VIDEO : SpongeBob Creator Stephen Hillenburg Has Died

According to Reuters, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants has died.
Stephen Hillenburg was 57-years-old.
The Nickelodeon television network announced his death on Nov. 27th, but he died a day before.
Hillenburg is responsible for creating the memorable character and cartoon set in the marine world of Bikini Bottom.
But Hillenburg also taught marine biology in Southern California, where he started creating sea creatures as teaching tools.