SpongeBob' creator Hillenburg dies at 57

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, has died at age 57, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday.

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