A shadow fell over Bikini Bottom on Tuesday as Nickelodeon announced the death of Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the network’s long-running hit animated series SpongeBob Squarepants. He was 57.

Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, has died at age 57, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig's disease, ...

Days after Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants," died, fans of the show are rallying to pay tribute to his legacy by emulating a stand-out episode of the show.

“SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg, who brought the zany cartoon marine underworld of Bikini Bottom to television, the movies and the stage, has died at the age of 57, the Nickelodeon ...

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Nickelodeon's long-running hit, SpongeBob SquarePants, has died at 57. Hillenburg died of ALS, which he revealed he had been diagnosed with in March 2017. "We are ...

(WREX) – Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the animated TV show ‘Spongebob Squarepants,’ has died at the age of 57. Hillenburg died after a battle with ALS, which he revealed he had in March of 2017.