TOM KENNY
Date of Birth: 1962
A native of East Syracuse, New York, Tom Kenny began his career doing stand-up comedy. He hosted the TV series An Evening at the Improv before making his first foray into acting with a role in the feature film How I Got Into College (1989), starring Anthony Edwards and Lara-Flynn Boyle. A stint as the host of Friday Night Videos (1990-1994) followed. He soon established himself as an accomplished voiceover artist in addition to guest roles on series such as Brotherly Love, Malibu Shores, Just Shoot Me and Roswell.
After providing voices on TV for Mr. Show (he also wrote for it), Dumb and Dumber, Dragon Ball Z, Godzilla: The Series and Dilbert, he landed the lead role as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants in 1999. He also continues to play small roles in movies and on television, and in 2004, again provided the voice of SpongeBob in the feature The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Some of his more recent work include the voice of Zilius Zox in the television show The Green Lantern: The Animated Series and a character in the animated film Back to the Sea (2012).
Kenny has one child with his wife, actress Jill Talley.
Filmography:
Scooby-Doo & Batman: the Brave and the Bold (2018)
The Adventures of Panda Warrior (2016)
Lego DC Comics Superheroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout (2016)
UFO gakuen no himitsu (2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
Back to the Jurassic (2015)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
Spongebob Squarepants 4D Attraction: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013)
Dino Time (2012)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Delhi Safari (2012)
Back to the Sea (2012)
Transformers: The Ride – 3D (2011)
LEGO Hero Factory: Savage Planet (2011)
God Bless America (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
Kung Fu Magoo (2010)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Space Chimps (2008)
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby (2008)
Doraemon: Nobita to midori no kyojinden (2008)
Tomboy (2008)
Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike (2007)
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Happily N’Ever After (2006)
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
The Ant Bully (2006)
Hoodwinked! (2005)
Sky High (2005)
Surviving Christmas (2004)
Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)
The Animatrix (2003)
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
The Powerpuff Girls (2002)
Orange County (2002)
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999)
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Shakes the Clown (1991)
How I Got Into College (1989)