
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-08-21
Day of Death
2018-11-26 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg
Stephen Hilleburg
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.