Stephen Hillenburg, the man behind the most famous animated sponge in history, died Monday, our sister site Variety reports. The SpongeBob SquarePants creator was 57. Hillenburg passed away from ALS. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hillenburg, and son Clay, among other family members. The animator worked as a director and writer on Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern […]
Stephen Hillenburg, the man behind the most famous animated sponge in history, died Monday, our sister site Variety reports. The SpongeBob SquarePants creator was 57. Hillenburg passed away from ALS. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hillenburg, and son Clay, among other family members. The animator worked as a director and writer on Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern […]
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