Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Stephen Hillenburg
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 1All crew credits: 44
TMDB ID: 70651
IMDb ID: nm0384864
Known for: Writing
Born: August 21, 1961
Died: November 26, 2018
Age: 57
Place of birth: Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2025
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q318750
Also known as
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg • Stephen Hilleburg
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Characters (9)Creator (8)Executive Producer (8)Writer (4)Original Series Creator (3)Producer (2)Additional Writing (1)Musical (1)
Biography
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, cartoonist, and marine-biology teacher. He was the creator of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–), which he also directed, produced, and wrote. It has gone on to become the fifth longest-running American animated series.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Stephen Hillenburg.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Stephen Hillenburg.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Stephen Hillenburg.
7.6
The Little Prince
Thanks
2015 Movie
7.4
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.1
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Producer
2004 Movie
7.0
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.7
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Original Series Creator
2025 Movie
6.7
Plankton: The Movie
Original Series Creator
2025 Movie
6.1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
6.0
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Original Series Creator
2024 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Stephen Hillenburg.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Stephen Hillenburg.
6.7
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Original Series Creator
2025 Movie
7.1
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Producer
2004 Movie
6.1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
7.4
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.7
Plankton: The Movie
Original Series Creator
2025 Movie
7.6
The Little Prince
Thanks
2015 Movie
6.0
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Original Series Creator
2024 Movie
7.0
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
2.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
Creator
2011 Movie
6.8
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
Writer
2009 Movie
7.0
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
Characters
2023 Movie
Go Fetch!
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Stephen Hillenburg.
7.4
Rocko's Modern Life
Director • 20 eps
1993 Series
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
Executive Producer • 42 eps
1999 Series
5.8
The Patrick Star Show
Characters • 130 eps
2021 Series
7.9
Kid vs. Kat
Producer
2008 Series
7.2
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Characters • 75 eps
2021 Series
海绵宝宝 台配版
Characters • 125 eps
2006 Series
SpongeBob As Told By
Characters • 8 eps
2020 Series
海绵宝宝国语版
Creator
2006 Series
10.0
The Bikini Bottom Inquirer
Characters • 8 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Stephen Hillenburg.
6.7
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Original Series Creator
2025 Movie
Go Fetch!
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
7.2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
6.7
Plankton: The Movie
Original Series Creator
2025 Movie
7.0
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.0
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Original Series Creator
2024 Movie
SpongeBob, Brawl Stars, and... JOHN CENA?!?!
Original Concept
2024 Movie
7.0
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
Characters
2023 Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Rehydrated
Characters
2022 Movie
I'm Urchin You to Leave
Creator
2021 Movie
7.4
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.8
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Musical
2019 Movie
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
Creator
2017 Movie
6.6
SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever
Production Design
2016 Movie
7.6
The Little Prince
Thanks
2015 Movie
6.1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Stephen Hillenburg.
10.0
The Bikini Bottom Inquirer
Characters • 8 eps
2022 Series
5.8
The Patrick Star Show
Characters • 130 eps
2021 Series
5.5
SpongeBob: Reimagined
Characters • 15 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Characters • 75 eps
2021 Series
SpongeBob As Told By
Characters • 8 eps
2020 Series
8.5
Bikini Bottom Mysteries
Characters • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Kid vs. Kat
Producer
2008 Series
海绵宝宝 台配版
Characters • 125 eps
2006 Series
海绵宝宝国语版
Creator
2006 Series
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
Executive Producer • 42 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Stephen Hillenburg.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Rehydrated
as Voice of the Parrot (archive sound)
2022 Movie
6.1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Baby in Stroller (voice)
2015 Movie
10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
2009 Movie
9.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
2009 Movie
7.1
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Parrot (voice)
2004 Movie