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Tom Kenny Biography

Birth Name:Thomas James Kenny

Birth Place:Syracuse, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department, Producer, Sound department, Visual effects

Fast Facts

Prior to becoming an actor, he and Bobcat Goldthwait performed in a band called The Tearjerkers and a sketch comedy group called The Generic Comics
Got his big break in voice-over work when he was offered the role of Heffer Wolfe in "Rocko's Modern Life․"
Quote: "It's virtually impossible to be in a bad mood after playing SpongeBob․ For those four hours I'm in Bikini Bottom, it's bliss․"
Best known as the voice of several classic cartoon characters, including the title character in "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Ice King in "Adventure Time․"
Appeared in the music video for the Smashing Pumpkins' song "Tonight, Tonight" in 1996
Childhood friend of writer, actor and director Bobcat Goldthwait
Despite having done voice work in more than 300 projects, he has never taken a voice-over class or made a demo tape
Met his wife while working on the HBO program "Mr․ Show․"

Awards

2001Annie-Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production: nominated
2008Annie-Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production: nominated
2009Blimp Award-Best Burp: nominated
2010Annie-Voice Acting in a Television Production: winner
2012BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
2012BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/Musical: winner
2013BTVA Voice Acting Award-Best Performance in a Narrating Role: nominated
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational: nominated
2013BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/Musical: winner
2014Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production: winner
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical: nominated
2014BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/Musical: winner
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: winner
2014BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical: winner
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/Musical: nominated
2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational: nominated
2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated
2016Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
2016BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
2016BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role: nominated
2016BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film: winner
2016BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
2016BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
2017BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: nominated
2018Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production: winner
2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series: winner
2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: winner
2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role: nominated
2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program: winner
2020Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program: winner
2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program: nominated
2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Voice Directing for a Animated Series: nominated
2022Emmy-Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program: nominated
2022Blimp Award-Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: nominated
2023Emmy-Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program: nominated