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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, voice actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse(s) |
Catherine McClenahan
(m. 1989; sep. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
William Fagerbakke (/ˈfeɪɡərbɑːki/ FAYG-ər-BAHK-ee; born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom Coach. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Marshall Eriksen's father Marvin.
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Early life and education
Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957, in Fontana, California, and moved to Rupert, Idaho, as a youth. He graduated from Minico High School in Rupert in 1975, where he was a three-sport athlete for the Spartans in football, basketball, and track.
Although he had multiple scholarship offers for college football, including Pac-8 schools, he decided to stay in state and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow. He was a defensive lineman for the Vandals and was ticketed to redshirt in 1976, but was called into action in the fourth game of his sophomore season. The Vandals went 7–4 in 1976, their first winning season in five years, and were 5–2 in the seven games that Fagerbakke started. Head coach Ed Troxel planned on moving him to the offensive line in 1977, but a knee injury in spring drills ended Fagerbakke's athletic career, which turned his focus to theater (the Vandals went 3–8 in 1977 and Troxel was fired; then 2–9 in 1978 under Jerry Davitch, one of the wins being a "no-show" forfeit).
Fagerbakke's first theatrical role was in a campus production of Godspell. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and earned his bachelor's degree in 1981, a result of "two years of football and four years of school." He later attended graduate school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Career

Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as assistant coach "Dauber" Dybinski on Coach, and in movies, including Funny Farm. He had a role as the mentally disabled Tom Cullen in the 1994 mini-series Stephen King's The Stand. In 1999, he had a role in HBO's original series Oz as Officer Karl Metzger. Since 1999, he has provided the voice of Patrick Star for the Nicktoon SpongeBob SquarePants. His character on Coach was based on a former assistant coach at Idaho, a graduate assistant nicknamed "Tuna."
In 2007, he made a cameo appearance on the show Heroes as Steve Gustavson in the episodes "Run" and "Unexpected." In 2009, he had a role in the film Jennifer's Body. He also played the role of Marvin Eriksen Sr. in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance in the TV show Weeds.
In 2022, Fagerbakke guest-starred in season 5 of Dynasty portraying Peter De Vilbes while his daughter Carson portrays Peter's daughter Patty.
Personal life
Fagerbakke married actress Catherine McClenahan in 1989, together they have two daughters. In September 2012, he filed for legal separation from McClenahan, citing irreconcilable differences.
Filmography
Television voice roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1994 | Beethoven | Caesar / Roger's Dad | Main cast | |
1994–1996 | Gargoyles | Broadway / Hollywood | Main cast (season 1), Recurring role (season 2) |
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1994–1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Troop Leader / Tiny / Carl | 3 Episodes | |
1995–1996 | Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne | Main cast | |
1996–1999 | Jumanji | Alan Parrish | Main cast | |
1999–Present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Patrick Star, Additional Voices | Main cast | |
1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Bigfoot | Ep. "Bigfoot, Littlebrain" | |
1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Dank | Ep. "On the Right Track" | |
1999 | The Night of the Headless Horseman | Dolphus | Television film | |
2000 | Batman Beyond | Payback | Ep. "Payback" | |
2007–2009 | Transformers Animated | Bulkhead, Master Disaster, Hot Shot, Additional Voices | Recurring Role | |
2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Morris Bench | Ep. "Shear Strength" | |
2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Ronnie Raymond, Lead | 4 Episodes | |
2010–2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Meat | 5 Episodes | |
2011 | Young Justice | Big Bear | 3 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 | Ep. "Flower for Burgerstein" | |
2017 | American Dad! | Strannix | Ep. "The Long Bomb" | |
2017–2020 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow | Main cast | |
2018 | DuckTales | Ghost of Christmas Present | Ep. "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 |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1996 | Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Oafish Guard | ||
2001 | Nicktoons Racing | Patrick Star | ||
SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | ||||
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | ||||
2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | |||
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | ||||
2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | |||
2004 | 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 |
Television live action roles
- Coach (1989–1997) (TV Series)
- Stephen King's The Stand (1994) (TV Series) - Tom Cullen
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV Series) - Dirk
- Oz (TV Series) (1998–1999) - Karl Metzger
- Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (Animated TV series) - Sgt. Gossard (1999)
- Dragon Tales (1999–2005) (TV series) (Additional Voices)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (TV Series) - Thud
- Lloyd in Space (2001) (voice) (TV series) - Kurt Blobberts
- Jackie Chan Adventures (2001) (voice) - Butch
- Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) (voice) - Patrick Star
- SpongeBob SquarePants B.C. (Before Comedy) (2004) - Patar (Caveman version of Patrick Star), Caveman
- How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) - Marvin Eriksen Sr.
- A.T.O.M. (2005–2006) - Albert "Flesh"
- Family Guy (2007) (voice) - Patrick Star (archive footage from The Campfire Episode; uncredited) - Road to Rupert
- Kim Possible (2007) (voice) - Myron
- According To Jim (2007) (TV Series) - Howard
- Shrieking Violet (2007) - Larchmont
- Phineas and Ferb (2009) - Frosty the Snowman
- Handy Manny (2010) - Roland
- Weeds (2012) - Police Academy Instructor
- Robot and Monster (2012) - Lev Krumholtz
- Growing Up Fisher (2014) - Ken Fisher
- Crash & Bernstein (2014) - Jeff
- Black-ish (2017) - Tom Avery
- Mom (2018) - Sergeant Gene Rubenzer
- I'm Dying Up Here (2018) - Chris Beverly
- Young Sheldon (2021) - Officer Jake
- Dynasty (2022) - Peter De Vilbes
Films
- Perfect Strangers (1984)
- Almost Partners (1987)
- The Secret of My Success (1987)
- Funny Farm (1988)
- Loose Cannons (1990)
- 3×3 Eyes (1991)
- Porco Rosso (1992)
- Playtoons (1994) (Additional Voices) - FLOOBS
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) (voice) - Oafish Guard
- Under Wraps (1997) - Harold/Ted
- The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) - Sparky
- Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) (voice) - Mooch
- Ken Park (2002)
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2002) (voice) - Fungus (in some episodes)
- Patrick the Snowman (SpongeBob SquarePants and Jimmy Neutron crossover short) (2002) (voice) - Patrick Star
- Quigley (2003)
- Balto III: Wings of Change (2004) (voice) - Ralph, Mr. Conner
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) (voice) - Patrick Star
- Callback (2005)
- The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) (voice) - Ted the Polar Bear
- The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005) (voice) - Frosty the Snowman
- The Endless Summer (SpongeBob SquarePants short) (2005) (voice) - Patrick Star
- Finding Amanda (2008) - Larry
- Space Buddies (2009) - Pi
- Halloween II (2009) - Deputy Webb
- Jennifer's Body (2009) - Jonas' Dad
- The Artist (2011) - Policeman
- Rosewood Lane (2011) - Hank Hawthorne
- The Babymakers (2012) - Clark
- SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013) - Patrick Star
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) - Patrick Star
- All In with Cam Newton (2016) - Himself
- All Hail King Julien: Exiled (2017) - Hans, Hans Army
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2021) - Patrick Star
Accolades
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