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'''Thomas James''' '''"Tom"''' '''Kenny''' (born [[Timeline:July 13|July 13]], 1962) is an American actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian, best known as the voice of [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] in the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (franchise)|franchise of the same name]], as well as [[Gary the Snail|Gary]], [[Harold SquarePants]], the [[French Narrator]], and some other characters. He was born in Syracuse, New York in 1962. He also voices Ice King in Adventure Time. In addition to voice acting, he has also portrayed some live-action characters, such as [[Patchy the Pirate]], and live-action cameo appearances as himself. In SpongeBob, he has done one line in each episode, except for the episode "[[Reef Blower]]," which has no dialogue.
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'''Thomas James''' '''"Tom"''' '''Kenny''' (born [[Timeline:July 13|July 13]], 1962) is an American actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian, best known as the voice of [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] in the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (franchise)|franchise of the same name]], as well as [[Gary the Snail|Gary]], [[Harold SquarePants]], the [[French Narrator]], and some other characters. He was born in Syracuse, New York in 1962. He also voices Ice King in Adventure Time. In addition to voice acting, he has also portrayed some live-action characters, such as [[Patchy the Pirate]], and live-action cameo appearances as himself. In SpongeBob, he has said at least one line in each episode, except for the episode "[[Reef Blower]]," which has no dialogue.
   
 
==List of live-action cameos==
  
==List of live-action cameos==
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:''Note: This list does '<u>NOT'</u> include the [[Patchy the Pirate]] appearances.''
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:''Note: This list does not include the [[Patchy the Pirate]] appearances.''
   
 
*"[[Suds]]" - The guy taking a shower and used to help cure SpongeBob of the suds.
  
*"[[Suds]]" - The guy taking a shower and used to help cure SpongeBob of the suds.
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*"[[No Free Rides]]" (possibly) - Seen after the [[French Narrator]] got ran over by [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] on the driving course.
  
*"[[No Free Rides]]" (possibly) - Seen after the [[French Narrator]] got ran over by [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] on the driving course.
 
*"[[Ugh]]" - As a choir member.
  
*"[[Ugh]]" - As a choir member.
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*"[[SpongeHenge]] " - As the sun, saying, "Time for work, SpongeBob."
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*"[[SpongeHenge]] " - As the sun, saying, "Time for work, SpongeBob".
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* Kenny appeared as [[Patchy the Pirate]] in one episode of ''Big Time Rush''. The episode is "Big Time Beach Party," where he leads Carlos and Logan on a treasure hunt.[[File:LA_Animation_Festival_-_Tom_Kenny_and_Nylon_Pink.jpg|thumb|Kenny with Nylon Pink]]
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*Kenny appeared as [[Patchy the Pirate]] in one episode of ''{{w|Big Time Rush}}''. The episode is "Big Time Beach Party," where he leads Carlos and Logan on a treasure hunt.[[File:LA_Animation_Festival_-_Tom_Kenny_and_Nylon_Pink.jpg|thumb|Kenny with Nylon Pink]]
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* Kenny also does the voice of the announcer at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards every year.
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*Kenny also does the voice of the announcer at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards every year.
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* He also voices Heffer Wolfe as well as many other voices from {{W|''Rocko's Modern Life''}}.
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*He also voices Heffer Wolfe as well as many other voices from {{W|''Rocko's Modern Life''}}.
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* Kenny first used the voice for [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] for a minor female alligator character called Al on ''Rocko's Modern Life''. 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.
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*Kenny first used the voice for [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] for a minor female alligator character called Al on ''Rocko's Modern Life''. 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.
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* He also voices Cupid on {{W|''The Fairly OddParents''}}.
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*He also voices Cupid on {{W|''The Fairly OddParents''}}.
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* Kenny also voiced Dog and Cliff from {{W|''CatDog''}}.
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*Kenny also voiced Dog and Cliff from {{W|''CatDog''}}.
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* Kenny also voices Peepers on Wander Over Yonder.
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*Kenny also voices Peepers on Wander Over Yonder.
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*Kenny also voiced ValHallen and Douglas from Dexter's Laboratory.
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* SpongeBob SquarePants is the longest running Nicktoon, which makes Kenny the most successful voice actor on Nicktoons.
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*SpongeBob SquarePants is the longest running Nicktoon, which makes Kenny the most successful voice actor on Nicktoons.
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*Kenny also voices many minor roles in the movie "Happily Never After".
 
