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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Biography

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2006 he has hosted the educational science television show NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, and has been a frequent guest on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that Tyson will be hosting a new sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil deGrasse Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

2017

Last Days on Earth

Last Days on Earth

2006

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe

400 Years of the Telescope

400 Years of the Telescope

2009

The Reality of Me

The Reality of Me

2012

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

2023

Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography

Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography

2022

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

2019

How Life Began

How Life Began

2009

Hot Sugar's Cold World

Hot Sugar's Cold World

2015

This Is Me…Now

This Is Me…Now

2024

Gracie

Gracie

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

2024

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course

2016

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

2024

For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock

2016

Scrat: Spaced Out

Scrat: Spaced Out

2016

Fight For Space

Fight For Space

2016

Food Evolution

Food Evolution

2017

Einstein

Einstein

2008

Logic's Everybody Documentary

Logic's Everybody Documentary

2017

The Mars Generation

The Mars Generation

2017

The Atheist Delusion

The Atheist Delusion

2016

The Truth Is in the Stars

The Truth Is in the Stars

2017

Bill Nye: Science Guy

Bill Nye: Science Guy

2017

Unfolding Universe

Unfolding Universe

2002

Nova: Monster Of The Milky Way

Nova: Monster Of The Milky Way

2006

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Conspiracy Theories & Skepticism

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Conspiracy Theories & Skepticism

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

2018

MARS: Inside SpaceX

MARS: Inside SpaceX

2018

Dark Universe

Dark Universe

2013

The Boundary

The Boundary

2017

Hubble's Cosmic Journey

Hubble's Cosmic Journey

2015

Katy Perry:  Will You Be My Witness?

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?

2017

Lazer Team

Lazer Team

2016

Black Hole Apocalypse

Black Hole Apocalypse

2018

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

2021

Fortitude: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy

Fortitude: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy

2024

Turning Point

Turning Point

2018

Future '38

Future '38

2017

Where Did We Come From?

Where Did We Come From?

2011

Origins

Origins

2004

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Retro Tech

Retro Tech

2019

This Is Pop

This Is Pop

2021

Cosmos

Cosmos

2014

NOVA

NOVA

1974

NOVA

NOVA

1974

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

2012

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017

Chelsea

Chelsea

2016

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries

The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries

2012

Pantheon

Pantheon

2022

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

2007

MythBusters

MythBusters

2003

Sherri

Sherri

2022

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

Match Game

Match Game

2016

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

The View

The View

1997

NOVA scienceNOW

NOVA scienceNOW

2005

The View

The View

1997

Regular Show

Regular Show

2010

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

2004

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

Miles from Tomorrowland

Miles from Tomorrowland

2015

Velma

Velma

2023

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Q&A

Q&A

2008

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

2015

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Could You Survive The Movies?

Could You Survive The Movies?

2019

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Bill Nye Saves the World

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018

UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

2023

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

Futurama

Futurama

1999

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

2022

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022

Cosmos: Mundos Posibles

Cosmos: Mundos Posibles

2020

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005