Bill Nye

Also known as William S. Nye, William Sanford "Bill" Nye, The Science Guy, Bill Nye the Science Guy

American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and mechanical engineer

Person · Open Library

Born: 1850
Died: 1896
Works: 93

Top works

Mark Twain's Library of Humor
Suggestions for a school of journalism
Bill Nye and Boomerang
Nye and Riley's railway guide
Bill Nye's Remarks (Edgar W. Nye)...

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Film & TV

Acting · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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…

Known for

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie — (voice)2026
High Potential — Bill Nye2024
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb — Self - Science Educator2023
The Irrational — Bill Nye2023
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure — Brimford (voice)2022
The End Is Nye — Self2022
I Love You, You Hate Me — Self2022
Bliss — Chris2021
Snacked — Self2021
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! — Bill Nye (voice)2020

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1955

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,446
Total plays: 27,476

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Quotes

“Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science, in all of biology. It's like, it's very much analogous to trying to do geology without believing in tectonic plates. You're just not gonna get the right answer. Your whole world is just gonna be — a mystery. Instead of an exciting place.”
“I stand by my assertions that although you can know what happens to any individual species that you modify, you cannot be certain what will happen to the ecosystem. Also, we have a strange situation where we have malnourished fat people. It’s not that we need more food. It’s that we need to manage our food system better. So when corporations seek government funding for genetic modification of food sources, I stroke my chin.”
“Was it appropriate to jail the guys from Enron? ... Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive, and so on? ... In these cases, for me, as a taxpayer and voter, the introduction of this extreme doubt about climate change is affecting my quality of life as a public citizen. ... That there is a chilling effect on scientists who are in extreme doubt about climate change, I think that is good.”

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Key facts

Born: William Sanford Nye , ( 1955-11-27 ) November 27, 1955 (age 70) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Education: Cornell University ( BS )
Occupations: Science communicator television presenter mechanical engineer
Known for: Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1999) Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017) Bill Nye Saves the World (2017–2018)
Spouses: Blair Tindall ( married"}]]}'>m. February 3, 2006"}]]}'>2006 ; annulled"}]]}'>ann. March 2006"}]]}'>2006 ) Liza Mundy ( married"}]]}'>m. 2022 )
Relatives: George Tindall (former-father-in-law)
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025)
Fields: Mechanical engineering science communication
Institutions: Boeing Company Cornell University The Planetary Society
Website: billnye .com

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Official website

Bill Nye | Official Website of Bill Nye The Science Guy

The official website of Bill Nye The Science Guy featuring books, shows, appearances, episode guides, and home demos.

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Official name: William Sanford Nye
Official website: www.billnye.com
Image: Bill Nye 2017.jpg

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William Sanford Nye (/naɪ/; born November 27, 1955) is an American science communicator, television presenter, and former mechanical engineer. He is best known as the host of the science education television show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998) and as a science educator in pop culture. Born in Washington, D.C., Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing in Seattle, where he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on 747 airplanes. In 1986, he left Boeing to pursue comedy, writing and performing for the local sketch television show Almost Live!, where he regularly conducted wacky scientific experiments.

Aspiring to become the next Mr. Wizard, Nye successfully pitched the children's television program Bill Nye the Science Guy to Seattle's public television station, KCTS-TV. The show—which proudly proclaimed in its theme song that "science rules!"—ran from 1993 to 1998 in national TV syndication. Known for its "high-energy presentation and MTV-paced segments", 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.