Bill Nye

Q: Has Bill Nye won any awards?

Yes, Bill Nye has received several awards, including multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for his work on 'Bill Nye the Science Guy.'

Q: What was Bill Nye's first job in television?

Bill Nye's first job in television was as a writer and performer on the sketch comedy show 'Almost Live!' in Seattle, which helped him gain recognition.

Q: What are Bill Nye's most successful projects?

In addition to 'Bill Nye the Science Guy,' Bill Nye has worked on various educational programs, including 'Bill Nye Saves the World' on Netflix, which further explores science topics.

Q: What is Bill Nye's educational background?

Bill Nye holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, which laid the foundation for his career in science communication.

Q: What is Bill Nye's estimated net worth?

Bill Nye's estimated net worth is around $8 million. His wealth primarily comes from his television career, public speaking engagements, and educational initiatives.

Q: Has Bill Nye authored any books?

Yes, Bill Nye has authored several books, including 'Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation' and 'Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Science,' which aim to educate readers about science.

Q: What impact has Bill Nye had on science education?

Bill Nye has significantly impacted science education by making complex topics accessible and entertaining for children and adults alike, inspiring a generation to take an interest in science.

Known for

An Honest Liar (2014)

IMDb 7.5 / 10

2014 / Biography, Comedy / 90 min

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film...

Bliss (2021)

IMDb 5.4 / 10

2021 / Drama, Romance / 103 min

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets...

Name

Bill Nye

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

27 November 1955, Washington, D.C., USA

Spouses

Blair Tindall (2006–2006)

