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|name = Stephen Hillenburg |
|name = Stephen Hillenburg |
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+ | |image = [[File:Stephen Hillenburg.jpg]] |
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+ | |birth = Stephen McDannel Hillenburg<br>[[Timeline:August 21|August 21]], 1961 (age 54)<br>Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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+ | |credits = Creator<br>Writer<br>Executive producer<br>Storyboard director |
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+ | |portrays = [[Potty the Parrot]] |
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+ | |years = [[1999]]-[[2004]]; [[2015]]-present |
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| − | '''Stephen McDannell Hillenburg'''<ref>http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=Stephen&mn=&ln=Hillenburg&dobmm=08&dobdd=21&doby=1961&city=&state=&age=&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=0&y=0</ref> (born [[Timeline:August 21|August 21]], 1961) is an American animator and the creator of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (series)|SpongeBob SquarePants]].'' He |
+ | '''Stephen McDannell Hillenburg'''<ref>http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=Stephen&mn=&ln=Hillenburg&dobmm=08&dobdd=21&doby=1961&city=&state=&age=&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=0&y=0</ref> (born [[Timeline:August 21|August 21]], 1961) is an American animator and the creator of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (series)|SpongeBob SquarePants]].'' He has returned as a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' crew member as of after the [[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|second movie]]. He was also the early voice of [[Potty the Parrot]] and is the one who made all the show's episodes possible. |
Hillenburg also played the ukulele on some of the original music composed for the show, including the "[[Best Day Ever]]" special. |
Hillenburg also played the ukulele on some of the original music composed for the show, including the "[[Best Day Ever]]" special. |
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==Credits== |
==Credits== |
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{{Credit|Reef Blower|Writer, Storyboard Director, Executive Producer}} |
{{Credit|Reef Blower|Writer, Storyboard Director, Executive Producer}} |
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{{Credit|Bubblestand|Writer, Executive Producer}} |
{{Credit|Bubblestand|Writer, Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Lost in Bikini Bottom|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Tutor Sauce|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Squid Plus One|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|The Executive Treatment|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Company Picnic|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Pull Up a Barrel|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Sanctuary!|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|What's Eating Patrick?|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|Patrick! The Game|Executive Producer}} |
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| + | {{Credit|The Sewers of Bikini Bottom|Executive Producer}} |
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{{Clear}} |
{{Clear}} |
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{{Credit|The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|Executive producer, Story Writer, Voice of Baby in Stroller}} |
{{Credit|The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|Executive producer, Story Writer, Voice of Baby in Stroller}} |
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{{Credit/bottom}} |
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===Amusement rides=== |
===Amusement rides=== |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *On [[Timeline:May 25|May 25]], [[2012]], Hillenburg announced that he would be writing ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''. |
+ | *On [[Timeline:May 25|May 25]], [[Timeline:2012|2012]], Hillenburg announced that he would be writing ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''. |
*Sometimes, he is referred to as "Steven or Steve Hillenburg." |
*Sometimes, he is referred to as "Steven or Steve Hillenburg." |
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*After ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' came out, Hillenburg left the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (series)|show]], because that is when the show was originally supposed to end. However, Hillenburg didn't leave the show entirely, he still serves as an executive producer. |
*After ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' came out, Hillenburg left the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (series)|show]], because that is when the show was originally supposed to end. However, Hillenburg didn't leave the show entirely, he still serves as an executive producer. |
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| − | *According to [[Paul Tibbitt|Paul Tibbitt's]] Twitter feed, Stephen Hillenburg came back to work on the SpongeBob series in January [[2015]]. |
+ | *According to [[Paul Tibbitt|Paul Tibbitt's]] Twitter feed, Stephen Hillenburg came back to work on the SpongeBob series in [[Timeline:January|January]] [[Timeline:2015|2015]]. |
| + | in ''[[Help Wanted]]'', Hillenburg's last name is misspelled as "Hilleburg." |
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**''"Ok everybody. One last time. Steve Hillenburg is coming back to the show in January, Your collective dreams are coming true."'' - [https://twitter.com/paultibbitt/status/542862854622162944 Paul Tibbitt's Twitter] |
**''"Ok everybody. One last time. Steve Hillenburg is coming back to the show in January, Your collective dreams are coming true."'' - [https://twitter.com/paultibbitt/status/542862854622162944 Paul Tibbitt's Twitter] |
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*He is also a marine biologist. |
*He is also a marine biologist. |
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==Lawsuit== |
==Lawsuit== |
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| − | *In [[2007]], Troy Walker, a cartoonist from Fairfield, California, sued Hillenburg, claiming that Hillenburg stole his ideas from Walker's 1991 comic strip, Bob Spongee, the Unemployed Sponge. Walker argued that the concept and design of Hillenburg's SpongeBob SquarePants was lifted from his "Bob Spongee" homemade toy character. In his original concept, Walker drew a face on a kitchen sponge and attached plastic googly eyes. He placed the model in a transparent bag that included the comic strip, and sold it in Northern California as collectibles at flea markets and through the mail in 1992. Walker claimed that he produced 1,000 of the "drawn-on" dolls. In [[2002]], after learning about SpongeBob SquarePants, Walker concluded: "It obviously fell into the hands of one of the producers of the show. It's a clear pattern of duplication." He filed the lawsuit against Hillenburg, Paramount Studios, and Nickelodeon and their parent company, Viacom, in a United States district court in San Francisco. He had demanded $1.6 billion in damages, and alleged that the accused used his idea without his permission |
