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Tom Kenny

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Tom Kenny

Born Jul 13, 1962 · 64 years493 titles 277 movies · 216 TV
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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.

Also known as

Tom Kenney · Thomas J. Kenny · Tom J. Kenny · Tomcat Kenny

Born

Jul 13, 1962

Syracuse, New York, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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4

Writing

7

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1983 1 title(s)

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2002 19 title(s)

2003 34 title(s)

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Undated 3 title(s)