<P> He has also provided voices in television advertisements for Best Buy (as an elf for a Christmas spot). and Experian (as a talking modem alongside DC Douglas) </P> <P> 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". </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Kenny first met his wife Jill Talley in 1992 while working on The Edge . The two have also collaborated on HBO's Mr. Show and SpongeBob SquarePants, they also both appeared in the music video for "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins . They have two children, Mack (born c. 1997) and Nora (born August 2003). </P>

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