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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: TomSea on March 14, 2017, 09:14:25 pm

Title: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Reveals ALS Diagnosis
Post by: TomSea on March 14, 2017, 09:14:25 pm

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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Reveals ALS Diagnosis

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 with Variety announcing the diagnosis and his intent to continue working on the series, which has been on the air since 1999.

“I wanted people to hear directly from me that I have been diagnosed with ALS.,” the statement reads. “Anyone who knows me knows that I will continue to work on ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ and my other passions for as long as I am able. My family and I are grateful for the outpouring of love and support. We ask that our sincere request for privacy be honored during this time.”

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Title: Re: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Reveals ALS Diagnosis
Post by: debrawiest on March 15, 2017, 12:35:56 am

Devastating news.

Title: Re: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Reveals ALS Diagnosis
Post by: TomSea on March 15, 2017, 12:58:43 am

It's news, he's from Oklahoma.

Doesn't sound very respectful to me.

Title: Re: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Reveals ALS Diagnosis
Post by: Gefn on March 24, 2017, 01:25:35 pm

I love watching Spongebib. It's a guilty pleasure.

I feel so bad to learn this 55 is young.