 Fagerbakke voices Patrick Star and other miscellaneous characters . At the same time when Hillenburg , Derek Drymon , and Tim Hill were writing the pilot " Help Wanted " , Hillenburg was also conducting auditions to find voices for the characters . Fagerbakke auditioned for the role of Patrick after Kenny had been cast . In an interview , Fagerbakke compared himself to the character and said , " It 's extremely gratifying " . Fagerbakke modeled his performance whenever Patrick is angry after that of American actress Shelley Winters . 
