Person
Stephen Hillenburg
Writing · 1961–2018 · Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known for
The Patrick Star Show
Hans
Kid vs. Kat
Producer
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Original Series Creator
SpongeBob SquarePants
Potty the Parrot (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Parrot (voice)
Rocko's Modern Life
Writer
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Original Series Creator
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Characters
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Baby in Stroller (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsOriginal Series Creator
- 2025Go Fetch!Executive Producer
- 2025SpongeBob SquarePants: Order UpExecutive Producer
- 2025SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-UpOriginal Story
- 2025Plankton: The MovieOriginal Series Creator
- 2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieOriginal Series Creator
- 2023The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe SpecialCharacters
- 2022The Bikini Bottom InquirerCharacters
- 2021The Patrick Star ShowHans
- 2021SpongeBob: ReimaginedCharacters
- 2021Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under YearsCharacters
- 2021I'm Urchin You to LeaveCreator
- 2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunExecutive Producer
- 2020SpongeBob As Told ByCharacters
- 2019The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!Musical
- 2019SpongeBob’s Big Birthday BlowoutExecutive Producer
- 2019SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini BottomExecutive Producer
- 2018Bikini Bottom MysteriesCharacters
- 2017SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini BottomCreator
- 2017SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side StoryDirector
- 2016SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World ForeverProduction Design
- 2015The Little PrinceThanks
- 2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterBaby in Stroller (voice)
- 2014Hollywood Blvd, USACreator
- 2011SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls FoolsCreator
- 2010SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last StandExecutive Producer
- 2009SpongeBob's Truth or SquareCreator
- 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsSelf
- 2009SpongeBob vs. the Big OneCreator
- 2009SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongicusWriter
- 2009SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
- 2008Kid vs. KatProducer
- 2005SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?Executive Producer
- 2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieParrot (voice)
- 2004SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes PrehistoricPotty (voice)
- 2004SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape CapersWriter
- 2003SpongeBob Squarepants: ChristmasPotty (voice)
- 2003SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could FlyPotty (voice)
- 2003SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the DeepCreator
- 2002SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge BuddiesCreator
- 2000Astrology with SquidwardCharacters
- 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsPotty the Parrot (voice)
- 1993Rocko's Modern LifeWriter
- 1992WormholesDirector
- 1992The Green BeretWriter
- 1992Animation DiaryDirector
- —Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff filmCharacters
- —Untitled Patrick Star Spinoff FlimOriginal Series Creator
- —Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy seriesCreator
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