Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg

Known for
Writing
Born
August 21, 1961
Died
November 26, 2018 (aged 57)
Birthplace
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

Photos

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Filmography

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Untitled Patrick Star Spinoff Flim

Untitled Patrick Star Spinoff Flim

Movie · Original Series Creator, Characters

2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Movie · Original Series Creator

2025
Plankton: The Movie poster

Plankton: The Movie

Movie · Original Series Creator, Characters

2025
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up

Movie · Original Series Creator, Characters

2025
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up poster

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up

Movie · Original Story

2024
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie poster

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Movie · Original Series Creator, Characters

2023
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special poster

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special

Movie · Characters

2022
The Bikini Bottom Inquirer poster

The Bikini Bottom Inquirer

TV · Characters · 8 eps

2021
I'm Urchin You to Leave poster

I'm Urchin You to Leave

Movie · Original Series Creator, Characters

2021
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years poster

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

TV · Characters, Original Series Creator · 75 eps

2021
The Patrick Star Show poster

The Patrick Star Show

TV · Characters, Original Series Creator · 166 eps

2021
SpongeBob: Reimagined poster

SpongeBob: Reimagined

TV · Characters · 15 eps

2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Movie · Characters, Original Series Creator, Story

2020
SpongeBob As Told By poster

SpongeBob As Told By

TV · Characters · 8 eps

2019
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! poster

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

Movie · Musical, Characters

2018
Bikini Bottom Mysteries poster

Bikini Bottom Mysteries

TV · Characters · 10 eps

2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Movie · Story, Characters, Original Series Creator

2015
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts

Movie · Storyboard, Writer

2014
Hollywood Blvd, USA poster

Hollywood Blvd, USA

Movie · Writer

2014
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!

Movie · Storyboard, Writer

2009
Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments poster

Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments

Movie · Storyboard, Writer

2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie poster

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Movie · Screenplay, Story, Original Series Creator, Storyboard

2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride

Movie · Original Series Creator

2002
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies poster

SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies

Movie · Writer

2000
Astrology with Squidward poster

Astrology with Squidward

TV · Characters, Original Series Creator · 6 eps

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · Writer, Story · 2 eps

1998
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

Movie · Writer

1993
Rocko's Modern Life poster

Rocko's Modern Life

TV · Writer · 11 eps

1992
The Green Beret poster

The Green Beret

Movie · Writer

1992
Wormholes poster

Wormholes

Movie · Writer