When the couple’s romance first made headlines, Ariana had just split from her husband Dalton Gomez, 30, and Ethan was still married to his high school sweetheart Lilly Jay. While on set, she met co-star Ethan Slater, who plays the Munchkin Boq. Grande and Slater started off as friends and later fell in love. Slater is a musical artist himself, though he’s. Ethan Samuel Slater is an American actor, singer, writer, and composer best known for playing SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical, earning a Tony nomination and winning a Drama Desk Award in. News of Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s breakup made the rounds on Tuesday morning, with reports saying the two quietly split months ago. 294K Followers, 916 Following, 100 Posts - Ethan Slater (@ethanslater) on Instagram: Pictured here: Batman and Robin. Ethan Slater was born on 2 June 1992 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Wicked (2024), The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (2019) and Fosse/Verdon (2019). Ethan Slater, who starred in the ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ musical, filed for divorce from his wife of 5 years, and dated Ariana Grande for three years. Learn more about the actor here. Ariana Grande may have brought some unwanted attention to her romance with Ethan Slater while announcing her eighth studio album, Petal. Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor and singer. He played the character of SpongeBob SquarePants in the 2016 musical of the same name, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Ethan Slater has a officially left Oz and has found a home at Classic Stage Company, where his new play, Marcel on the Train, is currently running. Not only did he write the show (with director.