Stephen Hillenburg
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. He is best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999 – serving as the showrunner for its first three seasons, and again from season nine until his death – which has become the fifth-longest-running American animated series. He also provided the original voice of Patchy's pet parrot Potty the Parrot from the show.
21 August 1961
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Born on the same birth day (21 August): Alan Lee (footballer) • Art Farmer • Gustavo Noboa • James Burton • Jasmin Wöhr • Joe Strummer • Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra • Mark Williams (singer) • Mohammed VI of Morocco • Patrick Demarchelier • Philip II of France • Robert Miles (rugby league)
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