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Stephen Hillenburg
Stephen Hillenburg
- Date of birth
- Date of death
- Age at death
- 57
- Place of birth
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- film producer, film director, screenwriter, animator, university teacher, actor, voice actor, painter, comics artist, biologist, television producer, writer, cartoonist
- Languages
- Spanish, English
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.
Education
- California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt –1984 bachelor's degree
- California Institute of the Arts 1989–1992 Master of Fine Arts
- Savanna High School
Awards
- British Academy Children's Awards2007 SpongeBob SquarePants
- Winsor McCay Award2018 SpongeBob SquarePants
- Daytime Emmy Award2018 SpongeBob SquarePants
- Daytime Emmy Award2010 SpongeBob SquarePants
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-27
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