Normally celebrity deaths don't affect me that much, but all three of these legends had a significant impact on me when they passed. I hope that this tribute does them justice.
Stefán Karl Stefánsson (10 July 1975 - 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer, best known for playing antagonist Robbie Rotten on the children's television series LazyTown.
Stan Lee (December 28, 1922 - November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics industry.
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 - November 26, 2018) was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor, and marine biologist. He was best known as the creator of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-), which he also directed, produced, and wrote. It has gone on to become the fifth longest-running American animated series.