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|birth_place = Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |home_town = Anaheim, California, U.S. |education = Savanna High School |alma_mater = |occupation = Marine biologist, cartoonist, animator, director, producer, writer, voice actor |yearsactive = 1984–present |networth = US$90 million〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/richest-scientist/stephen-hillenburg-net-worth/ )〕 |spouse = Karen Hillenburg |children = 1 |signature = Stephen Hillenburg signature.svg }} Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961) is an American marine biologist, cartoonist, animator, director, producer, writer, and voice actor, who is best known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, Hillenburg grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Humboldt State University, earning a bachelor's degree in marine resource planning and interpretation in 1984. After graduating from college, Hillenburg taught marine biology at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point. In 1992 he enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) to pursue a career in animation. After graduating from CalArts and changing careers, Hillenburg met Joe Murray, creator of ''Rocko's Modern Life'', and joined the show as a writer, producer, and storyboard artist. He began developing ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' in 1996 after ''Rocko's Modern Life'' was cancelled, asking ''Rocko's'' colleague Tom Kenny to voice the titular character. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' premiered on May 1, 1999 and has since aired episodes. Hillenburg also directed the film adaptation of the series, ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'', for which he received an Annie Award nomination in 2005 for Directing in a Feature Production. Once the film was completed, he resigned from the television show as the showrunner, appointing staff writer Paul Tibbitt to the position. He worked on the 2015 sequel as the executive producer and story writer. Hillenburg has won two Emmy Awards and six Annie Awards for ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He has also received other awards such as the Heal the Bay's Walk the Talk Award for his efforts on elevating marine life awareness through ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and the Television Animation Award from the National Cartoonists Society. In 2002, he received the Statue Award in film from the Princess Grace Foundation. Hillenburg owns a production company called United Plankton Pictures whose primary productions are ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and related media. ==Early life, education and career== Stephen Hillenburg was born on August 21, 1961 at the United States Army's Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Nancy (Dufour) and Kelly N. Hillenburg, Jr.〔 〕〔http://bangordailynews.com/2008/09/25/obituaries/kelly-n-hillenburg-jr/〕 His father was a draftsman and designer for aerospace companies — including McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell Collins — and had contributed to the Apollo program. His mother taught visually impaired students.〔 Hillenburg has said that his artistic skill comes from his mother's side and that his grandmother was "really, really gifted" and a "great painter".〔 His younger brother followed in their father's footsteps, becoming a draftsman and designer.〔 Hillenburg's family moved to Orange County, California in 1962, when he was a year old.〔〔 He grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Savanna High School.〔〔 〕 Hillenburg was a self-avowed "band geek" in high school, playing the trumpet.〔 Hillenburg's passion for sea life can be traced to his childhood, when several films by the French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made a strong impression on him.〔〔 Subsequent exploration of diving, as well as snorkeling experiences in Laguna Beach reinforced his interest,〔 and led to his decision to study marine biology in college.〔〔 He earned a bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University (HSU) in 1984, majoring in marine resource planning and interpretation.〔〔 〕 He also minored in art, and had some of his work exhibited at local museums.〔 Hillenburg said that "I blossomed as a painter in Humboldt." Hillenburg held various jobs, including: park service attendant in Utah; art director in Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco; and fry cook at a fast food restaurant.〔 After graduating from college, Hillenburg taught marine biology at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point (then known as the Marine Institute)〔 for three years, from 1984 to 1987, and lived at the Dana Point Marina.〔 During this period, Hillenburg realized he was more interested in art than his chosen profession.〔 〕 While working at the Ocean Institute, Hillenburg wrote a comic book entitled ''The Intertidal Zone'', which he used to teach his students about the animal life of tidal pools. The comic starred various anthropomorphic forms of sea life, many of which would evolve into ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' characters, including "Bob the Sponge", who was the co-host of the comic and resembled an actual sea sponge, as opposed to SpongeBob SquarePants who resembles a kitchen sponge. Hillenburg tried to get the comic professionally published, but was turned down by the publishers he approached.〔 Seeking a return to the arts, Hillenburg left the institute in 1987 to pursue his dream of becoming an animator.〔〔 He enrolled in a master's degree program in experimental animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 1992.〔〔〔 Hillenburg said that "initially I think I assumed that if I went to school for art I would never have any way of making a living, so I thought it might be smarter to keep art my passion and hobby and study something else. But by the time I got to the end of my undergrad work, I realized I should be in art."〔 Hillenburg graduated from the CalArts program in 1993, earning a Master of Fine Arts in experimental animation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen Hillenburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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