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SpongeBob SquarePants Is 'Autistic,' Says Voice Actor Tom Kenny: 'That’s His Superpower'

"SpongeBob's kind of on the spectrum too as a character," Kenny explained at the 2024 Motor City Comic Con Liza Esquibias is a Writer-Reporter on the TV team at PEOPLE. She was previously an Editorial ...
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‘Of course’ SpongeBob has autism, voice actor Tom Kenny says. ‘That’s his superpower’

Tom Kenny is canonizing a popular “SpongeBob SquarePants” fan theory. Kenny, who has voiced the animated series’ star sponge since the show’s premiere in 1999 and received two Daytime Emmy Awards for ...
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Remembering Japanese Spongebob voice actor Taiki Matsuno, dead at 56

Voice actor Taiki Matsuno died at 56 this week from a cerebral hemorrhage. He voiced Spongebob in the Japanese dub of the show for nearly 20 years. Anime fans this week are mourning the death of voice ...
New York Post

Wendy’s to celebrate SpongeBob’s 25th birthday with ‘Krabby Patty Kollab’ meal

Wendy's is releasing a special "Krabby Patty Kollab" meal for a limited time in honor of the 25th anniversary of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" TV show. The Wendy's Company and Paramount Are you ready, ...
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SpongeBob SquarePants is autistic, according to voice actor Tom Kenny: 'That's his superpower'

Tom Kenny wants kids with autism to know that SpongeBob SquarePants shares their "superpower." During a recent appearance at Motor City Comic Con in Michigan, the actor, 62, said the beloved animated ...