Stephen Hillenburg

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-08-21 (57 years old)

Deathday

2018-11-26

Place of Birth

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA

Stephen Hillenburg

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.

Production

2009

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

as Executive Producer

2025

2025

2024

2015

2025

1992

1992

The Green Beret

as Director

1992

Wormholes

as Director

1992

Wormholes

as Writer

2005

2024

2024

SpongeBob & Sandy's Country Christmas

as Original Series Creator

2005

2014

2014

2014

2014

1992

Animation Diary

as Director

2007

2025

Plankton: The Movie

as Original Series Creator

2025

Plankton: The Movie

as Characters

2025

SpongeBob: Order Up

as Executive Producer

2016

2013

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