19 Facts About Rodger Bumpass

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Rodger Bumpass was born on November 20,1951 and is an American actor and comedian.

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Rodger Bumpass is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Rodger Bumpass was born on November 20,1951, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Carroll C and Virginia Cathey Bumpass.

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Rodger Bumpass had two siblings, one of whom died early.

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Rodger Bumpass attended Little Rock Central High School, where he received his first training in theater.

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Rodger Bumpass graduated from A-State in 1976, and when encouraged by an A-State professor to consider professional theater, he moved to New York in June 1977.

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In 1979, Rodger 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.

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In 1980, Rodger 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.

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Rodger 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.

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In 2012, Rodger Bumpass received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Squidward.

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Rodger Bumpass has been voicing and acting in films since the 60s and has appeared on stage through the mid 70s until the late 80s.

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On July 27,2019, Rodger Bumpass married Angela VanZandt, with whom he attended high school fifty years prior.

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On January 15,2016, Rodger Bumpass was arrested for alleged DUI in Burbank, California.

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Rodger Bumpass was said to have leaned against the car, and when officers walked up to Bumpass for questioning, he tried to walk away and lost his balance, nearly falling to the ground.

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Rodger Bumpass confessed to driving after drinking at a Burbank bar before cops spotted him, and he was handcuffed after failing a sobriety test.

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Rodger Bumpass was later released on a $15,000 bail shortly the next morning.

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Nickelodeon representatives were notified of the incident by Rodger Bumpass, but did not release any immediate comments or actions regarding the matter.

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On January 25,2016, ten days after the incident, Nickelodeon representatives confirmed to TMZ that Rodger Bumpass would remain on SpongeBob SquarePants for the foreseeable future.

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The representatives alleged that the network's morals clause for the show did not consider DUI charges to be an immoral act, and thus Rodger Bumpass was not legally subject to termination.