[5] Together, the group pitched the show as Watch Mr. Wizard meets Pee-wee's Playhouse, though the latter part was later replaced with MTV after the arrest of actor Paul Reubens for indecent exposure in 1991. In 1852 Nyes family moved to Wisconsin, where he later taught school and read law. In 2016, he appeared in a documentary called Food Evolution. Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the documentary was directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy. The following year, the production companies entered a distribution agreement with Buena Vista Television, a subsidiary of Disney. Nye also voiced himself in the animated feature Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo! 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"[100], In July 2017, Nye observed that the majority of climate change deniers are older people, and said: "So we're just going to have to wait for those people to 'age out', as they say. [76], From 2001 to 2006, Nye served as Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor at Cornell University.[17][77]. February 5, 1999. [59] In the episode, Sheldon Cooper befriends Nye and brings him in to teach Leonard Hofstadter a "lesson" after Professor Proton (played by Bob Newhart) helps Leonard with an experiment instead of Sheldon. With its quirky humor and rapid-fire MTV-style pacing, the show won critical acclaim and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning nineteen. He has appeared frequently on other TV shows, including Dancing with the Stars, The Big Bang Theory, and Inside Amy Schumer. 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Settling in Laramie, Wyo., in 1876, he served as postmaster and justice of the peace and contributed . All programs are distributed by PBS unless where noted. [113] In 2007, Nye obtained a restraining order against Tindall after she broke into his house and stole several items, including his laptop computer, which she used to send defamatory emails impersonating Nye, and damaged Nye's garden with herbicide. Collected, they form the substance of numerous published volumes, from Bill Nye and Boomerang (1881) to Bill Nyes History of the U.S. (1894). Thanks to the popularity of Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Nye landed an educational television program titled Bill Nye the Science Guy. The show, which ran from 1993 to 1998, had 100 episodes. Now he has incorporated philosophical ideas into his upcoming book and Netflix show. "[110] Nye endorsed Jay Inslee during the 2020 Democratic primaries, until Inslee suspended his campaign on August 21, 2019. Nye is a member of two trade unions. [5] He combines the serious science of everyday things with fast-paced action and humor. with Bill Nye The Science Guy, episode #127 of Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness on Earwolf", "Jonathan Van Ness' HIV+ Status Motivated Him To Fight For Himself & Others", "Nerd out hard with today's episode of #GettingCurious where @jvn is joined by @BillNye to discuss what's happening now with climate change and what can be done to turn things around! "[14], The show was created in 1992 by Bill Nye, James McKenna and Erren Gottlieb, produced by McKenna/Gottlieb Producers, Inc, in partnership with KCTS in Seattle. Birth State: Washington, D.C. Brilliant in math and science, Nye's mother was recruited to become a codebreaker during World War II. After graduating from Cornell University, he moved to. 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Updates? "[23], In conjunction with the production of Bill Nye the Science Guy, KCTS-TV conducted several research studies that evaluated how effective the program was as an educational tool. Starring: Bill Nye, Karlie Kloss, Derek Muller Watch all you want. [127] He received honorary doctorates from Johns Hopkins University in May 2008,[128] and in May 2011 from Willamette University[129] In May 2015, Rutgers University awarded him an honorary doctor of science degree and paid him a $35,000 speaker's fee for presenting the ceremony's keynote address. [41] The show, which eventually premiered in 2005, lasted only one season. On August 27, 2011, gave a public lecture at Cornell University that filled its 715-seat Statler Auditorium. [34] While portraying "The Science Guy", Nye wore a powder blue lab coat and a bow tie. was as Speed Walker, a speedwalking Seattle superhero "who fights crime while maintaining strict adherence to the regulations of the international speedwalking association. 67 Year Old #3. [9][10][11][12] Jenkins-Nye was among a small elite group of young women known as "Goucher Girls", alumnae of Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, whom the Navy enlisted to help crack codes used by Japan and Germany. Murdaugh's wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, were found fatally shot on the family's Islandton property on June 7, 2021. He started writing and acting. "[101] He has continued to advocate against climate denial. In 1886 he lectured with James Whitcomb Riley, the combination of Nyes wit and Rileys sentiment proving extremely popular. ( 1999-02-05) Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American science education television program created by Bill Nye, James McKenna, and Erren Gottlieb, with Nye starring as a fictionalized version of himself. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:52. "[23] PBS declined to distribute The Eyes of Nye, and it was eventually picked up by American Public Television. [27], Following his stint on Almost Live!, from 1991 to 1993 Nye appeared on live-action educational segments of Back to the Future: The Animated Series, assisting Dr. Emmett Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd). [16] He graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering in 1977. "[23], On August 31, 2016, Netflix announced that Nye would appear in a new series, Bill Nye Saves the World, which premiered on April 21, 2017. [6] Nye began to perform stand-up comedy in his spare time after he entered and won a Steve Martin lookalike contest at a comedy club, which led to him meeting fellow comedians Ross Shafer and John Keister. