Bill Fagerbakke

William Fagerbakke (/ˈfeɪɡərbɑːki/ FAYG-ər-bahk-ee; born October 4, 1957)[1] 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 ==
Bill Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957,[2] 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.[3]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Head coach Ed Troxel planned on moving him to the offensive line in 1977,[6] but a knee injury in spring drills ended Fagerbakke's athletic career, which turned his focus to theater.[5]
Fagerbakke's first theatrical role was in a campus production of Godspell.[3] 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."[7][8] He later attended graduate school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.[3][9]
== Career ==
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bill_Fagerbakke_on_Comic-Con_panel_(2009)_-_Cropped.jpg|thumb|Fagerbakke in 2009
Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as assistant coach "Dauber" Dybinski on Coach, and in films, including Funny Farm.[10] 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."[11]
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 ==
In 1989, Fagerbakke married actress Catherine McClenahan, with whom he had two daughters.[1] In September 2012, he filed for legal separation from McClenahan, citing irreconcilable differences.[12]
== Filmography ==
=== Television voice roles ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	Source
1990 	3×3 Eyes 	Steve Long 	 	[13]
1994 	Beethoven 	Caesar / Roger's Dad 	Main cast 	
1994–1996 	Gargoyles 	Broadway / Hollywood 	Main cast (season 1),
recurring role (season 2) 	[13]
1994–1995 	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 	Troop Leader / Tiny / Carl 	3 episodes 	[13]
1995–1996 	Dumb and Dumber 	Harry Dunne, various voices 	Main cast 	[13]
1996–1999 	Jumanji 	Alan Parrish 	Main cast 	
1999–present	SpongeBob SquarePants 	Patrick Star, additional voices 	Main cast 	[13]
1999 	Timon & Pumbaa 	Bigfoot 	Episode: "Bigfoot, Littlebrain" 	
1999 	The Wild Thornberrys 	Dank 	Episode: "On the Right Track" 	[13]
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" 	[13]
2001–2004 	Lloyd in Space 	Kurt Blobberts 	Main cast 	[13]
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 	[13]
2009 	The Spectacular Spider-Man 	Morris Bench 	Episode: "Shear Strength" 	[13]
2010 	Batman: The Brave and the Bold 	Ronnie Raymond, Lead, Helium 	4 episodes 	[13]
2010–2011 	Sym-Bionic Titan 	Meat 	5 episodes 	
2011–2022 	Young Justice 	Big Bear 	3 episodes 	[13]
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 	[13]
2015–2017 	All Hail King Julien 	King Joey, Lazy Doug, Hans, Rat DJ, Leonard 	9 episodes 	[14][13]
2017 	Pig Goat Banana Cricket 	Banana's Dad 	Episode: "Flower for Burgerstein" 	[13]
2017 	American Dad! 	Strannix 	Episode: "The Long Bomb" 	
2017–2020 	Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz 	Scarecrow, various voices 	Main cast 	[13]
2018 	DuckTales 	Ghost of Christmas Present 	Episode: "Last Christmas!" 	[13]
2021 	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years 	Patrick Star, additional voices 	Main cast 	[13]
2021–present	The Patrick Star Show 	Patrick Star, Patgor, additional voices 	Lead role 	
=== Video games ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	Source
1996	Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Oafish Guard 	 	
2001	Nicktoons Nick Tunes 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2001	Nicktoons Racing 	Patrick Star 	 	
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2003	Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2003	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2004	SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2004	Nicktoons Movin' 	Patrick Star 	 	
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2005	Nicktoons Unite! 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2006	SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab 	Patrick Star 	 	
2006	Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2007	Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2007	SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2008	SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2009	SpongeBob's Truth or Square 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2010	SpongeBob's Boating Bash 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2011	Nicktoons MLB 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2011	SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip 	Patrick Star 	 	
2013	SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge 	Patrick Star, Clem	 	[13]
2015	SpongeBob HeroPants 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2020	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated	Patrick Star 	Archival recordings 	[15]
2021	Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 	Patrick Star 	Voiceover added in the June 2022 update	[13]
2022	Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2022	Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway 	Patrick Star 	 	
2023	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
2023	Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 	Patrick Star 	 	[13]
=== 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 	
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 	[16]
2021–2023	Young Sheldon 	Officer Jake 	4 episodes 	
2022 	Dynasty 	Peter De Vilbes 	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) 	 	[13]
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	[13]
2002	Ken Park 	Bob 	 	
2003	Atlantis: Milo's Return 	Sven (voice) 	Direct-to-video	[13]
2003	Quigley 	Security Guard Londo 	 	
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	Patrick Star (voice) 	 	[13]
2005	Balto III: Wings of Change 	Ralph, Mr. Conner (voice) 	 	[13]
2005	The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper	Ted the Polar Bear (voice) 	Short film 	[13]
2005	The Legend of Frosty the Snowman 	Frosty the Snowman (voice) 	Direct-to-video	[13]
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 (voice) 	 	[17]
2021	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run 	Patrick Star (voice) 	 	[18][13]
2024	Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	Patrick Star (voice) 	 	[19]
2025	The Plankton Movie 	Patrick Star (voice) 	 	[20]
=== Other ===
* Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) - Patrick Star
* SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013) - Patrick Star
== Accolades ==
Year	Film 	Award 	Category 	Result
2012	The Artist	Critics' Choice Movie Awards[21]	Best Acting Ensemble	Nominated
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