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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Acting

Known Credits
99

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 5, 1958 (67 years old)

Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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

Acting

2026Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happinessas Self
2024Fortitude: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economyas Self
2024Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikoneas Self
2024Grave Conversationsas Self
2024The Greatest Love Story Never Toldas Self
2024This Is Me…Nowas Taurus
2023Albert Brooks: Defending My Lifeas Self
2023UFOs: Investigating the Unknownas Self - Director, Hayden Planetarium
2023Velmaas Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
2022Celebrity Jeopardy!as Self - Contestant
2022Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?as Self
2022Sherrias Self - Guest
2022Pantheonas Dr. Moore (voice)
2022Carbon: The Unauthorised Biographyas Self
2021Last Mealsas Self
2021This Is Popas Self (archive footage)
2021Woman in Motionas Self
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortuneas Self - Contestant
2020Cosmos: Mundos Posiblesas
2019Retro Techas Self - Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist & Author
2019Could You Survive The Movies?as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
2019Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Timeas Self - Narrator (archive sound)
2018MARS: Inside SpaceXas Self
2018The Last Sharknado: It's About Timeas Merlin
2018Firing Line with Margaret Hooveras Self
2018Turning Pointas Self
2018Black Hole Apocalypseas Self
2017Future '38as Neil deGrasse Tyson
2017Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpsonas Self
2017Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?as Self
2017Food Evolutionas Narrator
2017Logic's Everybody Documentaryas Self
2017The Truth Is in the Starsas Self
2017Bill Nye Saves the Worldas Self - Voice of Coffee Maker (voice)
2017Bill Nye: Science Guyas Self
2017Talking with Chris Hardwickas Self
2017The Boundaryas Neil deGrasse Tyson
2017The Mars Generationas Self
2016Fight For Spaceas Self
2016Scrat: Spaced Outas Narrator
2016The Atheist Delusionas Self (archive footage)
2016For the Love of Spockas Self
2016Match Gameas Self - Panelist
2016Ice Age: Collision Courseas Neil deBuck Weasel (voice)
2016Chelseaas Self
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceas Neil deGrasse Tyson
2016Zoolander 2as Neil deGrasse Tyson
2016Lazer Teamas Self
2015Jay Leno's Garageas Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest
2015Celebrity Family Feudas Self
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tysonas Self - Host
2015Hubble's Cosmic Journeyas Narrator (voice)
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - Guest
2015Hot Sugar's Cold Worldas Self
2015Hot Onesas Self
2015Miles from Tomorrowlandas Main Title Narration (voice)
2014BoJack Horsemanas Planetarium Narrator (voice)
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras Self - Guest
2014Cosmosas Self - Host
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2013Dark Universeas Self - Narrator (voice)
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas Self - Guest
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Neil deGrasse Tyson
2012The Reality of Meas Self
2012Gravity Fallsas Waddles' Machine (voice)
2012The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteriesas Self
2011Where Did We Come From?as Self
2010Regular Showas Self (voice)
2009How Life Beganas Self
2009400 Years of the Telescopeas Narrator (voice)
2008Q&Aas Self - Panellist
2008Einsteinas Neil deGrasse Tyson
2007The Big Bang Theoryas Neil deGrasse Tyson
2006Nova: Monster Of The Milky Wayas Self
2006Last Days on Earthas Self
2005The Colbert Reportas Self
2005The Colbert Reportas Self (uncredited)
2005NOVA scienceNOWas Host
2004Originsas Narrator
2004Stargate Atlantisas Neil deGrasse Tyson
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras Self
2003MythBustersas Self
2002Unfolding Universeas Self
1999Futuramaas Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
1999Family Guyas Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
1997The Viewas Self
1997The Viewas Self - Guest
1996The Daily Showas Self - Guest
1989The Simpsonsas Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
1974NOVAas Self - Host
1974NOVAas Self - Narrator
Neil deGrasse Tyson - Conspiracy Theories & Skepticismas Self
Gracieas Self
MiP: The Journey Across the Universeas Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

Production

2023Shot in the Arm...Executive Producer
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson...Creator
2010Epic Rap Battles of History...Characters