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! Nye won an Academy Award in the Emmy categories. He first got his big break on the show from John Keister who met him during an open mic night. Along with his TV programs, Nye has written several children's books about science. [106] Nye often appeared on Begley's HGTV/Planet Green reality show Living with Ed. Astrological Sign: Sagittarius, Article Title: Bill Nye Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/bill-nye, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: July 10, 2020, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. [131] He received the 2010 Humanist of the Year Award from the American Humanist Association. Nye has written many science books under his pseudonym The Science Guy.. [30], In 1993, collaborating with James McKenna, Erren Gottlieb and Elizabeth Brock, Nye developed a pilot for a new show, Bill Nye the Science Guy, for the Seattle public broadcasting station KCTS-TV. [20] Lastly, it was renewed for two more years, bringing the final episode total to 100. Bill Nye is an American television presenter, science communicator, and educator. The debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham on the question "Is Creation A Viable Model of Origins?" was held February 4, 2014, at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.. Ken Ham, founder and chief executive officer of the Young Earth creationist (YEC) ministry Answers in Genesis (AiG), challenged Bill Nye, a science educator best known for hosting the 1990s television series Bill Nye the . [58], In 2013, Nye guest-starred in The Big Bang Theory episode "The Proton Displacement". I was working on the Nye theme as they walked in and I told them, 'Hey, do me a favor and go in the booth and chant 'Bill, Bill, Bill' over and over again.' Like MAD TV and Saturday Night Live, Almost Live! He began freelancing for a sketch comedy show called "Almost Live!" where he earned his nickname after correcting a fellow host who mispronounced the word "gigawatt." His Nickname Started on a Comedy Show. It sounded great, so that's the version we kept. Shafer suggested. In the shorts, Nye's "Science Guy" persona worked as the "head sparkologist" of Noggin,[24] and he tried to find out what topics sparked viewers' imaginations. [34] The show was primarily funded by the National Science Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the annual financial support from the viewers/stations of the PBS network. [3], Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the series in its entirety on DVD, as part of the series' 20th anniversary. In the early 2000s, Nye assisted in the development of a small sundial included in the Mars Exploration Rover missions. [21] He has stated, "At this point in our story, I was working on business jet navigation systems, laser gyroscope systems during the day, and I'd take a nap and go do stand-up comedy by night. However, "shifting creative concepts, infighting among executives and disputes over money with Seattle producing station KCTS" significantly delayed production for years. His most recent series, The End is Nye, premiered August 25, 2022, on Peacock and Syfy. [3] Studies also found that people that viewed Bill Nye regularly were better able to generate explanations and extensions of scientific ideas than non-viewers.[4]. In a recent video, Bill also re-emphasized the importance of wearing masks, which has led some people to wonder how much expertise is behind all of Bill's claims. In 1978, Nye started doing stand-up comedy. They were eliminated early in the season after Nye sustained an injury to his quadriceps tendon on Week 3. During his time at Boeing Corporation, he created a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube which is still used in the Boeing 747., Nye started his entertainment career by keeping his day job as an engineer and working as a stand-up comedian at comedy clubs during the night. [120] In the United Kingdom, it was distributed on VHS by ViewTech, Bristol. [123], Despite Disney's involvement in the series, the series has not been available on Disney+ due to a dispute with Nye over revenue sharing. Menswear designer Nick Graham cast the beloved '90s TV geek to narrate his Mars-themed galactic runway show for Fall 2017 (oh, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been chosen as the closing model). It consisted of Pat Cashman saying the show's title in a distorted male voice, and the word "Bill" is repeated throughout as a percussive shout. [60], On February 28, 2014, Nye was a celebrity guest and interviewer at the White House Student Film Festival. Kool J. As of March 2023, Bill Nye's net worth is $8 Million. Nye's Science Guy character is also heard in a voice-over in the DINOSAUR attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom,[38] and was the on-air spokesman for the Noggin television network in 1999. Popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, he was born and brought up in Washington D.C. His interest in science was initiated by his father who was a sundial enthusiast. A CD-ROM based on the series, titled Bill Nye the Science Guy: Stop the Rock!, was released in 1996 for Windows and Macintosh by Pacific Interactive. On behalf of the committee, Eugenie Scott stated: "If you think Bill is popular among skeptics, you should attend a science teacher conference where he is speakingit is standing room only No one has more fun than Nye when he is demonstrating principles of science. Bill has dedicated his career to making science interesting for people of all ages, and in doing so, he's turned an entire generation of young people onto it as a career. He appeared in the animated series Back to the Future: The Animated Series in 1991 as an assistant to Dr. Emmett Brown. [21] The final episode aired in 1999, well after production ended in 1997. Days after a wide-ranging debate on creationism and evolution between Bill Nye and Ken Ham, the event is driving an online conversation. His enthusiasm for science deepened after he took an astronomy class with Carl Sagan. [33], Bill Nye the Science Guy ran from 1993 to 1998, and was one of the most-watched educational TV shows in the United States. 