Stephen Hillenburg first designed a prototypic starfish character while teaching marine science at the Ocean Institute in California. He created the character for The Intertidal Zone, an educational picture book used to tea… See more

According to the SpongeBob SquarePants Annual 2014 book published by the Egmont Group, Patrick's birthday is on August 17.
Sam was lost at sea when she and Patrick were children. He did not see her again until the epi… See more

Patrick is an overweight, coral-pink starfish (whose exact shade of pink is designated by Pantone to be Patrick Star Pink) with a pointy head, thick eyebrows, lavender eyelids, and red dots across in his body. In season 1, d… See more

Patrick is lazy, dim-witted, unmannerly, naïve, and generally ignorant. Despite being portrayed as a full-grown adult, Patrick acts very immature and partakes in many childish activities with SpongeBob. Patrick's pe… See more

Patrick, although mentally weak and naïve, has many skills, such as:
•CPR administration: In "Naughty Nautical Neighbors," Patrick shows the ability to utilize CPR as he uses it to save Squidward after he ne… See more