You've been doing SpongeBob Squarepants for 20 years. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. And while he doesn't count himself among the greats, it's inevitable-Tom Kenny is a legend. As a student of voices and a fan of some of the greatest voice actors in history, playing SpongeBob for 20 years is exactly where he hoped to be. All these components never get old because according to Kenny, this is the dream. The laughs and the memes and everyone's favorite episodes are all old hat to him at this point, but Tom Kenny remains as enthusiastic as the day this all started. It just kind of came out-almost dolphin-like." So much of SpongeBob is kind of mysterious, and I'm the least spiritual person of all time. "Something made me do it, like I don't know why. "I had never done that noise before," Kenny explains, trying to remember the laugh's origin. It’s everybody’s first question: "how do you do the laugh?" He raises his flat hand to his throat and begins to tap it right above his Adam's apple. Kenny is more than happy to be a part of telling them.Īs we sit down together, Kenny knows my first question. And leagues and leagues below the surface of the ocean, SpongeBob and his friends still have stories to tell. After 12 seasons, two movies, and a Broadway musical, SpongeBob Squarepants remains one of Nickelodeon's most prized franchises. “Just to stay sane in this business, you sort of got to always be prepared for things to end,” he explains. Part of the reason for Kenny’s enthusiasm is because 20 years in the same role is a rarity for any actor or voice actor.
July 17 marks the 20th anniversary of SpongeBob Squarepants’ first episode, and Kenny has been there to see it all.
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Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob Squarepants, attends the anniversary celebration of the series of the same name.
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