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For the voice of SpongeBob, the main character, Hillenburg approached Kenny, who previously worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life. [3] Drymon said, "Steve [Hillenburg] wanted to find an original sounding voice [for SpongeBob]." [2] Hillenburg utilized Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob. [4]
William Fagerbakke (/ ˈ f eɪ ɡ ər b ɑː k i / FAYG-ər-bahk-ee; 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.
The characters of SpongeBob SquarePants have appeared throughout popular culture. In 2007, the Amsterdam-based company Boom Chicago created a SpongeBob parody called "SpongeBob SquarePants in China", in which a stereotypically Chinese Patrick refuses to go to work and advocates freedom of speech, rights of leisure, and income. [65]
In Cannes to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” franchise at Mipcom, SpongeBob and Patrick voice actors Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke joined Variety for a discussion ...
The fourth season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, [22] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus. [23]
Patrick's voice is provided by actor Bill Fagerbakke, who also does the voices of numerous other characters on SpongeBob SquarePants. While creating the show and writing its pilot episode in 1997, Hillenburg and Derek Drymon , the show's then- creative director , were also conducting auditions to find voices for the show's characters. [ 19 ]
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, voice actor, and marine biology educator. Hillenburg was best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999.
Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV [1] (born May 13, 1968) is an American animator, writer, and voice actor, best known for his work on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. After its creator Stephen Hillenburg resigned in 2004, Tibbitt took his position of showrunner for the show's remaining seasons. [ 2 ]