(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 22, 2018 SpongeBob SquarePants floats above 6th Avenue during the 92nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. - Stephen Hillenburg, the biology teacher who created the wildly successful "SpongeBob SquarePants" children's animation series has died, Nickelodeon announced on November 27, 2018. He was 57. Hillenburg passed away from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the network announced."He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family," the network said. (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP)