Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, cartoonist, and marine-biology teacher. He was the creator of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–), which he also directed, produced, and wrote. It has gone on to become the fifth longest-running American animated series.

KNOWN FOR

The Patrick Star Show
2024
Kid vs. Kat
2008
SpongeBob SquarePants
2000
Rocko's Modern Life
1993
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
The Little Prince
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
Plankton: The Movie
2025
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
12
Directing
9
Writing
46
Producing
15
Art
2
Visual Effects
3
Crew
14
2024
The Patrick Star Show
as Hans
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Baby in Stroller (voice)
2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
2009
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
2005
SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites
as Potty (voice) / Miner
2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Parrot (voice)
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
as Potty (voice)
2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
as Potty (voice)
2003
SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas
as Potty (voice)
2003
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Potty the Parrot (voice) / Miner in Treasure Chest
2000
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Potty the Parrot (voice)
2000
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Hans