Tom Kenny - wikipedia Tom Kenny For other people named Tom Kenny, see Tom Kenny ( disambiguation ). Tom Kenny Kenny at the Florida SuperCon in June 2015 Thomas James Kenny ( 1962 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1962 ( age 56 ) Syracuse, New York, U.S. Residence Studio City, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, voice artist, comedian Years active 1981 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jill Talley ( m. 1995 ) Children Thomas James Kenny ( born July 13, 1962 ) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. He is known for voicing the title character in the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series, video games, and films. Kenny has voiced many other characters including Heffer Wolfe in Rocko 's Modern Life ; the Ice King in Adventure Time ; the Narrator and Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls ; Carl Chryniszzswics in Johnny Bravo ; Dog in CatDog ; and Spyro from the Spyro the Dragon video game series. His live - action work includes the comedy variety shows The Edge and Mr. Show. Kenny has won a Daytime Emmy Award and two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and stand - up comedy 1.2 Television and film career 1.3 Voice acting 1.3. 1 SpongeBob SquarePants 2 Personal life 3 Awards and nominations 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Biography Early Life and stand - up comedy Kenny was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, to Theresa Bridget ( Donigan ) and Paul Austin Kenny. As a young child, he loved drawing and collecting record albums in the late 1960s and 1970s. in Syracuse. He met Bobcat Goldthwait in first grade and they became life - long friends. In their mid-teens, they saw an ad for an open - mic night at Skaneateles that featured comedian Barry Crimmins with the moniker `` Bear Cat ''. He and Goldthwait went to the event, and performed under the monikers Tomcat and Bobcat, respectively, as a tribute to Crimmins, after which Goldthwait used Bobcat as his stage name. Describing Kenny 's stand - up routines, Goldthwait said, `` Tom would get up there and talk about his therapist and he did n't even have a therapist, he just loved Woody Allen. '' Kenny went to Bishop Grimes High School, a Catholic high school, After college, Kenny performed stand - up comedy around the country for about eight years before he moved on to other venues. Television and film career Kenny has acted in many films and TV shows, debuting in How I Got Into College ( 1989 ) and later appeared in films such as Shakes the Clown ( 1991 ) and Comic Book : The Movie ( 2004 ). On television, he would host the `` Music News '' segments of Friday Night Videos in the early 1990s. He appeared in sketch comedy shows The Edge which aired on Fox from 1992 -- 93, and Mr. Show which aired on HBO from 1995 to 1998, both roles in the show were as a regular cast member. He appears in the live - action segments of SpongeBob SquarePants as Patchy the Pirate, appeared on R.L. Stine 's The Haunting Hour on the season four episode, `` Uncle Howee '' as Uncle Howee, a high - energy kids ' show host with strange powers. Voice acting Kenny said that he voices `` a lot of sweet yellow characters for some reason. '' He described SpongeBob 's voice as in between that of a child and an adult, stating `` Think a Stan Laurel, Jerry Lewis kind of child - man. Kind of like a Munchkin but not quite, kind of like a kid, but not in a Charlie Brown child 's voice on the TV shows. '' Joe Murray auditioned Kenny for voice acting roles for Rocko 's Modern Life in a casting call in Los Angeles, California. On one occasion, the producers required Kenny to fill the role of Charlie Adler, who was absent. He voices Cupid for the Nickelodeon show The Fairly OddParents. Joe Murray chose Kenny for several roles on another one of his projects, Camp Lazlo as Scoutmaster Lumpus and Slinkman, because Murray, after seeing Kenny 's previous work for Rocko 's Modern Life, felt that Kenny `` adds writing to his roles '' and `` brings so much ''. He voiced Dog in CatDog, as well as the voice of Cliff. He voices many characters in The Powerpuff Girls, including the Mayor, the Narrator, Mitch Mitchelson, Snake, and Little Arturo from the Gangrene Gang, Rainbow the Clown, etc. He voiced Eduardo, and various other characters in Foster 's Home For Imaginary Friends, Dr. Two - Brains in the PBS Kids show, WordGirl and the villains Knightbrace, The Common Cold and Mr. Wink in Codename Kids Next Door. Kenny is The Penguin in 2004 TV series The Batman. He voiced the character Squanchy on Rick and Morty. Kenny at New York Comic Con in 2014 He plays a number of roles in the Transformers Animated TV show. A few of the characters