Bill Fagerbakke
Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Pp-blp Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person William Fagerbakke (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, 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.
Early life and education
Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in Fontana, California,<ref name="filmreference.com2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=mpdn97>Template:Cite news</ref>
Although he had multiple scholarship offers for college football, including Pac-8 schools, Fagerbakke decided to stay in state and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow.<ref name=mpdn97/> 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.<ref name=bdfijpl>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=cfbdwhid75>Template:Cite web</ref> Head coach Ed Troxel planned on moving him to the offensive line in 1977,<ref name=votr76>Template:Cite news</ref> but a knee injury in spring drills ended Fagerbakke's athletic career, which turned his focus to theater.<ref name=cfbdwhid75/>
Fagerbakke's first theatrical role was in a campus production of Godspell.<ref name=mpdn97/> 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."<ref name=daub>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Delts.org Template:Webarchive - famous members - Delta Tau Delta - accessed 2012-03-01</ref> He later attended graduate school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.<ref name=mpdn97/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
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Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as assistant coach "Dauber" Dybinski on Coach, and in films, including Funny Farm.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He had a role as the mentally disabled Tom Cullen in the 1994 mini-series Stephen King's The Stand. From 1996 to 1999 he played Alan Parish in the Jumanji TV series. In 1999, he had a role in HBO's original series Oz as Officer Karl Metzger.
His character on Coach was based on a former assistant coach at Idaho, a graduate assistant nicknamed "Tuna."<ref name="wjhbf91">Template:Cite news</ref>
He has appeared in numerous live action and animated films. With his first appearance coming in Perfect Strangers in 1984. He has since appeared in films such as Loose Cannons, Halloween II, Rosewood Lane and Baby Makers.
He has lent his voice to animated shows such as Family Guy, American Dad, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Kim Possible, Duck Tales and Young Justice. While having main roles on shows such as Transformers: Animated, Lloyd in Space and Gargoyles.
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.
Since 2021, Fagerbakke has been the lead role in the SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff The Patrick Star Show.
In 2022, Fagerbakke guest-starred in the fifth season of Dynasty as Peter de Viblis. His daughter Carson portrays Peter's daughter Patty.
SpongeBob SquarePants
Since 1997, he has provided the voice of Patrick Star for the Nicktoon SpongeBob SquarePants. His role as Patrick has become one of the most iconic in all of animation.<ref name="Firriolo">Template:Cite web</ref> He has also been compared to the character's real life counterpart as show write Kent Osborne once said of Fagerbakke, "He is this big guy, and he plays Patrick so well. He's just this big guy, and he lumbers around."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2004, Fagerbakke voiced Patrick in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, along with subsequent films The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. He also voices the character in video games and spinoffs.
The television show celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. In celebration, a television special was aired, titled "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout". One scene includes each of the show's main characters' voice actors portraying live-action versions of their characters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While not the first Spongebob Squarepants episode that blended animated sequences with live-action characters, this the first time that the characters' voice actors have all played a live-action scene all together.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Super Bowl LVIII, which took place in 2024, was broadcast on CBS; the network's parent company Paramount also owns Nickelodeon, the network that airs Spongebob Squarepants. As part of a plan to maximize the use of its broadcasting rights partnership with the National Football League (NFL), Paramount decided to air an "alternative" Super Bowl telecast on Nickelodeon that was aimed to be more family-friendly. The channel's website claimed that the broadcast was intended for "kids of all ages, from 2 to 102". The broadcast on Nickelodeon was hosted by Nate Burleson and Noah Eagle in live-action and accompanying them were SpongeBob and Patrick. Bill Fagerbakke and SpongeBobs voice actor Tom Kenny voiced the characters in real-time, improvising their own jokes in-character, and also utilized motion capture.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
In 1989, Fagerbakke married actress Catherine McClenahan, with whom he had two daughters, one of which is actress Carson Fagerbakke.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="filmreference.com">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In September 2012, he filed for legal separation from McClenahan, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has lived in Los Angeles ever since filming the show Coach, however he visits Idaho often. He enjoys spending time with his grandchild.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1997, Bill Fagerbakke returned to his alma mater—the University of Idaho to star in benefit performances of the play Love Letters, staged by the Idaho Repertory Theatre to support the university's theater program.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Fagerbakke is good friends with his SpongeBob SquarePants co-star Tom Kenny.<ref name="Firriolo"/>
