SpongeBob is a childish, joyful, and clumsy sea sponge who lives in a pineapple with his pet snail Gary in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Stephen Hillenburg based SpongeBob on Bob the Sponge, a character he had created for his educational book The Intertidal Zone in the late 1980s. He was designed by show creator and former marine biologist, the late Stephen Hillenburg. SpongeBob SquarePants (born J) is the titular main protagonist of the animated series of the same name. Antonio Raul Corbo for his young self in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.Kate Micucci for the storyboard for the song ' Teamwork' in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.Teresa Parente for his singing voice in ' Squidward's School for Grown-Ups'.Kenny Haas in ' Back to School Season' only.Jim Wise for his singing voice in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.David Glen Eisley for his singing voice in ' Band Geeks'.Peter Straus for his singing voice in ' Ripped Pants'.