File photo: Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the popular animated series Spongebob Squarepants is interviewed by Reuters in Singapore, January 28, 2005. (Photo/Agencies)
The animator, writer and director revealed he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND), in March 2017. His best-known work was the Emmy-winning Nickelodeon show. Almost 250 episodes have aired.
File photo: Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the popular animated series Spongebob Squarepants is interviewed by Reuters in Singapore, January 28, 2005. (Photo/Agencies)
File photo:Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the popular animated series Spongebob Squarepants walks along an underpass in Singapore, January 28, 2005. (Photo/Agencies)
