Stephen Hillenburg
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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
Credits
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
Executive Producer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
Executive Producer
Go Fetch! (2025)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob LongPants (2016)
Executive Producer
Krabby Days (2016)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? (2005)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story (2017)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (2007)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout (2019)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom (2019)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand (2010)
Executive Producer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up (2025)
Executive Producer