THE names and faces of Tom Kenny and Bill Fagebakke may not be instantly recognisable, but their iconic kids’ TV characters are. Tom, 62, and Bill, 66, are best known for playing beloved Bikini Bottom residents SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star. 4 Tom Kenny and Bill FageBakke are best known for playing iconic cartoon characters SpongeBob and Patrick Credit: Getty 4 Despite voicing them for 25 years, they don't consider themselves to be famous Credit: Getty 4 They say its the characters who deserve all the glory Credit: Twitter/Christopher Mah When the duo started voicing the iconic underwater characters back in 1999, they had no idea the cartoon was going to be such a big hit – in fact they were convinced it was going to be cancelled before it finished its fourth season.
Now, Nickelodeon is celebrating 25 years of SpongeBob SquarePants — but the voice actors say they very rarely get recognised for their roles, despite the show’s success. Tom and Bill, who voice their characters alongside Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown and Mr Lawrence on SpongeBob SquarePants, spoke to Metro.co.
uk about the enduring popularity of the cartoon. If you really stop and think about it, it’s absurd,” Bill admitted, before adding that working on the show has been nothing short of “fantastic.” He continued: “I’ve been lucky enough to have some really great jobs, and then there was this one.
It’s just been fantastic. To do something also in the business and not get tired of it .