he voices in this series are Starscream and his clones, Isaac Sumdac and Waspinator. Kenny also voiced several characters on the animated show Xiaolin Showdown, as well as the Autobots Skids and Wheelie in the live - action Transformers film series. On Dilbert, Kenny voiced Ratbert, Asok, Dilbert 's shower, and some minor characters. He played Mr. Hal Gibson in the animated kids show Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force GO !. In 2009, Kenny became a regular cast voice in the Fox comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up. He voices Muhammad Sabeeh `` Happy '' Fa - ach Nuabar, the secretive custodian who is plotting a terrorist attack, as well as Happy 's interpreter. The series premiered on April 19, 2009. Kenan Thompson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jason Bateman, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Henry Winkler, Will Arnett, and Will Forte are the other main cast members. He plays The Ice King and Magic Man on Adventure Time. In 2011, Kenny took over the role of Rabbit from Ken Sansom in Winnie the Pooh. From 2012 -- 2014, Kenny voiced Woody Johnson on Comedy Central 's Brickleberry. He voices Flain, Seismo, and Teslo in Mixels, Sumo in the Cartoon Network show Clarence, Daddo in Henry Hugglemonster, Dr. Otto Octavius on The Ultimate Spider - Man, and Leo Callisto in Miles from Tomorrowland. He has also provided voices in television advertisements for Best Buy ( as an elf for a Christmas spot ), Experian ( as a talking modem alongside DC Douglas ), and Talking Hank in the YouTube web series Talking Tom and Friends. In video games, Kenny is best known as the voice of Spyro the Dragon, having replaced previous voice actor Carlos Alazraqui. He first voiced Spyro in Spyro 2 : Ripto 's Rage !, and continued to voice the character up until Spyro : A Hero 's Tail, where he was replaced by Jess Harnell. However, he is set to return to voice Spyro in the upcoming Spyro Reignited Trilogy, a collection of modern remakes of the original Spyro trilogy. He also voiced another character in the series, Sgt. James Byrd, in Spyro : Year of the Dragon. SpongeBob SquarePants Main article : SpongeBob SquarePants Kenny in 2010 at San Diego Comic Con While working on the animated series Rocko 's Modern Life, Kenny met marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, who was also the creative director in the show 's fourth season. Hillenburg drew a square sponge that he thought was funny and decided that he had found his character. After the cancellation of Rocko 's Modern Life in 1996, Hillenburg began developing the concept and hired former Rocko crew members. To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Kenny. Hillenburg chose the name SpongeBob and used the name SquarePants as a family name that `` had a nice ring to it ''. The series premiered on May 1, 1999, on Nickelodeon and became a commercial success in 2000, during its second season. Kenny voices other characters on the show including Gary the Snail, the French narrator ( a parody of Jacques Cousteau ), SpongeBob 's father Harold SquarePants, and his live - action portrayal of Patchy the Pirate. In 2010, Kenny received the Annie Award for `` Voice Acting in a Television Production '' for his role as SpongeBob in SpongeBob 's Truth or Square ( season 6, episode 23 - 24 ). He also voiced SpongeBob in the sequel film released on February 6, 2015. In 2018, he received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. Personal Life Kenny first met his wife Jill Talley in 1992 while working on The Edge. The two have also collaborated on HBO 's Mr. Show and SpongeBob SquarePants, they also both appeared in the music video for `` Tonight, Tonight '' by The Smashing Pumpkins. They have two children, Mack ( born c. 1997 ) and Nora ( born August 2003 ). The Kennys live in Studio City, California. Awards and nominations Year Award Film / TV Show Result Annie Award Best Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production SpongeBob SquarePants Nominated 2008 Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Couple ( shared with Shia LaBeouf and either Megan Fox or any `` Transformer '' ) Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen Nominated Annie Award Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production SpongeBob SquarePants Won 2011 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Ensemble ( shared with the entire cast ) Transformers : Dark of the Moon Nominated 2014 Annie Award Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV / Broadcast Production Adventure Time Won 2015 Annie Award Voice Acting in an Animated Feature The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water Nominated 2018 