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'I don't need helium' to play SpongeBob SquarePants, comic Tom Kenny says

NPR | By Terry Gross

Published February 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM CST

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Kenny has voiced SpongeBob since the animated series began in 1999. Now he's playing the character in a new film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Originally broadcast Nov. 16, 2004.

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Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.