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Ethan Slater originated the title role in the Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants, turning a cartoon sponge into a Tony-nominated performance and winning a Drama Desk Award for it. He went on to play Boq, the Tin Man, in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked (2024–2025), and joined the superhero series Gen V as Thomas Godolkin.