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program SpongeBob SquarePants Won Filmography Main article : Tom Kenny filmography How I Got into College ( 1989 ) Shakes the Clown ( 1992 ) Plughead Rewired : Circuitry Man II ( 1994 ) Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ) The Powerpuff Girls Movie ( 2002 ) Adam Sandler 's Eight Crazy Nights ( 2002 ) Run Ronnie Run ( 2002 ) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ( 2004 ) Surviving Christmas ( 2004 ) Hoodwinked ( 2005 ) Ant Bully ( 2006 ) Idiocracy ( 2006 ) Meet the Robinsons ( 2007 ) Happily N'Ever After ( 2007 ) Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen ( 2009 ) World 's Greatest Dad ( 2009 ) Winnie the Pooh ( 2011 ) Transformers : Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) God Bless America ( 2011 ) Frankenweenie ( 2012 ) Hotel Transylvania ( 2012 ) Zambezia ( 2012 ) Back to the Sea ( 2012 ) I Know That Voice ( 2013 ) The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water ( 2015 ) Ant - Man ( 2015 ) References ^ Jump up to : `` Tom Kenny : Biography ''. T.V Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2012. Jump up ^ `` Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, talks of local ties, life in Bikini Bottom ''. TimesLeader.com. Times Leader. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Tom Kenny Finds his Voice as SpongeBob SquarePants ''. backstage.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Barry Crimmins 's Life - Changing Comedy ''. The New Yorker. Retrieved June 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Louis C.K. directs CNY comedy legend Barry Crimmins ' first - ever standup special ''. syracuse.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Wojciechowski, Michele ( April 21, 2015 ). `` Voice Artist Tom Kenny on Being SpongeBob SquarePants ''. Parade. Retrieved July 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Nieratko, Chris ( September 3, 2015 ). `` Bobcat Goldthwait 's Latest Documentary Examines Child Sexual Abuse ''. Vice. Retrieved July 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Tom Kenny -- Sit Down Shut Up, The Batman, SpongeBob SquarePants -- 02 / 27 / 09 ''. GrouchoReviews.com. Groucho Reviews. Retrieved 10 June 2015. Jump up ^ https://www.metro.us/entertainment/interview-tom-kenny-talks-voicing-spongebob-squarepants-and-mr-show/zsJoba---UspN3mmMXb2BE Jump up ^ Miller, Emily ; Macchione, Elizabeth ( June 14, 2003 ). `` A discussion with Tom Kenny of ' SpongeBob Squarepants ' ''. St. Augustine Record. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants ''. cartoonician.com. September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lisa ( Kiczuk ) Trainor interviews Joe Murray, creator of Rocko 's Modern Life '', The Rocko 's Modern Life FAQ Jump up ^ Lawson, Tim and Alisa Persons. The Magic Behind the Voices : A Who 's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors. p. 192. Jump up ^ Q & A with Joe Murray Archived January 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. ``, Cartoon Network Pressroom Jump up ^ `` You Wo n't Believe Who Voices These Rick And Morty Characters CCUK ''. Jump up ^ `` Sit Down, Shut Up ''. Fox. Retrieved April 14, 2009. Jump up ^ Silver, Stephen. `` Best Buy Elf Debuts in Christmas Support Ad ''. Dealerscope. Retrieved 21 September 2012. Jump up ^ Douglas, DC. `` Experian ( w / Tom Kenny ) ''. DCDouglas.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Jump up ^ Talking Tom and Friends ( 2017 - 01 - 19 ), Talking Tom and Friends - Meet the Cast, retrieved 2018 - 07 - 01 Jump up ^ `` Spyro the Dragon is Back in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy ! ''. Activision Blog. Kelly, Kevin. Retrieved 7 April 2018. Jump up ^ Spyro : Year of the Dragon Manual ( PDF ). Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. October 24, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved 7 April 2018. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patick ( April 27, 2018 ). `` Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards : ' Bold And The Beautiful ', ' Sesame Street ' Top Winners ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Edwards, Ellen ( November 30, 2004 ). `` As the voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny knows it 's hip to be square ''. Chicago Tribune. Jump up ^ http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/tom_kenny_spongebob_squarepants_east_syracuse.html Jump up ^ http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/7-other-places-you-ve-heard-tom-kenny-the-voice-of-spongebob External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Kenny. 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Question: who is the guy that does spongebob's voice
Answer: Thomas James Kenny