Is tom kenny gay

Last summer, Nickelodeon made major waves with a Pride Month tweet that identified everyone's favorite animated sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, as an LGBTQ+ ally. Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, ) is an American actor and comedian. He has been voicing the titular character in SpongeBob SquarePants and associated media since its debut in No, tom Kenny is not single.

Tom Colicchio, the American Celebrity Chef has not stated his sexual preference in public but he is married to Lori Silverbush, and has 3 kids. Dante (previous. On Saturday, Nickelodeon confirmed on Twitter that SpongeBob was among the LGBTQ community, sharing a photo of the beloved cartoon sponge and writing, "Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+. Many fans and media outlets interpreted the tweet as an announcement that SpongeBob, who is voiced by Tom Kenny, identifies as gay, or somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum.

Cohen, who described his transgender journey to Time magazine in And Kenny couldn't be happier that his animated counterpart has officially come out as an ally. The always-animated Kenny can't resist breaking into his alter ego's adorable voice to signal his approval. At the same time, SpongeBob's inclusion in Nickelodeon's social media post reignited the decades-old debate over the character's own sexual orientation — a debate that makes Kenny roll his eyes.

I understand in a different kind of show it would be an issue, but when it's just a comedy? Like when you see the Three Stooges laying in a bed together, you aren't like, 'Wow I wonder if Larry and Moe are an item? But we do live in a world where anything that can be used as a distracting culture war dividing wedge will be. Kenny's castmates agree that life is much simpler in their version of life under the sea.

Adds Bill Fagerbakke — the voice of SpongeBob's best pal and one-time co-parent , Patrick Star — "The world of Bikini Bottom is such its own universe that it's only natural that people are going to latch onto it and bring it into their own universe. That's what good entertainment does, I guess. Carolyn Lawrence credits SpongeBob creator, Stephen Hillenburg, with creating an animated world that was inclusive and diverse from the show's premiere.

Hillenburg died in after being diagnosed with ALS. He created this place that people want to go to and hang out in. It's like the bar in Cheers! I'm kind of gender blind or whatever when it comes to the character: It's more about what's in their heart for me.

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