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'SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:11AM   
from the sleeping-with-the-sponges dept.

stretch611 writes:

According to USA Today:

Stephen Hillenburg, the visionary creator of "SpongeBob SquarePants" died Monday at the age of 57. The cause of death was ALS.

SpongeBob is Nickelodeon's biggest all-time hit, and has aired for nearly two decades...

Hillenburg first parlayed his fascination with ocean life into a career as a biology teacher...

In 1987 he began his career in animation, and from 1993 to 1996 got his start at Nickelodeon on Rocko's Modern Life.

A different story about Spongebob rumors and guest stars is reported here.

News of his death also reported at ABC, Washington Post, and NBC.

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