Steven Banks (born November 27) is an American musician, comedian, actor, mime and writer of television, plays, books and cartoons, including SpongeBob SquarePants.
Banks attended Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College. Shortly after that (during his honeymoon), he met fellow clown college alumnus Penn Jillette and began a lifelong friendship with the future magician. Both shared a fascination with punk and classic rock and roll mu...
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Steven Banks (born November 27) is an American musician, comedian, actor, mime and writer of television, plays, books and cartoons, including SpongeBob SquarePants.
Banks attended Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College. Shortly after that (during his honeymoon), he met fellow clown college alumnus Penn Jillette and began a lifelong friendship with the future magician. Both shared a fascination with punk and classic rock and roll music, yet both men eschewed drugs and alcohol. The two also shared a love for comedy.
In 1987 Banks landed his first acting role, performing as a minor character in the fantasy-comedy Date with an Angel.
Banks hit it big when he developed (and starred in) a one-man theatrical show titled Home Entertainment Center – a comedic play about an easily-distracted procrastinator trying to meet a work deadline. He gave 440 performances of Home Entertainment Center at venues like the Canon Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Marine's Memorial Theater, and The...
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