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Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, set to host the Annie Awards

By Susan Kingwriter 
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Tom Kenny, the voice of the animated character ‘Spongebob SquarePants,’ will host the 38th Annie Awards on Feb. 5 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

The event, which gives out honors in 25 categories, including best feature, production design, character animation, writing, music and voice acting, is presented by the International Animated Film society, ASIFA-Hollywood.

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‘ASIFA-Hollywood is thrilled to have Tom Kenny serve as host of this year’s Annie Awards,’ ASIFA-Hollywood President Antran Manoogian said in a statement. ‘Tom’s comedic humor and antics should make for a fun and entertaining award ceremony.’

-- Susan King

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Susan King

Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories. She also wrote about independent, foreign and studio movies and occasionally TV and theater stories. Born in East Orange, N.J., she received her master’s degree in film history and criticism at USC. She worked for 10 years at the L.A. Herald Examiner and came to work at The Times in January 1990. She left in 2016.

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