*It's noted by Tom Kenny in interviews that he had fake deaths on Twitter.
  
*It's noted by Tom Kenny in interviews that he had fake deaths on Twitter.
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* Alongside that, Kenny was also famous for voicing the narrator and Mayor of Townsville from {{W|''The Powerpuff Girls''}}, Mumbo from {{W|''Teen Titans}}, ''Slinkman and Scoutmaster Lumpus from ''Camp Lazlo, ''and Carl Chryniszzswics from ''{{W|''Johnny Bravo''}}'' (from 1999 to 2001). Kenny has many other roles from this.''
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*Alongside that, Kenny was also famous for voicing the narrator and Mayor of Townsville from {{W|''The Powerpuff Girls''}}, Mumbo from {{W|''Teen Titans}}, ''Slinkman and Scoutmaster Lumpus from ''Camp Lazlo, ''and Carl Chryniszzswics from ''{{W|''Johnny Bravo''}}'' (from 1999 to 2001). Kenny has many other roles from this.''
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* Kenny also voices Rabbit in ''Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)'', replacing Ken Sansom and taking over after Sansom's death in October 2012.
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*Kenny also voices Rabbit in ''Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)'', replacing Ken Sansom and taking over after Sansom's death in October 2012.
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* As of [[Timeline:February 22|February 22]], [[Timeline:2013|2013]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] had a line in every episode (except [[Reef Blower]], which had no dialogue at all), making Kenny the only voice actor to have a line in every episode (except Reef Blower).
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*As of [[Timeline:February 22|February 22]], [[Timeline:2013|2013]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] had a line in every episode (except [[Reef Blower]], which had no dialogue at all), making Kenny the only voice actor to have a line in every episode (except Reef Blower).
 
*He is currently married to [[Jill Talley]], who voices [[Karen]].
  
*He is currently married to [[Jill Talley]], who voices [[Karen]].
 
*Kenny is also known to be one of the long-running voice actors to voice Spyro in the ''Spyro the Dragon'' video game series. He voiced him in 3 games: ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'', ''Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon'', and ''Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly''.
  
*Kenny is also known to be one of the long-running voice actors to voice Spyro in the ''Spyro the Dragon'' video game series. He voiced him in 3 games: ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'', ''Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon'', and ''Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly''.
 
**Also, In ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'', Kenny also voiced the Electrolls (Inhabitants of the level "Hurricos"), And they sound very similar to SpongeBob.
  
**Also, In ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'', Kenny also voiced the Electrolls (Inhabitants of the level "Hurricos"), And they sound very similar to SpongeBob.
 
*He also voiced Starscream in Transformers Animated, along with Isaac Sumdac, Wasp and some other bots.
  
*He also voiced Starscream in Transformers Animated, along with Isaac Sumdac, Wasp and some other bots.
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*He also voices Gunter and the Ice King from ''Adventure Time''.
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*He also voices Gunter and the Ice King from the show, ''Adventure Time''.
 
*He is the voice of Sumo from ''Clarence''.
  
*He is the voice of Sumo from ''Clarence''.
 
*To produce SpongeBob's trademark laugh, Kenny pats his throat while saying "ah."
  
