🎬 Fact: SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–Present) The creator of the show, Stephen Hillenburg, was a trained marine biologist before becoming an animator, and SpongeBob was first created for an educational comic designed to teach children about ocean life and tide pools. Hillenburg later changed SpongeBob’s design from a realistic sea sponge to a bright, rectangular kitchen sponge, feeling the shape better represented the character’s cheerful, “square,” and innocent personality. He was extremely pro

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the animated hit series ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ died at the age of 57 on Monday. READ MORE: https://trib.al/UDTd4fW | Global News