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'''Thomas James Kenny''' (born [[July 13]], [[1962]]) is an American voice actor, actor and stand-up comedian. From the stand-up side, he is known for his Comedy Central special as well as his prominent role on ''Mr. Show''. | |||
On the voice-acting side, he gets a ''lot'' of work. Some of Kenny's better known roles include the eponymous character from ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Dog from ''CatDog'' (opposite [[Jim Cummings]]), The Penguin from ''The [[Batman]]'' and the English dub of ''Batman: Ninja'', the mayor and narrator from both the original and reboot versions of ''The Powerpuff Girls'', the Ice King from ''Adventure Time'', and Scaramouche from ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]''. He is also the current official voice of Rabbit from the ''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise, taking over from the late [[Ken Sansom]]. | |||
On-camera, Kenny has played Patchy The Pirate on segments of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and very early on in his career, he played the villainous Binky The Clown (not to be confused with the ''Garfield'' character of the same name) in Bobcat Goldthwait's cult comedy ''Shakes The Clown''. You may also remember him and his wife, Jill Talley, as the protagonists of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' "{{w|Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Tonight, Tonight}}" music video. | |||
==Voice roles== | ==Voice roles== | ||
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{{collist|3| | {{collist|3| | ||
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] | * [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] | ||
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] | * [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] | ||
* [[Tutor Bot]] | * [[Tutor Bot]] | ||
* [[Burger Bot]] ([[Transform and Roll Out]]) | * [[Burger Bot]] ([[Transform and Roll Out]]) | ||
* [[Security Bot]] ([[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]) | * [[Police drone|Security Bot]] ([[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]) | ||
* [[Guard Bot]] (Nanosec) | * [[Guard Bot]] (Nanosec) | ||
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] | * [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] | ||
* [[Wasp|Wasp / Waspinator]] | * [[Wasp|Wasp / Waspinator]] | ||
* [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] | * [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] | ||
* [[Clone number 3370318]] | |||
* [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] | * [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] | ||
* [[Clone number 2716057]] | |||
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] | * [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] | ||
* [[Ramjet (Animated)| | * [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] | ||
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] | * [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] | ||
* [[Rattletrap]] | * [[Rattletrap]] | ||
* [[Beachcomber (Animated)| Beachcomber]] (cut for time) | * [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] (cut for time) | ||
* [[Chad Groovy]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
====Incidentals==== | ====Incidentals==== | ||
* Sumdac Systems AI "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]" | |||
* Commercial Announcer ([[Total Meltdown]]) | * Commercial Announcer ([[Total Meltdown]]) | ||
* Scientist #2 ([[Lost and Found ( | * Scientist #2 ([[Lost and Found (Animated)|Lost and Found]]) | ||
* Truck Driver ([[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]) | * Truck Driver ([[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]) | ||
* Car Driver (Garbage In, Garbage Out) | * Car Driver (Garbage In, Garbage Out) | ||
* Policeman (Garbage In, Garbage Out) | * Policeman (Garbage In, Garbage Out) | ||
===Revenge of the Fallen=== | ===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''=== | ||
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] | *[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] | ||
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] | *[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] | ||
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''=== | |||
* Wheelie | |||
===''Transformers: The Ride''=== | |||
* Wheelie | |||
===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (2015)=== | |||
* [[Nightstrike]] | |||
====Incidentals==== | |||
* Cop ([[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]) | |||
===''Transformers: The Last Knight''=== | |||
*Wheelie | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* "SpongeBob" is in | * "SpongeBob" is in Microsoft Office's spell-check lexicon, yet "Starscream" is not. Discuss. | ||
* [[Bill Fagerbakke]], who voices SpongeBob's best friend Patrick Star in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (as well as being Kenny's real-life best friend), also voices [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Transformers Animated'']] continuity. Small, hilarious-sounding world. | |||
* [[Bill Fagerbakke]], who voices | * [http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html In an interview], [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] revealed that during [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s recording session for ''Animated'', Kenny wasn't scheduled to show up, but came anyway just so he could introduce his son to Weird Al. ''D'awwwwww.'' | ||
* In an interview with Double Toasted in late 2020, Kenny revealed that he was originally only cast as [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] before being hired as a placeholder voice for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], only to be ultimately kept by director [[Michael Bay]] in the final product, something that Kenny now admits to regretting.<ref>[https://doubletoasted.com/shows/tom-kenny-interview-live-200-pm-cst/ Tom Kenny Interview LIVE @ 2:00 PM CST Double Toasted]</ref> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 28 April 2026
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Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American voice actor, actor and stand-up comedian. From the stand-up side, he is known for his Comedy Central special as well as his prominent role on Mr. Show.
On the voice-acting side, he gets a lot of work. Some of Kenny's better known roles include the eponymous character from SpongeBob SquarePants, Dog from CatDog (opposite Jim Cummings), The Penguin from The Batman and the English dub of Batman: Ninja, the mayor and narrator from both the original and reboot versions of The Powerpuff Girls, the Ice King from Adventure Time, and Scaramouche from Samurai Jack. He is also the current official voice of Rabbit from the Winnie the Pooh franchise, taking over from the late Ken Sansom.
On-camera, Kenny has played Patchy The Pirate on segments of SpongeBob SquarePants, and very early on in his career, he played the villainous Binky The Clown (not to be confused with the Garfield character of the same name) in Bobcat Goldthwait's cult comedy Shakes The Clown. You may also remember him and his wife, Jill Talley, as the protagonists of The Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" music video.
Voice roles
[edit]Transformers Animated
[edit]Incidentals
[edit]- Sumdac Systems AI "Home Is Where the Spark Is"
- Commercial Announcer (Total Meltdown)
- Scientist #2 (Lost and Found)
- Truck Driver (Garbage In, Garbage Out)
- Car Driver (Garbage In, Garbage Out)
- Policeman (Garbage In, Garbage Out)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
[edit]Transformers: Dark of the Moon
[edit]- Wheelie
Transformers: The Ride
[edit]- Wheelie
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)
[edit]Incidentals
[edit]Transformers: The Last Knight
[edit]- Wheelie
Notes
[edit]- "SpongeBob" is in Microsoft Office's spell-check lexicon, yet "Starscream" is not. Discuss.
- Bill Fagerbakke, who voices SpongeBob's best friend Patrick Star in SpongeBob SquarePants (as well as being Kenny's real-life best friend), also voices Bulkhead in the Transformers Animated continuity. Small, hilarious-sounding world.
- In an interview, Derrick J. Wyatt revealed that during "Weird Al" Yankovic's recording session for Animated, Kenny wasn't scheduled to show up, but came anyway just so he could introduce his son to Weird Al. D'awwwwww.
- In an interview with Double Toasted in late 2020, Kenny revealed that he was originally only cast as Wheelie before being hired as a placeholder voice for Skids, only to be ultimately kept by director Michael Bay in the final product, something that Kenny now admits to regretting.[1]