*To produce SpongeBob's trademark laugh, Kenny pats his throat while saying "ah."
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==Roles==
  
==Roles==
 
<gallery type="slideshow" position="center" widths="250">
  
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Help Wanted Gallery (09).jpg|SpongeBob
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Gary the Snail.svg
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Gary the Snail.svg|Gary
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HaroldSquarePants.png|Harold SquarePants
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HansTreatment.jpg|Hans
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Neptune.jpg|Neptune
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HMM!!.jpg|SpongeBuck
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Dirty_Bubble_Full.png
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Dirty_Bubble_Full.png|Dirty Bubble
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Grandpa2.png|Grandpa SquarePants
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Snapshot_1_(23-06-2011_7-25_PM).png|French Narrator
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Images4.jpg|[[Primitive Sponge]]
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Spongegar.jpg|[[SpongeGar]]
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Photo.png|[[Fiasco]]
 
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[[Category:Cast members]]
  
[[Category:Cast members]]
 
[[Category:Voice actors]]
  
[[Category:Voice actors]]
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[[Category:Fathers]]
  
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[[Category:Husbands]]
  

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Thomas James "Tom" Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian, best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants in the franchise of the same name, as well as Gary, Harold SquarePants, the French Narrator, and some other characters. He was born in Syracuse, New York in 1962. He also voices Ice King in Adventure Time. In addition to voice acting, he has also portrayed some live-action characters, such as Patchy the Pirate, and live-action cameo appearances as himself. In SpongeBob, he has said at least one line in each episode, except for the episode "Reef Blower," which has no dialogue.

List of live-action cameos

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

Trivia

  • Kenny appeared as Patchy the Pirate in one episode of Big Time Rush. The episode is "Big Time Beach Party," where he leads Carlos and Logan on a treasure hunt.
    LA Animation Festival - Tom Kenny and Nylon Pink

    Kenny with Nylon Pink

  • Kenny also does the voice of the announcer at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards every year.
  • He also voices Heffer Wolfe as well as many other voices from Rocko's Modern Life.
  • Kenny first used the voice for SpongeBob for a minor female alligator character called Al on Rocko's Modern Life. 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.
  • He also voices Cupid on The Fairly OddParents.
  • Kenny also voiced Dog and Cliff from CatDog.
  • Kenny also voices Peepers on Wander Over Yonder.
  • Kenny also voiced ValHallen and Douglas from Dexter's Laboratory.
  • SpongeBob SquarePants is the longest running Nicktoon, which makes Kenny the most successful voice actor on Nicktoons.
  • Kenny also voices many minor roles in the movie "Happily Never After".
  • It's noted by Tom Kenny in interviews that he had fake deaths on Twitter.
  • Alongside that, Kenny was also famous for voicing the narrator and Mayor of Townsville from The Powerpuff Girls, Mumbo from Teen Titans, Slinkman and Scoutmaster Lumpus from Camp Lazlo, and Carl Chryniszzswics from Johnny Bravo (from 1999 to 2001). Kenny has many other roles from this.
  • Kenny also voices Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh (2011 film), replacing Ken Sansom and taking over after Sansom's death in October 2012.
  • As of February 22, 2013, SpongeBob had a line in every episode (except Reef Blower, which had no dialogue at all), making Kenny the only voice actor to have a line in every episode (except Reef Blower).
  • He is currently married to Jill Talley, who voices Karen.
  • Kenny is also known to be one of the long-running voice actors to voice Spyro in the Spyro the Dragon video game series. He voiced him in 3 games: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon, and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly.
    • Also, In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, Kenny also voiced the Electrolls (Inhabitants of the level "Hurricos"), And they sound very similar to SpongeBob.
  • He also voiced Starscream in Transformers Animated, along with Isaac Sumdac, Wasp and some other bots.
  • He also voices Gunter and the Ice King from the show, Adventure Time.
  • He is the voice of Sumo from Clarence.
  • To produce SpongeBob's trademark laugh, Kenny pats his throat while saying "ah."
  • He voices Stink Bomb from the Skylanders games starting with Swap Force.

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