LOS ANGELES — Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday.

Finish this tune: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? If you answered correctly with "SpongeBob SquarePants!" you've likely heard of the square, sponge cartoon who made his TV debut 25 years ago ...

It was announced on Tuesday (November 27) by Nickelodeon that the cartoonist and writer had passed away at age 57, a little over a year after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), which is ...