Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny
Kenny in 2022
Born
Thomas James Kenny

(1962-07-13) July 13, 1962 (age 61)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
EducationBishop Grimes High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice artist
  • comedian
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Jill Talley (m. 1995)
Children2
Parent(s)Paul Austin Kenny
Theresa Bridget Donigan

Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is mostly known for being the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants in SpongeBob SquarePants. He has also done the voices of The Ice King in Adventure Time, The Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls, Lord Mission in Codename: Kids Next Door, Wheelie in The Transformers Movie Series, and Scout Master Lumpus in Camp Lazlo.

Early and personal life

Kenny was born on July 13, 1962 in Syracuse, New York.[1] He studied at the Bishop Grimes High School. He has been currently married to Jill Talley since 1995. They have two children, Mack (born 1998) and Nora (born 2003). The Kennys live in Studio City, California.

Filmography

  • How I Got into College (1989)
  • Shakes the Clown (1992)
  • Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
  • Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
  • Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
  • Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2002)
  • The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) - Narrator, The Mayor
  • Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
  • Run Ronnie Run (2002)
  • Windy City Heat (2003)
  • My Life with Morrissey (2003)
  • The Animatrix (2003)
  • Scary Movie 3 (2003)
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
  • Surviving Christmas (2004)
  • Lil Pimp (2005)
  • Hoodwinked (2005)
  • Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (2005)
  • Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
  • Sky High (2005)
  • Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005)
  • Tom Goes to the Mayor (2006)
  • Ant Bully (2006)
  • Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: Z.E.R.O. (2006) - Lord Mission, Chad Dickson, Chester, Knightbrace
  • Re-Animated (2006)
  • Idiocracy (2006)
  • Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2007)
  • Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
  • Superman: Doomsday (2007)
  • Meet the Robinsons (2007)
  • Happily N'Ever After (2007)
  • Tekkonkinkreet (2007)
  • Atlantis SquarePantis (2007) - SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008)
  • Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
  • The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
  • World's Greatest Dad (2009)
  • SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
  • Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
  • Kung Fu Magoo (2010)
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2010)
  • Winnie the Pooh (2011)
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
  • God Bless America (2011)
  • Frankenweenie (2012)
  • Hotel Transylvania (2012)
  • Delhi Safari (2012)
  • Zambezia (2012)
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! (2012)
  • Back to the Sea (2012)
  • I Know That Voice (2013)
  • Mixels (2014)
  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) - SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015)
  • Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom (2015)
  • Ant-Man (2015)[2][3]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result
2001 Annie Award Best Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production (voice of SpongeBob) SpongeBob SquarePants Nominated
2008 Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production (voice of SpongeBob) Nominated
2010 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Couple (voice of Wheelie and Skids) (shared with Shia LaBeouf and either Megan Fox or any "Transformer") Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Nominated
Annie Award Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production (voice of SpongeBob) SpongeBob SquarePants Won
2011 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Ensemble (voice of Wheelie) (shared with the entire cast) Transformers: Dark of the Moon Nominated
2014 Annie Award Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production (voice of Ice King) Adventure Time Won
2015 Annie Award Voice Acting in an Animated Feature (voice of SpongeBob) The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Pending

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Kenny: Biography". T.V Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Francis, Preston (10 June 2015). "(Exclusive) Interview with Voice Actor Tom Kenny". TheComicBookCast.com. The Comic Book Cast. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (10 June 2015). "Original Powerpuff Girls voice actresses upset they were never asked to return for new series". AltPress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

Other websites

Media related to Tom Kenny at Wikimedia Commons