SpongeBob SquarePants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57

Stephen Hillenburg, who created Nickelodeon’s enduring cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, died Monday at age 57. According to Variety, the cause of death was ALS, the degenerative disease Hillenburg revealed he was diagnosed with last year. “Steve imbued SpongeBob SquarePants with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought...More »