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Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg

1961-08-21

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA

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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.

Best known for:

SpongeBob SquarePants

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The Little Prince

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

Kid vs. Kat

Rocko's Modern Life

Plankton: The Movie

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

The Patrick Star Show

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?

SpongeBob & Sandy's Country Christmas

SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever

SpongeBob: Order Up

SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep

SpongeBob vs. the Big One

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies

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Filmography:

The Green Beret (1992)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer
Wormholes (1992)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer
Animation Diary (1992)
WORK AS:
Director
Rocko's Modern Life (1993)
6.1
WORK AS:
Writer, Director, Additional Writing, Storyboard Artist
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
7
WORK AS:
Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
SpongeBob SquarePants: Help Wanted (1999)
WORK AS:
Writer
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies (2002)
WORK AS:
Writer, Creator
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep (2003)
WORK AS:
Creator, Writer

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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Parrot (voice)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story, Characters
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? (2005)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer, Creator
The Endless Summer (2005)
WORK AS:
Director
海绵宝宝国语版 (2006)
WORK AS:
Creator
Kid vs. Kat (2008)
6.7
WORK AS:
Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus (2009)
WORK AS:
Writer
SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
WORK AS:
Creator, Executive Producer
SpongeBob vs. the Big One (2009)
WORK AS:
Creator

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand (2010)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools (2011)
WORK AS:
Creator
Hollywood Blvd, USA (2014)
WORK AS:
Creator, Writer, Director, Animation
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
4.9
APPEREAD AS:
Baby in Stroller (voice)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer, Story, Characters
The Little Prince (2015)
6.9
WORK AS:
Thanks
SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever (2016)
WORK AS:
Production Design
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story (2017)
WORK AS:
Director
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom (2017)
WORK AS:
Creator
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (2019)
WORK AS:
Musical, Characters
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
6.7
WORK AS:
Executive Producer, Characters
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)
5.9
WORK AS:
Characters
The Patrick Star Show (2021)
4.2
WORK AS:
Characters
I'm Urchin You to Leave (2021)
WORK AS:
Creator
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone (2023)
WORK AS:
Characters
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
4.7
WORK AS:
Original Series Creator, Characters
The SpongeBob Musical - Hebrew Adaptation (2024)
WORK AS:
Original Story, Characters
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024)
5.8
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
SpongeBob & Sandy's Country Christmas (2024)
WORK AS:
Original Series Creator
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
WORK AS:
Original Series Design, Original Concept, Original Series Creator, Characters
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
5.4
WORK AS:
Creator, Original Series Creator, Characters
SpongeBob: Order Up (2025)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer