And I said, 'Yeah, he is. SpongeBob's a lot like you. You guys are the same and you're both awesome.'" Kenny, who has voiced the title character since the animated show first began airing in 1999 ...

He’ll make an awesome replacement as the Flying Dutchman in the new SpongeBob movie. This won’t be the first time that Hamill has voiced a character in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.