Tom Kenny: Summary

Recent Role:: Bell on SpongeBob SquarePants

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 7-13-1962

Birthplace:: East Syracuse, New York

Birth Name:: Thomas James Kenny

AKA:: Thomas J. Kenny

Tom Kenny was raised in East Syracuse, New York, where he later attended Catholic School. Tom Kenny was always fascinated with comic books and animated programs, which he read and watched on a constant basis, which permitted him to know more about the two subjects than anyone in his neighborhood. Tom Kenny idolized Bob Clampett and he did everything he could to learn as much as possible about animation; though Tom never imitated the voices of animated characters, as he preferred to create his own voices.

Tom Kenny began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian in Boston, though he later went to San Francisco where he continued to perform stand-up comedy. However, he still credited his comedy career to the legends in animation, such as Tex Avery, rather than other comedians in the field. Tom didn�t initially plan to provide voices for a living, though one night when he was performing his comedy routine, there were some executives from Nickelodeon and Hanna-Barbera in the audience, who approached him with an offer to work with them, which changed his life forever. Tom Kenny was raised in East Syracuse, New York, where he later attended Catholic School. Tom Kenny was always fascinated with comic books and animated programs, which he read and watched on a constant basis, which permitted him to know more about the two subjects than anyone in his neighborhood. Tom Kenny idolized Bob Clampett and he did everything he could to learn as much as...

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- 04/15/08 3:09 PM
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spongebobs1fan
member since: Jan 22, 2008
Really good at voices. ...Continue »
Tom Kenny was raised in East Syracuse, New York, where he later attended Catholic School. Tom Kenny was always fascinated with comic books and animated programs, which he read and watched on a constant basis, which permitted him to know more about the two subjects than anyone in his neighborhood. Tom Kenny idolized Bob Clampett and he did everything he could to learn as much as possible about animation; though Tom never imitated the voices of animated characters, as he preferred to create his own voices.

Overall he is a great actor and is really talented. Though I like his voice for Spogebob the best.
03/16/09 10:42pm | report abuse
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Teen_Tomboy
member since: Nov 16, 2008
No doubt the best voice actor ever! He's wonderful at his role of SpongeBob! ...Continue »
Wow. Who knew one person could do God knows how many voices he can do. He is fantastic with every bit of his narrator's voices. (The Powerpuff Girls, The one in SpongeBob, a few others) One thing that amazes me about him is that he can do a wide range of voices, but they can all sound different. If you compared a few of his voices, like Ed's to SpongeBob, you'll be able to tell they sound totally different. In fact, I couldn't even notice a comparism and when I found out who played the characters I'm just like, "No way. IT cannot be done by the same person. They just sound too different." But they are and that's what amazes me about him. This might sound crazy, but he inspires me to get into voice acting!
03/03/09 04:16pm | report abuse
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Jedi_Jettson_21
member since: Dec 4, 2008
Extremely talented voice actor ...Continue »
Tom Kenny is one of my favorite voice actors ever. He has done so many work from voice acting. That is talented. He is 100% perfectly talented. He has done so many voices great animated television shows and he is a very, very, funny comedian. He is also funny for voicing Spongebob in Spongebob Squarepants. He has starred in so many television shows and work. Including popular video games. His comedian career makes him talented also. According to all his work informationed on IMDb.com, they are all very awesome work. More people should see his voice acting and comedy acting. Everyone should know him.
12/14/08 10:58pm | report abuse
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JellyFishJammer
member since: Jul 7, 2008
He's my favorite voice actor. Who else could do SpongeBob's laugh? Only him. ...Continue »
When I was a kid I used to be a big fan of "The PowerPuff Girls" and I remember always liking the voice of the narrator and the mayor. Dog on "CatDog" was always a funny voice to me, and I always liked Edwardos's voice on "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends". After I became a "SpongeBob SquarePants" fan I felt in love with Spongebob's signature giggle and contagious voice, later to discover that the author of all these voices was none other than Tom Kenny, I knew in that moment that I have found my favorite voice actor of all times. What I love about Tom is that you can feel his commitment and passion for his work, he really enjoys it and to be able to make so many fantastic voices without sounding the same in each character, he must have a talent that has to be recognized. Although, I have been feeling a little disappointed with the variations of Tom's voice acting towards my favorite character that he voices: SpongeBob, I admire him for his effort and dedication. And even though SpongeBob's voice has experienced some changes throughout the nine years of the series, I still like everything that Tom Kenny does and I always look forward to all his projects and I'll support his talents, because he truly deserves it.
11/03/08 08:00pm | report abuse
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shnickshnick
member since: Feb 24, 2008
Tom kenny is one of my favorite actors of all time. He played plenty of characters I liked as a younger kid. I still like the fact he plays spongebob. ...Continue »
Tom kenny is well know for playing Spongebob and Gary on "Spongebob squarepants", Cupid on "The fairly odd parents", and several other roles on Nickelodeon and possibly Cartoon network shows. I liked him alot as a little kid as I was a huge fan of spongebob. I still like him alot, but I not as much as a big fan of spongebob (I talked about 24/7 when I was a little kid). Still I'm wondering who else he'll play in the future. Even though He played plenty of roles, his most major role is Spongebob and gary on "Spongebob squarepants". He's one of the best actors for kids.
09/12/08 05:59pm | report abuse