View Stephen Hillenburg 2018 PNG. Stephen hillenburg, the creator of the beloved nickelodeon cartoon series spongebob squarepants, has died, the television network said in a statement. The animator behind spongebob squarepants, who died this week at the age of 57, invented a cult oddity that also managed to become a global brand.
The creator of spongebob squarepants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, stephen hillenburg, has died at the age of 57, nickelodeon has announced.
Lincoln loud is owned by chris savino. Nickelodeon said on that day that hillenburg died of als, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Posted on nov 27, 2018. On november 26, 2018, spongebob squarepants creator (and the show's sole executive producer at the time) stephen hillenburg died at age 57.