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Thomas James "Tom" Kenny (born July 13, 1962; age 63) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and voice director. He is a main cast member and most known for the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, voicing SpongeBob, Gary the Snail, and the French Narrator. He also portrays the series' host, Patchy the Pirate, in many special episodes and Nickelodeon commercials. He has voiced many characters over the years.

Kenny is the husband of Jill Talley (the voice of Karen Plankton). He is the only cast member to provide a voice role in every episode (with the exception of the dialogue-free episode "Reef Blower"). He has written several songs for the show, like "The Best Day Ever," and has held the position of voice director since season 9.

Tom Kenny is a prolific voice actor outside of SpongeBob, known for voicing characters such as the Ice King in Adventure Time and Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Dr. Two-Brains in WordGirl, the Mayor in both incarnations of The Powerpuff Girls, Heffer in Rocko's Modern Life and Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, and Dog in CatDog and Raimundo Pedrosa, Grand Master Dashi, Vlad, Klofange and Hannibal Roy Bean in Xiaolin Showdown. He is part of a rock-and-roll band called Tom Kenny and The Hi-Seas.

List of live-action cameos

Note: This list does not include the Patchy the Pirate appearances.

Non-SpongeBob filmography

The following is a list of works where Tom Kenny played a role, outside of the SpongeBob SquarePants series.

Television

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Film

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Video games

Trivia

  • At one point, voice actor Jess Harnell auditioned for the role of SpongeBob before Kenny was chosen.[2]
  • Over the years, many fans of the show have asked Kenny to lend SpongeBob's voice to their voice email and answering machines. In an interview, he joked that these custom messages might be more common than the factory (default voice).
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Tom Kenny with Nylon Pink
  • Kenny first used the voice for SpongeBob for a minor female alligator character called Al on Rocko's Modern Life who appeared in the episode "Dear John." This is also the first time Kenny and Stephen Hillenburg worked together. Hillenburg wanted Kenny to use that voice for SpongeBob, so he showed him a clip of Al in Rocko's Modern Life to remind Kenny of the voice.[citation needed]
  • He also voiced Han "Chuck" Solo in the Angry Birds Star Wars Cinematic Trailer. Han's laugh also sounds similar to SpongeBob's.[3]
  • To produce SpongeBob's trademark laugh, Kenny pats his throat while saying "ah."[4]
  • His birthday is July 13, one day before SpongeBob's, on July 14.
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Tom Kenny's name on the door.
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SpongeBob acts like a chicken while he sees Mr. Krabs' new plaid kilt.
  • In the 2017 San Diego Comic Con, he said his favorite SpongeBob meme is "Mocking SpongeBob."[5]
  • The drop of Volcano Sauce was shot in the Nickelodeon restroom and Tom Kenny had to wear red makeup all over his face to portray the character. He also had an audition on that same day the scene was shot, but the red makeup did not completely come off in time. As a result, he still had a little bit of red makeup on his face and it made him look like he was having high blood pressure.[6]
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  • The Volcano Sauce drop is credited as "Hot Sauce Drop."
  • Before SpongeBob even became a global success, Tom showed a VHS tape of the pilot to random people and even his family and it made them laugh.[7]
  • Tom does not have a laptop, so the only way he can see memes is when Bill Fagerbakke sends it to him on his phone.[8]
  • Tom and his wife, Jill, appear in the music video for "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins.
  • Tom Kenny's son, Mack Kenny, was a director of photography and set dresser on "SpongeBob's Spookiest Scenes Countdown Special."[9]
  • According to an interview in an issue of Nickelodeon Magazine, Tom Kenny was very sick at the time of recording the lines for the episode "Suds." This made SpongeBob sound genuinely sick as a result.
  • There is a digital collection that has his top 20 favorite episodes named The Tom Kenny Collection.
  • "My Friend Patty" has the highest amount of different voice roles for Tom Kenny of any episode in the franchise, with him voicing 15 characters.

Roles

Gallery

Videos

See also

References

  1. ↑ Backpay Payback and House Hunting (credits)
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRy7iHOJD8Y&t=650s
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6lYFO_tKlE
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5c9mj-PbLI
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUX8AmdZWAQ
  6. ↑ Audio Commentary for "Karate Choppers"
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYYDHsV_fu0
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYYDHsV_fu0&t=309s
  9. ↑ Resume — Mack Kenny

