Screenwriter

Stephen Hillenburg

1992–present1961–2018AnimationComedyFamilyAdventure

World Builder

Also directed 7 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

18 total writing credits

WRITER

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

2020

Characters

SCR

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004

Screenplay

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Full Writing Credits

2025The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsOriginal Series Creator6.8 2025Plankton: The MovieOriginal Series Creator6.7 2025SpongeBob SquarePants: Order UpOriginal Series Creator7.2 2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieOriginal Series Creator6.1 2023SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal ZoneCharacters7.0 2022The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Rehydrated

About

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.

As Director

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2004The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2017SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story 1992The Green Beret 1992Wormholes 2014Hollywood Blvd, USA 1992Animation Diary

As Actor

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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

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