Filmography
Television voice roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1990 | 3×3 Eyes | Steve Long | <ref name="btva">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 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, various voices | Main cast | |
| 1996–1999 | Jumanji | Alan Parrish | ||
| 1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Patrick Star, additional voices | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| 1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Bigfoot | Episode: "Bigfoot, Littlebrain" | |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Dank | Episode: "On the Right Track" | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| 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" | <ref name="btva"/> |
| 2001–2004 | Lloyd in Space | Kurt Blobberts | Main cast | |
| 2002 | Final Fantasy: Unlimited | Fungus | ||
| 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) | |
| Kim Possible | Myron | Episode: "Larry's Birthday" | ||
| 2007–2009 | Transformers Animated | Bulkhead, Master Disaster, Hot Shot, additional voices | Recurring role | <ref name="btva"/> |
| 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 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Handy Manny | Roland | 2 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Robot and Monster | Lev Krumholtz | ||
| 2013–2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Prince Cashmere, additional voices | 3 episodes | <ref name="btva" /> |
| 2015–2017 | All Hail King Julien | King Joey, Lazy Doug, Hans, Rat DJ, Leonard | 9 episodes | <ref>Template:Cite episode</ref><ref name="btva"/> |
| 2017 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Banana's Dad | Episode: "Flowers for Burgerstein" | <ref name="btva"/> |
| American Dad! | Strannix | Episode: "The Long Bomb" | ||
| 2017–2020 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow, various voices | Main cast | <ref name="btva"/> |
| 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 |
Video games
Television live-action roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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" | |
| I'm Dying Up Here | Chris Beverly | 3 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Unbelievable | Detective Pruitt | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2021–2023 | Young Sheldon | Officer Jake | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Dynasty | Peter de Viblis | Episode: "Devoting All of Her Energy to Hate" |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| 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 | <ref name="btva" /> |
| 2002 | Ken Park | Bob | ||
| 2003 | Atlantis: Milo's Return | Sven (voice) | Direct-to-video | <ref name="btva" /> |
| Quigley | Security Guard Londo | |||
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Patrick Star, Various voices (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2005 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Ralph, Mr. Conner (voice) | ||
| The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper | Ted the Polar Bear (voice) | Short film | ||
| The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | Frosty the Snowman (voice) | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2008 | Finding Amanda | Larry | ||
| 2009 | Space Buddies | Pi | ||
| Halloween II | Deputy Webb | |||
| Jennifer's Body | Jonas' Dad | |||
| 2011 | The Artist | Policeman | ||
| Rosewood Lane | Hank Hawthorne | |||
| 2012 | The Babymakers | Clark | ||
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Patrick Star, Various voices (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 2021 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Patrick Star (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2024 | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Patrick Star, Bikini Bottomites (voice) | <ref name="thewrap.com">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Patrick Star, Troop (voice) | <ref name="thewrap.com"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Patrick Star (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Other
- Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) - Patrick Star
- SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013) - Patrick Star
Accolades
Kids choice awards
In 2009 Fagerbakke was nominated for at the 2009 for Best Burp at the Kids' Choice Awards (shared with Tom Kenny), for their performances as SpongeBob and Patrick. In 2014 Fagerbakke won Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick as Patrick Star on SpongeBob SquarePants.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Behind the Voice Actors (BTVA) Awards
In 2013 Fargerbakke was nominated as a part of the Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Series (Children's/Educational) in SpongeBob SquarePants, and in 2016 he was nominated as a part of Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film for Sponge Out of Water.<ref name=":0" />
Other Awards
In 2012 he was nominated at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble in the film The Artist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019 Fargerbakke received the Animation Hall of Fame Game-Changers Award for his work as Patrick Star at that year's World Animation & VFX Summit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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- 1957 births
- 20th-century American comedians
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American male actors
- Actors from Fontana, California
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male musical theatre actors
- American male television actors
- American male video game actors
- American male voice actors
- Comedians from Idaho
- Comedians from San Bernardino County, California
- Idaho Vandals football players
- Living people
- Male actors from Idaho
- Male actors from San Bernardino County, California
- Nickelodeon people
- People from Rupert, Idaho
- Southern Methodist University alumni
- University of Idaho alumni