Stephen Hillenburg
![Hillenburg in 2011, presenting the original [[Bible (screenwriting)|series bible]] for ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Stephen_Hillenburg_by_Carlos_Cazurro.jpg)
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma and raised in Anaheim, California, Hillenburg became fascinated with the ocean as a child and developed an interest in art. He started his professional career in 1984, instructing marine biology at the Orange County Marine Institute, where he wrote and illustrated ''The Intertidal Zone'', an informative picture book about tide-pool animals, which he used to educate his students. After two years of teaching, he enrolled at California Institute of the Arts in 1989 to pursue a career in animation. He was later offered a job on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rocko's Modern Life'' (1993 - 1996) following the success of his 1992 short films ''The Green Beret'' and ''Wormholes'', which were made as part of his studies.
In 1994, Hillenburg began developing ''The Intertidal Zone'' characters and concepts for what became ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', which has aired continuously since 1999. He also directed ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' (2004), which he originally intended to be the series finale. He then resigned as showrunner, but remained credited as executive producer on subsequent seasons (even after his death). He later resumed creating short films with ''Hollywood Blvd., USA'' (2013). He co-wrote the story for the second film adaptation of the series, ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'' (2015), and received a posthumous executive producer credit for the third film, ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'' (2020).
Besides his two Emmy Awards and six Annie Awards for ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Hillenburg also received other recognitions, such as an accolade from Heal the Bay for his efforts in elevating marine life awareness and the Television Animation Award from the National Cartoonists Society. Hillenburg announced he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2017, but stated he would continue working on ''SpongeBob'' for as long as possible. He died from the disease on November 26, 2018, at the age of 57. Provided by Wikipedia
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Deep-sea tales by Hillenburg, Stephen
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Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's under years, season 1, volume 1 by Hillenburg, Stephen
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The Patrick Star show. Season 1, volume 1 by Hillenburg, Stephen
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Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's under years. Season 1, volume 1 by Hillenburg, Stephen
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SpongeBob SquarePants. The complete fifth season by Hillenburg, Stephen
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The Patrick Star show. Season 1, volume 1. by Hillenburg, Stephen
Hollywood, California : Paramount, 2022
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SpongeBob Comics. #3, Tales from the haunted pineapple by Hillenburg, Stephen
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SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob, you're fired! by Hillenburg, Stephen
[Place of publication not identified] : [Paramount Pictures], 2014
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Bob Esponja comics. #1, Historias en Seally Sea by Hillenburg, Stephen
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SpongeBob SquarePants : the complete eleventh season by Hillenburg, Stephen
Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2020
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Aquatic adventurers, unite! by Hillenburg, Stephen
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Crime and funishment by Hillenburg, Stephen
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The Patrick Star show : season 1, volume 1 by Hillenburg, Stephen
Hollywood, CA : Paramount, 2022
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Spongebob, you're fired! by Hillenburg, Stephen
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SpongeBob comics. Vol.1, Silly sea stories by Hillenburg, Stephen
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Sponge on the run by Hillenburg, Stephen
[United States] : Paramount, 2020
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Happy sea, happy do! by Hillenburg, Stephen
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SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob, you're fired! by Hillenburg, Stephen
2014
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The Patrick Star show. Season 1, volume 1. by Hillenburg, Stephen
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SpongeBob Squarepants. Absorbing favorites. by Hillenburg, Stephen
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