Ethan Slater

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]

Ethan Slater
Born
Ethan Samuel Slater

(1992-06-02) June 2, 1992
Washington, D.C.
Alma materVassar College
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, writer, composer
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Lilly Jay
​
(m. 2018)​
Children1
Musical career
GenresIndie Rock, Folk, Musical Theater
Instrument(s)Guitar
Websitewww.ethanslater.com

Early life and education

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]

Personal life

In 2012, Slater began dating[6] his former high school classmate Lilly Jay.[7] In 2018, the two were married.[8] They had their first child, a son, in 2022.[9]

Works

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
2024 Wicked: Part One[10] Boq Filming
TBA Lost on A Mountain in Maine[11] Henry Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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
2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Steven Episode: "Susan"

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Redheads Anonymous[6] Sam
2015 New Mayor of New York Nathan

Theatre
Year Production Role Venue Category
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 [12]
2021–22 Assassins The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway
2022 Good Night, Oscar Max Weinbaum Goodman Theatre Regional [13]

Discography

Cast recordings
Release Date Title Type Label
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 [14] Concept Album Broadway Records
March 18, 2022 Assassins [15] 2022 Cast Recording Broadway Records

Solo recordings
Release Date Title Type Label
February 5, 2019 Richmond Rewrites [16] Single Ethan Slater
July 11, 2019 Wanderer EP Ethan Slater
July 21, 2020 Life Is Weird [17] EP Soundcat Records

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
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[18] Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) Won
Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical Won
2022 Lucille Lortel Award[19] Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical Assassins Nominated

References
  1. Haun, Harry (December 25, 2017). "Ethan Slater on How He Prepares Each Night to Be 'SpongeBob' on Broadway". Observer. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  2. Schleier, Curt. "The happy-go-lucky 25-year-old Jewish guy who plays SpongeBob on Broadway". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. Schleier, Curt (December 24, 2017). "The happy-go-lucky 25-year-old Jewish guy who plays SpongeBob on Broadway". The Times of Israel. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. Jackson, Dory (April 16, 2018). "Ethan Slater Talks About Playing SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway". Newsweek. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  5. Tietjen, Alexa (December 22, 2017). "Ethan Slater Is SpongeBob SquarePants". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  6. Deb, Sopan (November 22, 2017). "He Knows Bikini Bottom. Now He Gets to Swim There". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  7. Engel, Margaret (April 2, 2018). "Showstopper". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. Slater, Ethan (November 22, 2018). "feeling thankful. . . . . #tbt #nationalpark #married #notinthispictho". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  9. Slater, Ethan (@ethanslater). (2023, January 3). "New year, new adventures..." [Photograph]. Instagram. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm8xYtQNBxf/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=
  10. "Wicked". Variety. 7 December 2022.
  11. "Lost on a Mountain in Maine". IMDb.
  12. Paulson, Michael (31 January 2019). "Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lead One-Night 'Camelot' Benefit Concert". The New York Times.
  13. Cristi, A.A. (February 18, 2022). "Sean Hayes, Ethan Slater and More Prep for GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR at Goodman Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  14. Culwell-Block, Logan (July 20, 2021). "Lilli Cooper, Ethan Slater, Nick Blaemire, More Star on Concept Recording of Edge of the World". Playbill. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  15. Harms, Talaura (March 18, 2022). "Assassins Off-Broadway Cast Recording Drops Digitally March 18". Playbill. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  16. Hetrick, Adam (February 6, 2019). "SpongeBob SquarePants Tony Nominee Ethan Slater Releases New Single 'Richmond Rewrites'". Playbill. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  17. Fierberg, Ruthie (July 21, 2020). "Tony Nominee Ethan Slater Releases New EP Life Is Weird". Playbill. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  18. "Mean Girls Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Ethan Slater, Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  19. Culwell-Block, Logan (April 7, 2022). "2022 Lucille Lortel Awards: See the Complete List of Nomiees". Playbill. Retrieved April 7, 2022.


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