American actor (born 1957)
William Fagerbakke
(
FAYG
-?r-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
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
Video games
Television live action roles
Film
Other
Accolades
References
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www.filmreference.com
. Retrieved
January 3,
2019
.
- ^
Riggs, Thomas (2005).
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television
. Detroit: Gale Research Co. p. 52.
ISBN
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.
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White, Vera (July 31, 1997).
"Football not enough for Fagerbakke"
.
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
- ^
"Bad news for Idaho: Joe Pellegrini lost"
.
Spokesman-Review
. (Spokane, Washington). October 5, 1976. p. 16.
- ^
a
b
"Idaho yearly results: 1975-79"
. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
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on October 8, 2012
. Retrieved
December 19,
2012
.
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Payne, Bob (November 28, 1976).
"Vandals on the rise?"
.
Spokesman-Review
. p. D5.
- ^
"Actor uses experience at Idaho for role in Coach"
.
Lewiston Morning Tribune
. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 8, 1991. p. 5B.
- ^
Delts.org
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2010-05-15 at the
Wayback Machine
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- ^
Stalwick, Howie (January 6, 1991).
"Dippy Dybinski is smart off screen"
.
Spokesman-Review
. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
- ^
Douglas, Patrick (January 14, 2008).
"Interview with Bill Fagerbakke"
.
thecultureshock.com
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. Retrieved
June 2,
2009
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Waycross Journal-Herald
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