Stephen Hillenburg
Born
August 21, 1961 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
Died
November 26, 2018
Popularity
0.9961
Biography
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.