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Tom Kenny

Acting

Born July 13, 1962 · Syracuse, New York, USA

Also known as Tom Kenney · Thomas J. Kenny · Tom J. Kenny

Biography

Thomas James "Tom" Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian, known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on Jacques Cousteau. His other voice acting roles include the Narrator and Mayor in the Powerpuff Girls, Heffer in Rocko's Modern Life, Dog in CatDog, Ice King in Adventure Time and Spyro in the Spyro the Dragon video game series. Aside from voice acting, Kenny also starred in the short-lived Fox sketch show The Edge and was a cast member of the HBO sketch comedy program Mr. Show, where he worked with Jill Talley, whom he subsequently married. He also hosted Friday Night Videos on NBC for one year in 1983, and Funday Night at the Movies on TCM in 2007.

Awards & recognition

  • Outer Critics Circle Award

Filmography50+ titles

Kids' Choice Awards

as Self - SpongeBob SquarePants - Host (voice)

Primal

2019as Monkey #1 / Monkey #2 (voice)

Rick and Morty

2013as Mr. Stabby / Scientist #2 (voice)

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

2023as Simon Petrikov / Ice King (voice)

Kiff

2023as Trevor Angstrom (voice)

BoJack Horseman

2014as Vert / Baseball Announcer (voice)

Adventure Time

2010as Ice King (voice)

Sym-Bionic Titan

2010as Brick Jackson / Jerk Kid (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008as Nute Gunray (voice)

Frog and Toad

2023as Firefly (voice)

Final Space

2018as HUE (voice)

Dragons: Race to the Edge

2015as Chicken Feed Salesman (voice)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

2015as Additional Voices (voice)

Drake & Josh

2004as Singing Toy Bear (voice)

Teen Titans

2003as Mumbo / Fixit (voice)

Samurai Jack

2001as Scaramouche (voice)

Futurama

1999as The Masked Unit / Abner Doubledeal (voice)

Harley Quinn

2019as The Arm (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012as Doc Rockwell (voice)

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

2020as Y5's Dad / Ice King / Simon Petrikov / Berdzerd / Additional Voices (voice)

The Legend of Korra

2012as Referee (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

2010as Funky Phantom (voice)

R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour

2010as Uncle Howee

Chowder

2007as Lingon Leader / Delivery Guy / Moon (voice)

The Boondocks

2005

The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie

2003as Cupid / Another Kid / Food Cart Guy / Fairy Sergeant / Announcer (voice)

Codename: Kids Next Door

2002as Numbuh 16 / Numbuh 67 / Numbuh 68 (voice)

Justice League

2001as Search Leader / Searcher (voice)

The Ghost and Molly McGee

2021as Kenny Star (voice)

Dan Vs.

2011

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001as PPG Narrator/ Bird (voice)

Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted

2024as Self

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022as Mussolini / Right Hand Man / Sea Captain (voice)

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019as Augie Anderson / 'Mudsy' Muddlemore / Sergeant Ghost (voice)

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

2015as Saul Twinkelshine / Greg (voice)

Niko and the Sword of Light

2015as Mandok (voice)

Clarence

2014as Sumo (voice)

Transformers: Animated

2007as Isaac Sumdac (voice)

The Batman

2004as The Penguin (voice)

Xiaolin Showdown

2003as Raimundo Pedrosa (voice)

Kid vs. Kat

2008as (voice)

True Jackson, VP

2008as Bingo

Phineas and Ferb

2007as The Squirrel

SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?

2005as SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary the Snail

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000as Elroy (voice)

That '70s Show

1998as Woofy

Loonatics Unleashed

as Gunnar the Conqueror (voice)

Solar Opposites

2020as Wilkins Micawber / Ted Johnson (voice)

Looney Tunes Cartoons

2020as Scientist (voice)

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

2019as Patchy the Pirate/French Narrator/Animated SpongeBob (voice)