Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor, singer, writer, and composer, best known for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical of the same name, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award.[1]
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Born | Ethan Samuel Slater (1992-06-02) June 2, 1992 (age 30) |
Alma mater | Vassar College |
Occupation | Actor, singer, writer, composer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse | Lilly Jay (m. 2018) |
Musical career | |
Genres | Indie Rock, Folk, Musical Theater |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Musical artist | |
Website | www |
Slater grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, with two older sisters, Sara Slater and Tamara Slater. His mother died when he was 7. His father, Jay Slater, is remarried, and Slater has two step-brothers. His family is Jewish.[2] He attended Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and Georgetown Day School.[3] He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.[4][5]
In 2012, Slater began dating[6] his former high school classmate Lilly Jay.[7] In 2018, the two were married.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Redheads Anonymous[6] | Sam | |
2015 | New Mayor of New York | Nathan |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Lightning Bugs in a Jar | Ben | |
2016 | EVOL: Theory of Love | Ronny Goldstein | |
2021 | The Man Behind the Camera | Gerald | |
2022 | Intervenors | Miles | Writer and composer |
TBA | Lost on A Mountain in Maine [9] | Henry |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Riley Porter | Episode: "Revenge" |
2018 | Murphy Brown | Officer Reynolds | Episode: "Thanksgiving and Taking" |
2019 | Fosse/Verdon | Joel Grey | Episode: "Me and My Baby" |
2019 | Instinct | Noah | Episode:"After Hours" |
2019 | The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! | SpongeBob SquarePants | Television adaptation of The SpongeBob Musical |
Year | Production | Role | Venue | Category |
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2015 | Diner | Modell | Delaware Theatre Company | Regional |
2015 | Claudio Quest | Luis | NYMF | Regional |
2015 | Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally | Cast | One Year Lease Theatre Company (59E59 Theatres) | Off-Off-Broadway |
2016 | The SpongeBob Musical | SpongeBob SquarePants | Oriental Theatre | Regional |
2017 | Baghdaddy | Jerry Samuel | St. Luke's Theatre | Off-Broadway |
2017–18 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical | SpongeBob SquarePants | Palace Theatre | Broadway |
2019 | Camelot | Mordred | Lincoln Center Theater | Off-Broadway [10] |
2021-22 | Assassins | Lee Harvey Oswald / The Balladeer | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
2022 | Good Night, Oscar | Max Weinbaum | Goodman Theatre | Regional [11] |
Release Date | Title | Type | Label |
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September 22, 2017 | SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical | Original Cast Recording | Masterworks Broadway |
September 28, 2018 | Who's Your Baghdaddy, or How I started the Iraq War | Original Cast Recording | Broadway Records |
August 6, 2021 | Edge of the World [12] | Concept Album | Broadway Records |
March 18, 2022 | Assassins [13] | 2022 Cast Recording | Broadway Records |
Release Date | Title | Type | Label |
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February 5, 2019 | Richmond Rewrites [14] | Single | Ethan Slater |
July 11, 2019 | Wanderer | EP | Ethan Slater |
July 21, 2020 | Life Is Weird [15] | EP | Soundcat Records |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2018 | Tony Award | Best Actor in a Musical | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | ||
Theatre World Award | Honoree | |||
Broadway.com Audience Awards[16] | Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) | Won | ||
Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical | Won | |||
2022 | Lucille Lortel Award[17] | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical | Assassins | Nominated |
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