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Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and cartoonist, and the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He worked on the show from 1999 to 2004 when he announced his resignation from the executive producer position of the show. The show is being continued with Derek Drymon filling in Hillenburg's spot. Hillenburg is still involved in production of the show but no longer in charge of it. It is unknown exactly why Hillenburg left his spot as executive producer or what projects he is occupied with but there are rumors that a new show is in the early planning stage.
Before SpongeBob, Hillenburg was a writer and storyboard artist on Rocko's Modern Life and a marine biology teacher at what is now the Orange County Ocean Institute. He worked as a marine biologist from 1984-1987.
He decided later that year (1987) that he would pursue a carrer in animation, his second lifelong passion. Stephen had been painting and drawing for years but decided to pursue his fascination. He made several short films, two of which were awarded and played in Animation Fim Festivals all over the world. His two short films The Green Beret 1991 and Wormholes 1992 became popular shorts in several Film Festivals - and received various awards for Outstanding Animation. Between this time Stephen got a job on children's television, working on the children's TV series Mother Goose & Grimm from 1991-1993, while still in animation school.
Hillenburg received a degree in natural-resource planning and interpretation with a focus on marine resources from Humboldt State University. In 1992, he earned a Master of Fine Arts in experimental animation degree from the California Institute of the Arts. Humboldt State University's "Marching Lumberjacks" include the "SpongeBob Squarepants" theme song in their repertoire.
Spongebob Squarepants is a popular animated TV series shown in many countries and aimed at children and teenagers.
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