Tom Kenny
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Kenny at the Florida SuperCon in June 2015
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| Born |
Thomas James Kenny July 13, 1962 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Talley (m. 1995) |
| Children | Mack Kenny Nora Kenny |
| Parent(s) | Paul Austin Kenny Theresa Bridget Donigan |
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian known for his long-running role as the title character in the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series and films.
Kenny has voiced many other characters including Heffer Wolfe in Rocko's Modern Life (1993–1996), the Ice King in Adventure Time (2010–present), the Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005), Dog in CatDog (1998–2005), and Spyro from the Spyro the Dragon franchise (1999–2002). His live-action work includes comedies The Edge (1992–1993) and Mr. Show (1995–1998).
Kenny has won two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob Squarepants and the Ice King.
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. He went to Bishop Grimes High School, a Catholic high school, in Syracuse. He became lifelong friends with comedian Bobcat Goldthwait after a teacher, who was displeased with Goldthwait, dragged him into Kenny's class. After college, Kenny appeared in films that Bobcat directed and starred in such as Shakes the Clown and World's Greatest Dad.
Kenny's professional entertainment vocation began as a teenager when he and his friend Bobcat Goldthwaite started to work as stand-up comedians. Describing Kenny's stand-up routines, Goldthwaite says, "Tom would get up there and talk about his therapist and he didn't even have a therapist, he just loved Woody Allen." Kenny performed stand-up comedy around the country for about eight years before he moved on to other venues.
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