Stephen Hillenburg

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Born 1961-08-21 · died 2018-11-26 · Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA

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Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, cartoonist, and marine-biology teacher. He was the creator of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–), which he also directed, produced, and wrote. It has gone on to become the fifth longest-running American animated series.

Known for

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could FlySpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a PattySpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob Squarepants: ChristmasThe SpongeBob SquarePants MovieSpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes PrehistoricThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterThe Patrick Star Show