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Stephen Hillenburg
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...
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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.
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Known for
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004 · Parrot (voice)3.5ActuallyLike
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants2025 · Original Series Creator, Characters3.4ActuallyLike
The Little Prince2015 · Thanks3.8ActuallyLike
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015 · Baby in Stroller (voice)3.1ActuallyLike
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run2020 · Executive Producer, Characters, Original Series Creator, In Memory Of3.7ActuallyLike
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie2024 · Original Series Creator, Characters3.1ActuallyLike
Plankton: The Movie2025 · Original Series Creator, Characters3.4ActuallyLike
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special2023 · Characters3.5Catalog
ActuallyLike pages
Plankton: The Movie2025 · Characters3.4ActuallyLikeSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie2024 · Characters3.1ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants2025 · Characters3.4ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run2020 · Characters, Executive Producer3.7ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015 · Story, Characters, Producer3.1ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004 · Director, Screenplay, Story3.5ActuallyLikeCast
Cast credits
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004 · Parrot (voice)3.5ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015 · Baby in Stroller (voice)3.1ActuallyLike
SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas2003 · Potty (voice)3.9
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants2009 · Self5.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric2004 · Potty (voice)3.2
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly2003 · Potty (voice)5.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty2009 · Cast4.5Crew
Crew credits
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004 · Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story3.5ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants2025 · Original Series Creator, Characters3.4ActuallyLikeThe Little Prince2015 · Thanks3.8ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015 · Executive Producer, Story, Characters, Original Series Creator3.1ActuallyLikeThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run2020 · Executive Producer, Characters, Original Series Creator, In Memory Of3.7ActuallyLikeSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie2024 · Original Series Creator, Characters3.1ActuallyLikePlankton: The Movie2025 · Original Series Creator, Characters3.4ActuallyLikeThe Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special2023 · Characters3.5
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!2019 · Musical, Characters3.9
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story2017 · Director3.5
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?2005 · Executive Producer, Creator4.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus2009 · Writer3.4
SpongeBob's Truth or Square2009 · Creator, Executive Producer3.5
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep2003 · Creator4.3
SpongeBob vs. the Big One2009 · Creator3.5
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up2025 · Executive Producer, Original Series Creator, Characters3.6SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty2009 · Director4.5
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers2004 · Writer4.0