Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 to November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor and marine biology educator. He is best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999, which became the fourth longest-running American animated series, and he also provided the original voice of Patchy the Pirate. The atlas records him as the creator of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, so that the franchise can be traced to the person who conceived it.
Facts
Connections
Associated With
Source Stephen Hillenburg (Wikipedia)
Source Stephen Hillenburg (Wikipedia)
Works Created
Source SpongeBob SquarePants (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Sources
1. Stephen Hillenburg (Wikipedia)
Lead
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961, November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator.
Article text
In 2018, Hillenburg received the Winsor McCay Award at the 45th Annie Awards, and a special recognition at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards "for his contribution and impact made in the animation field and within the broadcast industry." The marine demosponge species Clathria hillenburgi, known from mangrove habitats off the coast of Paraíba, Brazil, was named in honor of Stephen Hillenburg.
View the SourceSpongeBob SquarePants (Wikipedia)
Works Created: SpongeBob SquarePants, Infobox: creatorQuote, Works Created: SpongeBob SquarePants, Infobox: creator
Stephen Hillenburg
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.