Stephen Hillenburg, Creator Of SpongeBob SquarePants, Passes Away

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, has passed away at the age of 57.

Hillenburg died of ALS, which he revealed he had been diagnosed with in March 2017.

Nickelodeon will be observing a moment of silence to honor Hillenburg, who died on Monday.

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