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Despite Disney's association and ownership with the show, it has never aired on any network owned by Walt Disney Television in the US (such as Disney Channel and the American Broadcasting Company, known as simply ABC, which Disney did not acquire until 1996, three years after the show premiered. He worked together with James McKenna, Elizabeth Brock and Erren Gottlieb for KCTS where they used to plan and create the show. [133] In 2011, the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSICOP) gave Nye their highest award, In Praise of Reason. They had no idea what it was for, but they're cool, so they did. The science communicator and mechanical engineer best known for his syndicated PBS science show, Bill Nye the Science Guy, is no criminal. Among his TV credits, Nye played a science teacher in a Disney movie and on the television crime drama Numb3rs. Bill Nye gets aerobic about the importance of respiration when he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba dives. Bill Nye, pseudonym of Edgar Wilson Nye, (born Aug. 25, 1850, Shirley, Maine, U.S.died Feb. 22, 1896, Arden, N.C.), journalist and one of the major American humorists in the last half of the 19th century. [14] It was inspired by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo, when composing the theme, and used his voice for singing the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" refrain. [61], Nye appeared in the 2016 documentary Food Evolution, directed by Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy and narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson. The show became extremely popular and won a lot of TV . Bill Nye: The Science Guy - Stop the Rock! After attending the private Sidwell Friends School, Nye enrolled at Cornell University, where he studied mechanical engineering. After the show ended, Nye went on to work on other television shows, including The Eyes of Nye, a science show aimed at an older audience, and the Planet Green Network's Stuff Happens program. Bill Nye has a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.84 m) tall. And that turned out to be great advice. [1] In 2017, the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World debuted, and ran for three seasons until 2018. The show has been likened to the next-generation version of Watch Mr. In 2005, he created a show called The Eyes of Nye which was a science show that targeted adults. Bill Nye is an American science educator and mechanical engineer best known for hosting the television program Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye has residences in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, in New York City,[103] and on Mercer Island near Seattle. [34] Although it focused on younger viewers, it also attracted a significant adult audience. The show began with a 26-episode order for the 19931994 Season. The experience made Edwin a sundial enthusiast, with his son later becoming one himself. Wizard. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/bill-nye-3677.php. [15] "I can't name them, because it was against their contract to do outside things without permission from their record company," Greene noted. In 2010, he was chosen as the new representative of a new permanent exhibition at the Chabot Space & Science Center, California. Bill Nye goes planet-gazing and takes a serious look . "I mentioned how I planned to talk about bridges and bicycles and so onstuff that, as an engineer, I'd been interested inand [Sagan] said, 'Focus on pure science. On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on May 12, 2019, he discussed climate change and the proposed Green New Deal, and said:[102]. [34] While portraying "The Science Guy", Nye wore a powder blue lab coat and a bow tie. The Syndicated airings were credited as "Produced in Association with the National Science Foundation", while the PBS airings changed it to "Produced in Association with Walt Disney Television". His father was held in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, where he had no electricity for four years. He worked as an assistant on the show Back to the Future: The Animated Series and eventually landed the most famous role of his life, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Apart from appearing in television shows and miniseries for infotainment networks like The Discovery Channel, Bill has utilized every opportunity to teach children and adults the importance of science in day to day life. He also appeared on Larry King Live several times to talk about global warming a favorite subject of his and space exploration. Nye Labs, the production offices and set where the show was recorded, was in a converted clothing warehouse near Seattle's Kingdome. I didn't mind explaining photosynthesis to you when you were 12, but you're adults now and this is an actual crisis. After the opening credits, announcer Pat Cashman says "Brought to you by", in which a product name is related to the episode's theme. In 2013, Nye took on a different type of television role by joining the cast of celebrity contestants on the popular competition Dancing with the Stars. In 2006, Nye spoke about his relationship with musician Blair Tindall on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He married her in a few months time, but they separated after seven weeks. [36], In addition to the TV show, Nye published several books as The Science Guy. Settling in Laramie, Wyo., in 1876, he served as postmaster and justice of the peace and contributed to the Denver Tribune and Cheyenne Sun. ( 1993-04-14) -. Students also described Nye almost equally as both "funny" and "smart", and believed he was a "source of good information."