He is of mostly Irish descent, with a small amount of Danish and French-Canadian ancestry.
In 2020, Tom won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for playing SpongeBob SquarePants on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999).
Has two children with his wife Jill Talley, a son Mack (b. June 16, 1998) and a daughter Nora (b. August 1, 2003).