LOS ANGELES — 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.

Now a moment to remember the creator of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants." Stephen Hillenburg died yesterday of ALS at age 57. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this look at his work. UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: ...

SpongeBob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg died after a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) on Monday. He was 57 at the time of his death. Nickelodeon shared the news on its Twitter ...

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the animated Nickelodeon show “SpongeBob Squarepants,” has died. Nickelodeon confirmed the news in a Tweet on Tuesday. “We are sad to share the news of ...