Patrick Star is a main character on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants, which premiered on May 1, 1999. He was created by Stephen Hillenberg and is voiced by Bill Fagerbakke. Patrick is the best friend of the show's title character SpongeBob SquarePants. However, he is a little bit more dim-witted then SpongeBob, who is mostly the voice of reason sometimes. He is a pink starfish with red dots on him. He wears lime green trunks with purple flowers on them.