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Lexington Comic & Toy Convention 2019 Schedule :: Tom Kenny




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Tom Kenny

Appearing Friday, Saturday, & Sunday

Tom Kenny is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing 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; the Ice King in Adventure Time; the Narrator and Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls; Carl Chryniszzswics in Johnny Bravo; Dog in CatDog; and Spyro from the Spyro the Dragon video game series. His live-action work includes the comedy variety shows The Edge and Mr. Show. Kenny has won a Daytime Emmy Award and two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King.

While working on the animated series Rocko's Modern Life, Kenny met marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, who was also the creative director in the show's fourth season. Hillenburg drew a square sponge that he thought was funny and decided that he had found his character. After the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life in 1996, Hillenburg began developing the concept and hired former Rocko crew members. To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Kenny. Hillenburg chose the name SpongeBob and used the name SquarePants as a family name that "had a nice ring to it".

The series premiered on May 1, 1999, on Nickelodeon and became a commercial success in 2000, during its second season. Kenny voices other characters on the show including Gary the Snail, the French narrator (a parody of Jacques Cousteau), SpongeBob's father Harold SquarePants, and his live-action portrayal of Patchy the Pirate. In 2010, Kenny received the Annie Award for "Voice Acting in a Television Production" for his role as SpongeBob in SpongeBob's Truth or Square (season 6, episode 23-24). He also voiced SpongeBob in the sequel film released on February 6, 2015. In 2018, he received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.

6:55 pm

Rockos Modern Life Dual Photo Op - Kenny / Adler :: Photo Op Area - Booth 1
Charlie Adler, Tom Kenny
Friday March 22, 2019 :: 6:55 pm
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7:00 pm

Tom Kenny Professional Photo Op :: Photo Op Area - Booth 1
Tom Kenny
Friday March 22, 2019 :: 7:00 pm
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2:00 pm

Tom Kenny Q&A :: Regency Ballroom
Tom Kenny
Saturday March 23, 2019 :: 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
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4:45 pm

Rockos Modern Life Dual Photo Op - Kenny / Adler :: Photo Op Area - Booth 1
Charlie Adler, Tom Kenny
Saturday March 23, 2019 :: 4:45 pm
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5:00 pm

Tom Kenny Professional Photo Op :: Photo Op Area - Booth 1
Tom Kenny
Saturday March 23, 2019 :: 5:00 pm
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12:00 pm

Rockos Modern Life Dual Photo Op - Kenny / Adler :: Photo Op Area - Booth 2
Charlie Adler, Tom Kenny
Sunday March 24, 2019 :: 12:00 pm
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12:10 pm

Tom Kenny Professional Photo Op :: Photo Op Area - Booth 2
Tom Kenny
Sunday March 24, 2019 :: 12:10 pm
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