'SpongeBob SquarePants' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57: SoylentNews Submission

Accepted submission by stretch611 at 2018-11-27 20:33:22 from the sleeping-with-the-sponges dept.

stretch611 [soylentnews.org] writes:

According to USA Today [usatoday.com]:

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 starts is reported here [usatoday.com].

News of his death also reported at ABC [go.com], Washington Post [washingtonpost.com], and NBC [nbcwashington.com].

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