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Cast members (V • E)
Main character voices: Tom Kenny • Bill Fagerbakke • Rodger Bumpass • Clancy Brown • Lori Alan • Carolyn Lawrence • Mary Jo Catlett • Doug Lawrence • Jill Talley
Supporting character voices: Stephen Hillenburg • Paul Tibbitt • Ernest Borgnine • Tim Conway • Brian Doyle-Murray • John O'Hurley • Marion Ross • Dee Bradley Baker • Sirena Irwin • Carlos Alazraqui • Thomas F. Wilson • Bob Joles • Mark Fite • Sara Paxton • John Gegenhuber
The Patrick Star Show main character voices: Bill Fagerbakke • Thomas F. Wilson • Cree Summer • Jill Talley • Dana Snyder • Tom Kenny
Other: Abdul Hafiz Aziz • Adam West • Aksu Palmén • Aku Laitinen • Alec Baldwin • Alen Šalinović • Alex Saudinós • Alexander Ward • Alton Brown • Ammar Daniel Osman • Amy Poehler • Amy Sedaris • Andrea Martin • Andy Samberg • Antonio Banderas • Antonio Raul Corbo • Antti L.J. Pääkkönen • Antti Pääkkönen • April Stewart • Arto Nieminen • Aubrey Plaza • Awkwafina • Bart McCarthy • Bernie Malejana • Betty White • Billy West • Biz Markie • Blues Saraceno • Bob Barker • Bobcat Goldthwait • Bobby Cannavale • Brad Abrell • Burt Ward • Carlos Bustamante • Caspar Lee • Charles Nelson Reilly • Charlie Adler • Chris Elliott • Chris von Sneidern • Christian Trimble • Christopher Guest • Dahlya Glick • Dale Horowitz • Dan Southworth • Daniel Dizdar • Daniel Hagen • Daniella Perkins • Darije Somi • David Bowie • David Glen Eisley • David Hasselhoff • David Lander • Davy Jones • Debi Mae West • Dee Snider • Dennis Quaid • Dimitrije Stojanović • Dylan Haggerty • Ed Asner • Eddie Deezen • Ella Pyhältö • Enn Reitel • Eric Bauza • Ethan Slater • Faizal Isa • Frank Welker • Fred Tatasciore • Garnett Sailor • Gary Anthony Williams • Gene Shalit • Gene Simmons • Gilbert Gottfried • Ginnifer Goodwin • Giora Kenneth • Goran Malus • Greg Baldwin • Grey DeLisle • Hal Douglas • Henry Winkler • Iina Salin • India de Beaufort • Irwan Isnin • J. K. Simmons • Jace Norman • Jack Gore • Jack Griffo • Jamalludin Zakaria • James Arnold Taylor • Jason Maybaum • Jay Kortehisto • Jeanette Miller • Jeff Bennett • Jeff Garlin • Jeff Rechner • Jeff Utanes • Jeffrey Combs • Jeffrey Tambor • Jenni Sivonen • Jennifer Tilly • Jim Jarmusch • Jim Ward • Jim Wise • JoJo Siwa • Joe Alaskey • Joe Pantoliano • Joe Sugg • Joe Whyte • John DiMaggio • John Goodman • John Lurie • John Rhys-Davies • John Sterchi • Johnny Depp • Johnny Knoxville • Jojo Galvez • Jon Hamm • Jon Taffer • Juha Paananen • Julie Nathanson • Kari Tamminen • Kate Higgins • Kate Micucci • Keanu Reeves • Keijin Okuda • Keith David • Kel Mitchell • Kevin Carlson • Kevin Michael Richardson • Kharul Izwan Idahan • Kristen Wiig • Kristopher Logan • Laraine Newman • LeBron James • Lewis Black • Lillian Ellen Jones • Marion Ross • Mark Dacascos • Mark Hamill • Markus Bäckman • Martin Olson • Marvil Ramirez • Matt Berry • Maurice LaMarche • Max Schreck • Michael McKean • Neil Ross • Nica Rojo • Nigel Planer • Nolan North • Nyasha Hatendi • Oleksandr Chmykhalov • Pasi Ruohonen • Pat Morita • Patrick Pinney • Patton Oswalt • Pauli Virta • Pepe Laaksonen • Peter Browngardt • Petri Hanttu • Petri Liski • Presley Williams • R. Lee Ermey • Rauno Ahonen • Ray Liotta • Reggie Watts • Rhys Darby • Rhys Parry Jones • Rich Fulcher • Richard Horvitz • Ricky Gervais • Rik Mayall • Riki Lindhome • Rinna Paatso • Rob Gronkowski • Rob Paulsen • Robert Ugrina • Robin Sachs • Robin Williams • Rochelle Greenwood • Rodney Bingenheimer • Ronald Žlabur • Roxanne Sarlak • RuPaul • Rudolf Baldonado • Saul Hudson • Scarlett Johansson • Sebastian Bach • Sergio Ristie • Sharul Titis • Snoop Dogg • Steve Buscemi • Susan Boyajian • Taiki Matsuno • Teresa Parente • Tiffany Haddish • Tim Blaney • Tsanko Tasev • Victoria Beckham • Vladislava Đorđević • Wei Bo-cin • Wendel Bezerra • Will Ferrell • Zairaini Sarbini

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