Stephen Hillenburg created one, and nearly 20 years after greeting the public, SpongeBob SquarePants is still going strong, from here to Brazil, from Italy to India to Israel, from Poland to Pakistan, just about everywhere. Indeed, the new SpongeBob Christmas special, SpaceBob MerryPants, premiered the night before Hillenburg died on Monday, at 57, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In September, the Tony-nominated SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical ended a nine-month run on Broadway, with songs written by Yolanda Adams, the Flaming Lips, Cyndi Lauper, Panic! Born in Oklahoma, Hillenburg grew up a Californian, raised in Anaheim, snorkeling and diving in the Pacific Ocean. What makes the series special?

Source: thestar November 28, 2018 22:07 UTC