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Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. He is best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob Squa
Hillenburg in 2011
Shots from The Green Beret (top) and Wormholes (bottom)
A still from Hollywood Blvd., USA
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is a 2015 American adventure comedy film based on the television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It is the second theatrical film based on the series. Directed b
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…death). He later resumed creating short films including Hollywood Blvd., USA (2013). He co-wrote the story for the second film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), and received a posthumous executive producer credit for the third film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020). Besides his two Emmy…
Theatrical release poster
Prop Krabby Patties used in the film
Animatic for a deleted scene in which Mrs. Puff (right) confronts SpongeBob and Plankton (left) following a high-speed chase
John Debney composed the film's score.