Name
Bill Nye
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-11-27 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
William Sanford "Bill" Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, television presenter, and mechanical engineer. Scientist, comedian, teacher, and author, Bill Nye is best known as the host of the PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998), and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.
Currently, Nye is The Planetary Society’s CEO. It’s the world’s largest non-profit space interest group with members in 130 countries. Cofounded by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman, the organization’s mission is to empower the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration. Nye joined The Planetary Society as a Charter Member in 1980. Nye’s engineering and management experience enabled him to take the lead and play a hands-on role in making programs like LightSail® a success.
Nye earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Cornell University and spent over 20 years working as an engineer until he combined his dual love of science and comedy to create Bill Nye the Science Guy. As a student at Cornell University, he was introduced to the wonders of astronomy in a class taught by Professor Carl Sagan.
After graduating from Cornell University, Bill worked for the Boeing Corporation, Sundstrand Data Control (now Honeywell), and a few other engineering firms in the Seattle area. The U.S. Department of Justice also recruited Bill for his unique technical expertise and pedagogical skills.
From 1992 to 1998, Bill was the writer, producer and talent for the Emmy award-winning Bill Nye the Science Guy TV series co-produced by Buena Vista Television (Disney) and KCTS (Seattle public television).
His new series Bill Nye Saves The World debuted on Netflix in April 2017.
Bill has authored several books, including New York Times Bestseller “Undeniable,” “Unstoppable” and his latest, “Everything All at Once,” which released in July of 2017. In addition to leading The Planetary Society, he travels the world lecturing on the importance of science, space exploration, and inspiring generations of young people to change the world.
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- 2023 To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb as Self - Science Educator
- 2014 Uncensored Science: Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham as Self
- 2014 An Honest Liar as Self
- 1998 Principal Takes a Holiday as Science Teacher
- 2013 Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy: Renewable Energy as Self
- Soon Disney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheels as Self
- 2015 Global Citizen Festival 2015 as Self
- 2022 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure as Brimford (voice)
- 2015 Bill Nye the Science Guy Tackles DeflateGate as Self
- 2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2017 Food Evolution as Self
- 2016 Fight For Space as Self
- 2017 Bill Nye: Science Guy as Self
- 2016 Bill Nye's Global Meltdown as Self
- 2017 The Mars Generation as Self
- 2017 Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2018 Behind the Curve as Self
- 2021 Bliss as Chris
- 1990 How to Juggle & Other Matters of Life & Death as Nebish
- 2016 The Fog Bowl as Self
- 2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! as Bill Nye (voice)
- 2016 Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
- 2019 A Brief History of Time Travel as Self
- 2008 Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy: Electricity as Self
- 2020 Mank as Upton Sinclair
- 2026 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie as Dr. Theo Rising (voice)
- 2006 Last Stop Kew Gardens as Self
- 1991 Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas as Himself
- 1996 Ellen's Energy Adventure as Himself
- 1993 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as Self
- 2000 BattleBots ( 50 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 3 episodes ) as Bill Waldie
- 1999 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 Stargate Atlantis ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye
- 2018 A.P. Bio ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye
- 1999 Get Real ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Stone
- 1984 Almost Live! ( 286 episodes ) as Self / Various
- 1991 Back to the Future ( 27 episodes ) as Science Guy
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Stuff Happens ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 The Eyes of Nye ( 13 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 Living With Ed ( 32 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 100 Greatest Discoveries ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2007 Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 The Martin Short Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 The Soup ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 John King, USA ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Big Bang Theory ( 2 episodes ) as Bill Nye
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 1993 Bill Nye the Science Guy ( 100 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2016 Chelsea ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
- 2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye (voice)
- 2017 Bill Nye Saves the World ( 25 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1999 Futurama ( 3 episodes ) as Bill Nye the Science Head (voice)
- 1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast ( 1 episode )
- 2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye (voice)
- 2015 Blindspot ( 4 episodes ) as Bill Nye
- 2000 MasterChef USA ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 Snacked ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 The End Is Nye ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2017 Beyond Stranger Things ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1969 Sesame Street ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Hollywood Squares ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
- 2022 I Love You, You Hate Me ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Sunnyside ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye
- 2019 Retro Tech ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Nikki Fre$h ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye (voice)
- 2023 The Irrational ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye
- 1979 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Mister Rogers Meets New Friends Collection ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye the Science Guy
- 2024 High Potential ( 1 episode ) as Bill Nye
- 2018 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Audience Member
