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The voice of SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King, with two Daytime Emmys and two Annie Awards.
American actor and comedian Tom Kenny has received many awards and nominations for his work in film, television, and video games. He is known for voicing the title character in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. In addition, Kenny has voiced many other characters in the series, including Gary the Snail, the French Narrator, and his live action portrayal as Patchy the Pirate whom Patchy was featured in various other appearances from the episodes "Christmas Who?" (2000) to "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas" (2021). His other roles include Heffer Wolfe in Rocko's Modern Life; Simon Petrikov / The Ice King in the Adventure Time franchise; the Narrator and Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls; Carl Chryniszzswics and Brother Ernie in Johnny Bravo; Dog and Cliff in CatDog; Hank and Jeremy in Talking Tom & Friends; Squanchy and Gene Gilligan in Rick and Morty; and Spyro from the Spyro the Dragon video game series. His live-action work includes the comedy variety shows The Edge and Mr. Show. He currently voices Hanna-Barbera characters such as Augie Doggie, Top Cat, Hardy Har Har, Ding-A-Ling Wolf, Undercover Elephant and Ricochet Rabbit.
- Type
- Chain Diner
- Location
- Los Angeles, California (and elsewhere)
- Primary Function
- Late-night refuge and confrontation site
- Atmosphere
- Gritty, fluorescent, non-judgmental
- Status
- Open 24/7
- Notable Patrons
- BoJack Horseman, Diane Nguyen, Princess Carolyn
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Lore & Background
Kenny has won two Daytime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King. Along with being nominated for over 30 Behind the Voice Actor Awards, winning voice actor of the year in 2016. Kenny often collaborates with his wife Jill Talley, who plays Karen on the aforementioned series.
In Their Own Story
Kenny's career spans decades, beginning with live-action comedy variety shows The Edge and Mr. Show. He became a defining voice in animation, most famously as the title character in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. Beyond SpongeBob, he voiced Heffer Wolfe in Rocko's Modern Life; Simon Petrikov / The Ice King in the Adventure Time franchise; the Narrator and Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls; Carl Chryniszzswics and Brother Ernie in Johnny Bravo; Dog and Cliff in CatDog; Hank and Jeremy in Talking Tom & Friends; Squanchy and Gene Gilligan in Rick and Morty; and Spyro from the Spyro the Dragon video game series. He also voices Hanna-Barbera characters such as Augie Doggie, Top Cat, Hardy Har Har, Ding-A-Ling Wolf, Undercover Elephant and Ricochet Rabbit.
Reader's Guide
Kenny's work in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise includes voicing the title character, Gary the Snail, the French Narrator, and his live action portrayal as Patchy the Pirate. Patchy was featured in various other appearances from the episodes "Christmas Who?" (2000) to "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas" (2021). His awards include two Daytime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King. He has been nominated for over 30 Behind the Voice Actor Awards, winning voice actor of the year in 2016. Kenny often collaborates with his wife Jill Talley, who plays Karen on the aforementioned series.
Did You Know?
- Kenny has won two Daytime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King.
- He was nominated for over 30 Behind the Voice Actor Awards and won voice actor of the year in 2016.
- Kenny often collaborates with his wife Jill Talley, who plays Karen on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.
- His live-action work includes the comedy variety shows The Edge and Mr. Show.
- He currently voices Hanna-Barbera characters such as Augie Doggie, Top Cat, Hardy Har Har, Ding-A-Ling Wolf, Undercover Elephant and Ricochet Rabbit.
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