Tom Kenny

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, video games, 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 the 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. 2Biography 3Early life and stand-up comedy 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. in Syracuse. He met Bobcat Goldthwait in first grade and they became life-long friends. In their mid-teens, they saw an ad for an open-mic night at Skaneateles that featured comedian Barry Crimmins with the moniker "Bear Cat