksen Sr. in the TV show How I Met Your Mother. In 2009, he was in the movie Jennifer's Body. More recently, in 2022, Bill was a guest star in the show Dynasty. His daughter, Carson, also acted in that episode as his character's daughter!
Bill's Family Life
In 1989, Bill Fagerbakke married actress Catherine McClenahan. They have two daughters together. One of their daughters, Carson Fagerbakke, is also an actress.
What Bill Has Been In (Filmography)
Voice Roles in TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | 3×3 Eyes | Steve Long | |
| 1994 | Beethoven | Caesar / Roger's Dad | Main cast |
| 1994–1996 | Gargoyles | Broadway / Hollywood | Main cast (season 1), recurring role (season 2) |
| 1994–1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Troop Leader / Tiny / Carl | 3 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne, various voices | Main cast |
| 1996–1999 | Jumanji | Alan Parrish | Main cast |
| 1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Patrick Star, additional voices | Main cast |
| 1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Bigfoot | Episode: "Bigfoot, Littlebrain" |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Dank | Episode: "On the Right Track" |
| 1999 | The Night of the Headless Horseman | Dolphus | Television film |
| 1999–2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | Sgt. Gossard | Main cast |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Payback | Episode: "Payback" |
| 2001–2004 | Lloyd in Space | Kurt Blobberts | Main cast |
| 2002 | Final Fantasy: Unlimited | Fungus | |
| 2002 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Butch | Episode: "Pleasure Cruise" |
| 2005 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Thud, Grandpa, Clerk | Episode: "The Firebird Sweet" |
| 2005–2006 | A.T.O.M. | Flesh | |
| 2007 | Family Guy | Patrick Star | Episode: "Road to Rupert"; archival footage (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Kim Possible | Myron | Episode: "Larry's Birthday" |
| 2007–2009 | Transformers Animated | Bulkhead, Master Disaster, Hot Shot, additional voices | Recurring role |
| 2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Morris Bench | Episode: "Shear Strength" |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Ronnie Raymond, Lead, Helium | 4 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Meat | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2022 | Young Justice | Bear | 3 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Handy Manny | Roland | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Robot and Monster | Lev Krumholtz | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Prince Cashmere, additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | All Hail King Julien | King Joey, Lazy Doug, Hans, Rat DJ, Leonard | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Banana's Dad | Episode: "Flower for Burgerstein" |
| 2017 | American Dad! | Strannix | Episode: "The Long Bomb" |
| 2017–2020 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow, various voices | Main cast |
| 2018 | DuckTales | Ghost of Christmas Present | Episode: "Last Christmas!" |
| 2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Patrick Star, additional voices | Main cast |
| 2021–present | The Patrick Star Show | Patrick Star, Patgor, additional voices | Lead role |
Voice Roles in Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Oafish Guard | |
| 2001 | Nicktoons Nick Tunes | Patrick Star | |
| Nicktoons Racing | |||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | |||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | |||
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | ||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | |||
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D | ||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | |||
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing | ||
| Nicktoons Movin' | |||
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | |||
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | ||
| Nicktoons Unite! | |||
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab | ||
| Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island | |||
| 2007 | Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots | ||
| SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | |||
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | ||
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | ||
| 2010 | SpongeBob's Boating Bash | ||
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | ||
| SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip | |||
| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | Patrick Star, Clem | |
| 2015 | SpongeBob HeroPants | Patrick Star | |
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Archival recordings | |
| 2021 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | Voiceover added in the June 2022 update | |
| 2022 | Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis | ||
| 2022 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway | ||
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake | ||
| 2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | ||
| 2024 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game |
Live-Action TV Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989–1997 | Coach | Michael "Dauber" Dybinski | |
| 1994 | The Stand | Tom Cullen | Miniseries |
| 1997 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Dirk | Episode: "Cat Showdown" |
| 1998–1999 | Oz | Karl Metzger | 3 episodes |
| 2005–2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Marvin Eriksen Sr. | 12 episodes |
| 2007 | According to Jim | Howard | Episode: "All the Rage" |
| 2012 | Weeds | Police Academy Instructor | Episode: "Allosaurus Crush Castle" |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Ken Fisher | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Crash & Bernstein | Jeff | Episode: "Escape from Bigfoot Island" |
| 2016 | All In with Cam Newton | Himself | Episode: "All In with Josh" |
| 2017 | Black-ish | Tom Avery | Episode: "One Angry Man" |
| 2018 | Mom | Sergeant Gene Rubenzer | Episode: "Phone Confetti and a Wee Dingle" |
| 2018 | I'm Dying Up Here | Chris Beverly | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Unbelievable | Detective Pruitt | 3 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Young Sheldon | Officer Jake | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Dynasty | Peter de Viblis | Episode: "Devoting All of Her Energy to Hate" |
Movie Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Perfect Strangers | Carl | |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success | Ron | |
| 1988 | Funny Farm | Lon Criterion | |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Giant | |
| 1992 | Porco Rosso | Mamma Aiuto Gangster (voice) | |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Oafish Guard (voice) | |
| 1997 | Under Wraps | Harold, Ted | |
| 2000 | The Ultimate Christmas Present | Sparky | Television film |
| 2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Mooch (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Ken Park | Bob | |
| 2003 | Atlantis: Milo's Return | Sven (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Quigley | Security Guard Londo | |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Patrick Star, Various voices (voice) | |
| 2005 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Ralph, Mr. Conner (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper | Ted the Polar Bear (voice) | Short film |
| 2005 | The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | Frosty the Snowman (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Finding Amanda | Larry | |
| 2009 | Space Buddies | Pi | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Deputy Webb | |
| 2009 | Jennifer's Body | Jonas' Dad | |
| 2011 | The Artist | Policeman | |
| 2011 | Rosewood Lane | Hank Hawthorne | |
| 2012 | The Babymakers | Clark | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Patrick Star, Various voices (voice) | |
| 2021 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Patrick Star (voice) | |
| 2024 | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Patrick Star, Bikini Bottomites | |
| 2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Patrick Star, Troop (voice) | |
| 2025 | The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Patrick Star (voice) |
Other Appearances
- Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) - Patrick Star
- SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013) - Patrick Star
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2012 | The Artist | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Bill Fagerbakke para niños
