SpongeBob SquarePants' creator Stephen Hillenburg is dead at age 57 - ABC News

He said he'd been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in 2017.
Hillenburg revealed in March 2017 that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Nickelodeon: Stephen Hillenburg, whose daffy animated 'SpongeBob SquarePants dies at 57

SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies At 57

Famed Hollywood TV producer Marty Krofft dies at 86 - ABC News

SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57

SpongeBob SquarePants Stephen Hillenburg creator dead at 57

SpongeBob SquarePants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57

Famed Hollywood TV producer Marty Krofft dies at 86 - ABC News

Stephen Hillenburg, 'SpongeBob SquarePants' creator, dies of ALS at age 57 - ABC7 Los Angeles

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