Bill Fagerbakke
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Biography
Growing up in California and Idaho, Bill Fagerbakke's dreams weren't focused on becoming a popular TV star or a beloved children's voice actor. He journeyed off to the University of Idaho in 1975, hoping to be a defensive lineman for the school's football team. After two good years, he ended up injuring his knee, ending his hopes for a football career. From there, he followed a girl he liked into pursuing theater. The rest is TV show history. He took six years to finish school, and when did, he didn't make a big splash, mostly sticking to the stage. He made his film debut with "Perfect Strangers" (1984) and followed that up with roles in the Michael J. Fox-starring "The Secret of My Success" (1987) and the Chevy Chase vehicle "Funny Farm" (1988). Fagerbakke then ended up landing one of his most notable roles as amiable but dim-witted assistant football coach "Dauber" Dybinski on the hit TV show "Coach" (ABC 1989-1997). During his years on "Coach," he continued to perform in a few movies and shows, most notably the Stephen King mini-series "The Stand" (1994). Also around that time, he began voice acting, mostly for children's cartoons. His most notable early voice-acting job was as Broadway on "Gargoyles" (Fox 1994-96), though he also had lead roles on the animated versions of "Dumb and Dumber" (ABC 1995-96) and "Beethoven" (CBS 1994). He hit the voice-acting jackpot soon after "Coach" ended, as the voice of the title character's best pal Patrick Star on "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Nickelodeon 1999-2013), which led him to voicing the character in video games, feature films, and more. Aside from bit acting roles on a variety of television shows and movies, Fagerbakke mainly rode the SquarePants wave for the 2000s. He did, however, have a recurring role on the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS 2005-2014) as Marvin Eriksen, the jovial Minnesotan father of Marshall (Jason Segel).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1989
Had co-starring role on ABC sitcom "Coach"
2004
Voiced Patrick Star in "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," based on the popular Nickelodeon animated series
2005
Began recurring role as Marshall's dad on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother"
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