In the wake of SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg's death on Nov. 26, fans of the Nickelodeon cartoon are rallying to honor the legendary animator. SpongeBob fans want a Super Bowl ...

Spongebob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg died on Monday at the age of 57. The cause of the death was the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Hillenburg revealed publicly last year that he had been ...

Stephen Hillenburg created nautical nonsense under the sea. The "SpongeBob Squarepants" creator passed away Monday at the age of 57 following a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as ALS. "He ...

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The creator of the greatest cartoon ever passed away from ALS recently. In honor of Stephen Hillenburg’s memory, everyone at the University is reminiscing about their favorite moments from his ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday.

Stephen Hillenburg, the mind behind the ubiquitous Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants, died Monday at the age of 57, Variety reported. Hillenburg had Lou Gehrig’s disease, a diagnosis he ...

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the megahit Nickelodeon cartoon series “SpongeBob SquarePants,” died on Monday. He was 57. The cause of death was ALS, which Hillenburg revealed he had been ...

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2015 file photo, SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg attends the world premiere of "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water" in New York. Hillenburg died Monday, ...

Stephen Hillenburg, a onetime marine biology teacher who created the enduringly popular "SpongeBob SquarePants," an Emmy Award-winning animated Nickelodeon program about a goofy underwater world that ...