Ethan Slater

Ethan Slater
Slater in 2024
Born
Ethan Samuel Slater

(1992-06-02) June 2, 1992 (age 32)
Alma materVassar College (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • writer
  • composer
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Lilly Jay
(m. 2018; div. 2024)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Websitewww.ethanslater.com

Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor, singer, writer, and composer 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 in 2018.

He most recently played the Historian, Prince Herbert, and others in the 2023 Broadway revival of Spamalot at the St. James Theatre.[1][2] On screen, he appeared in a few guest roles in various television series, before landing his first major film role as Boq in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked (2024-2025).

  1. ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (July 21, 2023). "Who is Ethan Slater? 5 things you need to know about Ariana Grande's new squeeze". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Cuccinello, Hayley C. (April 30, 2018). "Tony-Nominated Broadway Star Ethan Slater On Making 'SpongeBob SquarePants' His Own". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.