
Stephen Hillenburg
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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.
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Stephen McDannell Hillenburg · Stephen Hilleburg
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The Patrick Star Show
2021 · TV

Kid vs. Kat
2008 · TV

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025 · Movie

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021 · TV

SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · TV

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004 · Movie

Rocko's Modern Life
1993 · TV

Plankton: The Movie
2025 · Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015 · Movie

The Little Prince
2015 · Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020 · Movie

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024 · Movie