[25]. In one study, it was found that viewers of the program made more observations and sophisticated classifications than non-viewers. When surveyed whether Nye was a scientist or actor and comedian, most students asserted he was a scientist, though many said both. Nye developed a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor that is still used in the Boeing 747. First Name Bill #2. When Greene was enlisted to write the theme song, the show's producers requested that the song "not sound like a kid's show"; the final result was accordingly uncommon for the time. [39], Following the success of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye began work on a comeback project, The Eyes of Nye, aimed at an older audience and tackling more controversial science topics such as genetically modified food, global warming and race. [52], Nye appeared on segments of Heidi Cullen's The Climate Code, later renamed Forecast Earth on the Weather Channel, relating his personal ways of saving energy. People still move to the United States, and that's largely became of the intellectual capital we have, the general understanding of science. [5], As Nye produced more demonstrations for Almost Live!, he began to develop the idea of a show featuring his "Science Guy" persona; KING-TV declined his proposal, though he eventually received assistance from station alumni James McKenna and Erren Gottlieb. In 2008, Nye made appearances on shows like Americas Most Smartest Model, Larry King Live, The Climate Code, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, etc. [17], After graduating from Cornell, Nye worked as an engineer for the Boeing Corporation and Sundstrand Data Control near Seattle. [95][96][97], In March 2015, Nye announced he changed his mind and now supported GMOs. "[82] In November 2012, he launched a Kickstarter campaign for an educational aerodynamics game called AERO 3D, but it was not funded. Nye's attendance drew scrutiny due to Bridestine's "history of expressing climate change skepticism", but Nye defended him: "While the Congressman and I disagree on a great many issues, we share a deep respect for NASA and its achievements and a strong interest in the future of space exploration. "People still move to the United States, and that's largely because of the intellectual capital we have, the general understanding of science," Nye states in the clip. Nye Labs, the production offices and set where the show was recorded, was in a converted clothing warehouse near Seattle's Kingdome. An electric guitar was used during the theme song, followed by a female voice saying "Science rules!" [7] Nye eventually left Boeing in 1985 to join Shafer and Keister in writing and performing for Almost Live!, a then-fledgling sketch comedy television show produced by local NBC affiliate KING-TV. The show didn't air until a year later, so it wasn't until then that they understood what this was really for. [56], In October 2009, Nye recorded a short YouTube video (as himself, not his TV persona) advocating clean-energy climate-change legislation, on behalf of Al Gore's Repower America campaign. The original Pilot for the show. When he was based in Seattle, working for Boeing, Nye began doing stand-up comedy some nights after work. Known for its quirky humor and rapid-fire MTV-style pacing, the show won critical acclaim and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning nineteen. by Ken Ham on July 8, 2016. How tall is Bill Nye? 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Known for its "high-energy presentation and MTV-paced segments",[5] the program became a hit among kids and adults, was critically acclaimed, and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning 19, including Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for Nye himself. In 1996, he appeared alongside Ellen DeGeneres and Alex Trebek in a video for Ellen's Energy Adventure, an attraction at Walt Disney World., He has been awarded doctorates from universities like John Hopkins University, Willamette University, and Lehigh University. He received the Humanist of the Year Award in 2010, from the American Humanist Association., Quotes By Bill Nye | "I tried wearing a straight tie. Kids resonate to pure science rather than technology.' [124], A computer game based on the series, titled Bill Nye: The Science Guy - Stop the Rock!, was released in 1996 for Windows and Macintosh by Pacific Interactive.[125]. The program became part of a package of syndicated series that local stations could schedule to fulfill Children's Television Act requirements. [90][91] He and Ham had an informal debate while touring the structure,[92] and footage from Nye's visit was subsequently included in the documentary film Bill Nye: Science Guy, released in 2017. He has written two bestselling books on science: Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (2014) and Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World (2015). The show addressed environmental issues like global warming, modified food, etc. A big fan of raising awareness of science-related topics through entertainment, Bill began his entertainment career with small gigs at comedy theatres. Episode Review "The Sun", Deep Yellow's "My Favorite Star". Nye acknowledged that omitting his bow tie on the program was a mistake. No, of course notnothing's free, you idiots. 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