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Rodger Bumpass was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 20, 1951. He attended Little Rock Central High School where he received his first training in theater. He attended Arkansas State University where he majored in radio-TV and minored in theater. He worked at the campus radio station and also at Jonesboro's Raycom Media owned ABC-affiliated television station, KAIT-TV, where he had multiple duties as announcer, film processor, cameraman, audio technician, and technical director.

In 1977 he won a role in the National Lampoon's music and comedy road show That's Not Funny, That's Sick and toured with them until 1978. That same year, he appeared in the TV special Disco Beaver from Outer Space for HBO. In 1979, Bumpass was cast as the leading role in a National Lampoon film to be called Jaws 3, People 0 in which he would have a love scene with Bo Derek. However, the film was canceled due to objections by the creators of the movie Jaws. In 1980, Bumpass created the character of 'Fartman' to appear on the National Lampoon LP The White Album, which later inspired the Howard Stern character by the same name.

Bumpass is best known to present-day viewers as the voice of Squidward Tentacles and various incidental characters on the Nickelodeon animated comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is also known for voicing The Chief from Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Dr. Light on Teen Titans, and Professor Membrane on Invader Zim.Though he has been voicing and acting in films since the 60s, and had also appeared on stage through the mid 70s until the late 80s.Bumpass has over 693 film credits, according to IMDb. In 2012, Bumpass received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Squidward on SpongeBob SquarePants.

Bumpass was arrested for drunk driving in January 2016. However, since he was compliant with the police and gave an honest and heartfelt apology on social media, he wasn&#39;t fired from Nickelodeon as a result of this.

He has an impressive voice range and has voiced characters with voices both high and nasally, and cavernously deep.

Best known for playing the role of Squidward in the TV show SpongeBob Squarepants.

Before acting, he worked at the campus radio station and also at Jonesboro&#39;s Raycom Media owned ABC-affiliated television station, KAIT-TV, where he had multiple duties as announcer, film processor, cameraman, audio technician, and technical director.

When hearing that Squidward&#39;s voice has been compared to that of Jack Benny, Bumpass said &quot;Jack Benny, no. Although he does have this observational sarcasm he occasionally brought out.&quot;.

Rodger is engaged to Angela Ann VanZandt, screenwriter and Founding President of Women In Film Arkansas. A July 27th, 2019 wedding is planned in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is his first marriage.

Attended Little Rock Central High School and graduated in 1970.

He was rumored to have been Ben Stiller&#39;s brother in law, but has debunked this.

Third oldest voice actor of Squidward Tentacles, after his Dutch voice actor Jan Nonhof (who is 74) and the late Rokuro Naya (who voiced the character until he was 81).

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