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Stephen McDannell Hillenburg is the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Nickelodeon's highest-rated cartoons for children and a staple of American television. He was born on August 21, 1961 in Fort Sill, a United States Army post in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Nancy (Dufour) Hillenburg and Kelly Neugent Hillenburg Jr.
Raised in Anaheim, California, he became fascinated with marine biology as a child and later developed an interest in art. He started his professional career in 1984 teaching marine biology at the Orange County Marine Institute. He wrote 'The Intertidal Zone', a comic book about tide-pool animals which he used to educate his students.
In 1989, two years after leaving teaching, Hillenburg enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts to pursue a career in animation. He was later offered a job on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rocko's Modern Life (1993), after his success with short films The Green Beret (1992) and Wormholes (1992), which he created while studying animation.
In 1994, Hillenburg began developing The Intertidal Zone characters and concepts for what would become SpongeBob SquarePants. The show premiered in 1999 and has aired since then. He also directed The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), which he originally intended to be the series finale. However, Nickelodeon wanted to produce more episodes, so Hillenburg resigned as the showrunner. He went back to making short films, with Hollywood Blvd, USA (2014).
In 2015, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) was released; the sequel to the 2004 film, it marked Hillenburg's return to the franchise, after he co-wrote the story and acted as an executive producer on the project.
Aside from two Emmy Awards and six Annie Awards for SpongeBob SquarePants, Hillenburg also received an accolade from Heal the Bay for his efforts on elevating marine life awareness, as well as the Television Animation Award from the National Cartoonists Society. Despite all this, he was involved in public controversies, including one that centered on speculation over the SpongeBob character's intended sexual orientation.
Hillenburg was diagnosed in 2017 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He stated that he would continue to work on his show for as long as possible. He died at age 57 on November 26, 2018 in San Marino, California, a year and a half after his diagnosis.- Producer
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Paul Tibbitt was born on 13 May 1968 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).- Producer
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Marc Ceccarelli was born on 4 January 1968 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).- Art Department
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Vincent Waller was born on 30 September 1960 in Texas, USA. He is a director, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) and Hercules (1997). He has been married to Pin since 19 February 2019.- Writer
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Derek Drymon was born on 19 November 1968 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Underwater (2020) and CatDog (1998). He is married to Nancy Drymon. They have two children.- Art Department
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Sherm Cohen was born on 19 January 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director, known for The Simpsons Movie (2007), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010).- Writer
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Tim Hill was born on 21 May 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Welcome Freshmen (1991) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007). He has been married to Veronica Alicino since 24 June 1997. They have four children.- Art Department
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Aaron Springer is a graphic and digital artist who is employed by Walt Disney Television Studios Production Company. He has gained notoriety through his efforts as a writer and storyboard artist on various movies and television series. His notable efforts include Samurai Jack (2002-2003), Dexter's Laboratory (2003), and SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-2012). Presently, he is contributing to the Mickey Mouse (2013-2014) television series.- Actor
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Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American voice actor, writer, and animator. He is best known for his work on the Nickelodeon TV series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), in which he voices the character Plankton (among others) and has also co-written numerous episodes of the show. His other work includes voicing Filburt Turtle in Rocko's Modern Life (1993), Edward in Camp Lazlo! (2005), and additional work for The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991), The Aquabats! Super Show! (2012), and Mighty Magiswords (2015).- Director
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Jay Lender was born on 14 June 1969 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is a director and writer, known for They're Watching (2016), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and Phineas and Ferb (2007).- Art Department
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Mark O'Hare was born on 18 July 1968 in San Pedro, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Camp Lazlo! (2005), Rocko's Modern Life (1993) and The Powerpuff Girls (1998).- Art Department
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Ennio Torresan was born on 15 October 1963 in the USA. He is a director, known for Until Sbornia Takes Us Apart (2013), Megamind (2010) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014).- Director
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Erik Wiese is an Emmy and Annie-nominated Writer, Director, and Storyboard Artist who works in both feature and television animation. He recently directed a Peanuts special for Apple+. Immediately prior, Erik was an Executive Producer, Writer, and Director on Sonic Prime for Netflix. Previously, he was a Director at Illumination Entertainment, directing several Minions shorts and commercials. Erik began his career working as a Supervising Animator on the animated video for Bjork's "I Miss You." He then began working with Stephen Hillenburg on character development for the SpongeBob pilot and stayed with the show for several seasons as a Storyboard Artist / Writer. He was also Head of Story on the Spongebob feature Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water. His other TV work includes co-creating, directing, and executive producing two seasons of Nickelodeon's The Mighty B!, a cartoon starring Amy Poehler. Erik attended Cal Arts and Art Center College of Design Pasadena. He holds dual American and German citizenship.- Art Department
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Steve Fonti was born on 16 June 1970 in the USA. He is a writer, known for Osmosis Jones (2001), Family Guy (1999) and Kung Fu Panda (2008).- Animation Department
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Chris Mitchell was born on 10 May 1970 in Cupertino, California, USA. He is a writer, known for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009).- Writer
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Peter Burns is known for U.S. Marshals (1998), Let's Go to Prison (2006) and 35 Miles from Normal (1997).- Writer
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Merriwether Williams was born on 28 March 1968. She is a writer and producer, known for Adventure Time (2010), Camp Lazlo! (2005) and Free for All (2003).- Director
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Adam Paloian was born on 9 September 1991 in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Cuphead Show! (2022), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).- Art Department
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Dave Cunningham was born on 1 December 1970 in Anaheim, California, USA. He is a director, known for Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) and SpongeBob SquarePants (1999).- Writer
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Kyle McCulloch was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for South Park (1997), Fired Up! (2009) and Sweetwater Tides (2004).- Writer
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Kaz was born on 31 July 1959 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer, known for Phineas and Ferb (2007), Camp Lazlo! (2005) and Corpse Bride (2005).- Writer
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Jack Pendarvis was born on 8 July 1963 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020), Adventure Time (2010) and SpongeBob SquarePants (1999).- Writer
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Andrew Goodman was born on 9 November 1984 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a writer, known for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).- Writer
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Ben Gruber was born on 2 January 1972 in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Superjail! (2007), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and Little Big Awesome (2016).- Writer
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Richard Pursel was born on 17 September 1964 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He is a writer, known for The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991), Cow and Chicken (1997) and The Andy Carmen Show (2024). He has been married to Lindsay Pursel since 2003. They have one child.