Actor · Director
Stephen Hillenburg
August 21, 1961
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
November 26, 2018 at 57 years old
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.