+ | *In [[Timeline:2007|2007]], Troy Walker, a cartoonist from Fairfield, California, sued Hillenburg, claiming that Hillenburg stole his ideas from Walker's 1991 comic strip, Bob Spongee, the Unemployed Sponge. Walker argued that the concept and design of Hillenburg's SpongeBob SquarePants was lifted from his "Bob Spongee" homemade toy character. In his original concept, Walker drew a face on a kitchen sponge and attached plastic googly eyes. He placed the model in a transparent bag that included the comic strip, and sold it in Northern California as collectibles at flea markets and through the mail in 1992. Walker claimed that he produced 1,000 of the "drawn-on" dolls. In [[Timeline:2002|2002]], after learning about SpongeBob SquarePants, Walker concluded: "It obviously fell into the hands of one of the producers of the show. It's a clear pattern of duplication." He filed the lawsuit against Hillenburg, Paramount Studios, and Nickelodeon and their parent company, Viacom, in a United States district court in San Francisco. He had demanded $1.6 billion in damages, and alleged that the accused used his idea without his permission <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hillenburg#cite_note-BillionSue-65 [65]</ref> .<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hillenburg#cite_note-CCT-66 [66]</ref> He said that "they took all of it." Walker also pointed out that the show's pilot episode, "[[Help Wanted]]" (in which an unemployed SpongeBob gets his job at the Krusty Krab), was proof that the defendants stole his concept. The settlement was later dropped after a summary judgement in Viacom's favor. |
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| + | ==Video== |
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| + | [[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Meet the Creator Stephen Hillenburg Nickelodeon Animation Studio|center|450px]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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| − | http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2007/03/13/77690.htm |
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| − | http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-160350035.html |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 04:37, 26 November 2015
Person
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg[1] (born August 21, 1961) is an American animator and the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. He has returned as a SpongeBob SquarePants crew member as of after the second movie. He was also the early voice of Potty the Parrot and is the one who made all the show's episodes possible.
Hillenburg also played the ukulele on some of the original music composed for the show, including the "Best Day Ever" special.
Credits
Episodes
| Episode | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||
| 1a - "Help Wanted" | Writer, Storyboard Director, Executive Producer | |
| 1b - "Reef Blower" | Writer, Storyboard Director, Executive Producer | |
| 2a - "Bubblestand" | Writer, Executive Producer | |
| Season 9 | ||
| 190a - "Lost in Bikini Bottom" | Executive Producer | |
| 190b - "Tutor Sauce" | Executive Producer | |
| 191a - "Squid Plus One" | Executive Producer | |
| 191b - "The Executive Treatment" | Executive Producer | |
| 192a - "Company Picnic" | Executive Producer | |
| 192b - "Pull Up a Barrel" | Executive Producer | |
| 193a - "Sanctuary!" | Executive Producer | |
| 193b - "What's Eating Patrick?" | Executive Producer | |
| 194a - "Patrick! The Game" | Executive Producer | |
| 194b - "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" | Executive Producer | |
| List of episode credits | ||
Movies
| Episode | Credits | |
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| F1 - "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" | Executive producer, Writer | |
| F2 - "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" | Executive producer, Story Writer, Voice of Baby in Stroller | |
| List of episode credits | ||
Amusement rides
| Episode | Credits | |
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| - "SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: The Great Jelly Rescue!" | Writer | |
| List of episode credits | ||
Trivia
- On May 25, 2012, Hillenburg announced that he would be writing The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
- Sometimes, he is referred to as "Steven or Steve Hillenburg."
- After The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie came out, Hillenburg left the show, because that is when the show was originally supposed to end. However, Hillenburg didn't leave the show entirely, he still serves as an executive producer.
- According to Paul Tibbitt's Twitter feed, Stephen Hillenburg came back to work on the SpongeBob series in January 2015.
in Help Wanted, Hillenburg's last name is misspelled as "Hilleburg."
- "Ok everybody. One last time. Steve Hillenburg is coming back to the show in January, Your collective dreams are coming true." - Paul Tibbitt's Twitter
- He is also a marine biologist.
- He has been sued by Troy Walker (see below).
Lawsuit
- In 2007, Troy Walker, a cartoonist from Fairfield, California, sued Hillenburg, claiming that Hillenburg stole his ideas from Walker's 1991 comic strip, Bob Spongee, the Unemployed Sponge. Walker argued that the concept and design of Hillenburg's SpongeBob SquarePants was lifted from his "Bob Spongee" homemade toy character. In his original concept, Walker drew a face on a kitchen sponge and attached plastic googly eyes. He placed the model in a transparent bag that included the comic strip, and sold it in Northern California as collectibles at flea markets and through the mail in 1992. Walker claimed that he produced 1,000 of the "drawn-on" dolls. In 2002, after learning about SpongeBob SquarePants, Walker concluded: "It obviously fell into the hands of one of the producers of the show. It's a clear pattern of duplication." He filed the lawsuit against Hillenburg, Paramount Studios, and Nickelodeon and their parent company, Viacom, in a United States district court in San Francisco. He had demanded $1.6 billion in damages, and alleged that the accused used his idea without his permission [2] .[3] He said that "they took all of it." Walker also pointed out that the show's pilot episode, "Help Wanted" (in which an unemployed SpongeBob gets his job at the Krusty Krab), was proof that the defendants stole his concept. The settlement was later dropped after a summary judgement in Viacom's favor.
Video
References
External links
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