‘SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease

Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the long-running hit Nickelodeon series 'SpongeBob SquarePants, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease ALS. The 55-year-old animator shared a statement through Variety, announcing the diagnosis and his plan to continue working on the series, which has been on the air since 1999. 'I wanted people to hear directly