Spongebob creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at the age of 57

In 1999, he created SpongeBob, a character perpetually dressed in beige trousers that were too short and naively optimistic and lived on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Stephen Hillenburg died Monday, November 26, at age 57, from a neurodegenerative disease, announced Tuesday the US channel Nickelodeon. The latter broadcast the cartoon for several years and generated billions of dollars in revenue.

In March 2017, Stephen Hillenburg reported having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Charcot disease, a neurodegenerative disease for which there is no treatment. He had also expressed his intention to continue working on the series, despite the illness.

"A sense of humor and

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