Bowie joins SpongeBob
2006-10-12 10:54
New York - British rock legend David
Bowie's career will take a dive next year - as he joins the
cast of the popular underwater cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants for a guest appearance.
Bowie said on his website blog that he would be the voice
of a character called Lord Royal Highness on the Nickelodeon
network's hit children's cartoon series next year.
"It's happened. At last. I've hit the Holy Grail of
animation gigs," Bowie, 59, said on his website
on Wednesday.
"We, the family, are thrilled. Nothing else need happen
this year, well, this week anyway."
Bowie has a six-year-old daughter, Alexandria, with his
wife, model Iman.
The singer has had a long list of acting credits, appearing
in the films Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and Labyrinth, as well as in the BBC sitcom Extras with comedian Ricky Gervais in which he played an exaggerated version of himself.
SpongeBob SquarePants has been a hit with children and
adults around the world since its 1999 debt.
SpongeBob is a friendly sponge who lives with his pet snail
Gary in a pineapple under the sea.
On the net:
www.davidbowie.com/bowie