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Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg

Writer · 1961 – 2018 · Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Movies4

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie6.1
  • Movie10.0
  • Movie10.0

Series2

  • TV5.9

    The Patrick Star Show

    2021 · 54 votes

  • TV7.7

    SpongeBob SquarePants

    1999 · 3.3K votes