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, ...

"We are sad to share the news of the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants," the network wrote. "Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work." ...

Stephen Hillenburg, a former marine biology teacher who created a children’s show that ballooned into an unlikely cultural phenomenon, “SpongeBob SquarePants,” died Monday at his home in Southern ...

Stephen Hillenburg, creator of Spongebob Squarepants, died Monday at the age of 57, more than a year after revealing an ALS diagnosis. Before he created the cultural icon and megahit for Nickoledeon - ...

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 ...

The creator of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants," Stephen Hillenburg, has died at age 57. Variety reported that the cause of death was ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 Gehrigh ...

(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.

LOS ANGELES -- 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 ...