Children

None

Parents

Jacqueline Jenkins, Edwin Nye

Estimated Net Worth

$8 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie The PAW Patrol crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs after their ship gets caught in a...	(voice)	Not rated
2024	TV High Potential Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and...	Bill Nye	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2023	TV The Irrational Alec Mercer is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise...	Bill Nye	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2023	Movie To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to...	Self - Science Educator	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2022	Movie Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure After a big storm, food is scarce — and hungry dinos are everywhere. It's up to you to help the...	Brimford (voice)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	TV I Love You, You Hate Me A thought-provoking exploration of the spectacular rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur’s furious backlash — and what it says...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2022	TV The End Is Nye Explore the myths and realities of both natural and unnatural threats, from viruses to volcanoes, asteroids to authoritarianism, and climate...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	TV Snacked Welcome to Snacked: A brand new series from First We Feast where your favorite celebrities break down their most beloved...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2021	Movie Bliss A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman...	Chris	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2020	Movie Mank 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races...	Upton Sinclair	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2020	Movie Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Scooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark,...	Bill Nye (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2020	TV Nikki Fre$h Nicole Richie spreads her message of environmental love through her new musical persona, "Nikki Fre$h," a trap music artist who...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	TV Retro Tech Follow tech guru Marques Brownlee as he uncovers how iconic technology of the past came to life and shaped history....	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2019	Movie A Brief History of Time Travel A journey through the evolution of time travel; from it origins, it's evolution and influence in science fiction, to the...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2019	TV Sunnyside A disgraced New York politician who was the city's youngest city councilman in history until he was brought down by...	Bill Nye	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2019	TV Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? The Mystery Inc. gang solve bigger mysteries while also encountering many memorable celebrities.	Bill Nye (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2018	TV Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Behind the Curve Meet the growing, worldwide community of theorists who defend the belief that the Earth is flat while living in a...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2018	TV The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale Trending news, pop culture, social media, original videos and more come together in host Joel McHale's weekly comedy commentary show.	Self - Special Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2018	TV A.P. Bio When disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin loses out on his dream job, he is forced to return to Toledo,...	Bill Nye	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2017	Movie Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	TV Beyond Stranger Things Secrets from the "Stranger Things 2" universe are revealed as cast and guests discuss the latest episodes with host Jim...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2017	Movie Food Evolution As society tackles the problem of feeding our expanding population safely and sustainably, a schism has arisen between scientists and...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2017	TV Bill Nye Saves the World Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode tackles a topic from a...	Self - Host	TMDB 3.8 / 10
2017	Movie Bill Nye: Science Guy Bill Nye is retiring his kid show act in a bid to become more like his late professor, astronomer Carl...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	Movie The Mars Generation Aspiring teenage astronauts reveal that a journey to Mars is closer than you think.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2016	Movie The Fog Bowl Exploring the Fog Bowl, the 1988 NFC Divisional Round Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, , including the...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Fight For Space In 1962, spurred by the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously made the bold proclamation that NASA would send...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2016	TV Chelsea It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate...	Self	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2016	Movie Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for...	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2016	Movie Bill Nye's Global Meltdown Acclaimed educator and "Science Guy" Bill Nye realizes the reason he is feeling down is because he is in fact...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2015	Movie Global Citizen Festival 2015	Self	Not rated
2015	TV Blindspot A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious,...	Bill Nye	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	TV StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2015	Movie Bill Nye the Science Guy Tackles DeflateGate Bill Nye the Science Guy explains the science behind DeflateGate and whether or not Tom Brady's footballs could have naturally...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2014	TV Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Penn Zero is not your average kid - every day, he's zapped into another dimension with his friends to save...	Bill Nye (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	TV Last Week Tonight with John Oliver A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2014	Movie An Honest Liar An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	Movie Uncensored Science: Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham Bill Nye and Ken Ham debate whether creation is a viable model of origins in today's modern scientific era.	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2013	TV Whose Line Is It Anyway? Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2010	TV John King, USA John King, USA is an hour-long television news show hosted by John King on CNN. The show debuted on March...	Self	Not rated
2008	TV Stuff Happens Stuff Happens was a 2008 television show starring Bill Nye airing on Planet Green. The show discusses how everyday activities...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2008	Movie Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy: Electricity Bill Nye the Science Guy is charged up and ready to show kids how to be Safety Smart around electricity....	Self	Not rated
2007	TV The Big Bang Theory Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves...	Bill Nye	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2007	TV Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye	Self	Not rated
2007	TV Living With Ed Living With Ed is an American reality television show. It was originally shown on HGTV in 2007. In 2009 a...	Self	Not rated
2006	Movie Last Stop Kew Gardens What is it that would cause a large group of highly successful people to attend an elementary school reunion 50...	Self	Not rated
2005	TV Dancing with the Stars The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	TV Dancing with the Stars The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted...	Self - Audience Member	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	TV The Eyes of Nye The Eyes of Nye was a science program airing on public television in the United States in 2005 and featuring...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2005	TV American Dad! The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and...	Bill Nye (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	TV Numb3rs Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an...	Bill Waldie	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	TV 100 Greatest Discoveries Bill Nye walks viewers through various areas of science to show how far they've come through their beginnings until modern...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	TV Stargate Atlantis With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard...	Bill Nye	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2004	TV The Soup With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create with the popular '90s show...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2003	TV Real Time with Bill Maher Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2000	TV BattleBots In a BattleBots event the competitors are remote-controlled armed and armored machines, designed to fight in an arena combat elimination...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2000	TV MasterChef USA MasterChef USA, on PBS, is the original US adaptation of the BBC's MasterChef, a cooking competition for amateur cooks. Grab...	Self - Guest Judge	Not rated
1999	TV The Martin Short Show A syndicated talk show hosted by actor Martin Short with announcer/sidekick Michael McGrath.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	TV Get Real Get Real was a short-lived comedy-drama on the FOX Network centering on the fictional Green family of Los Angeles. It...	Mr. Stone	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1999	TV Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? American version of the tense gameshow where contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes.	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1999	TV Futurama The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen...	Bill Nye the Science Head (voice)	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1998	TV Hollywood Squares On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1998	Movie Principal Takes a Holiday A rowdy high school senior risks losing a $10,000 gift his parents promise him for graduation if he can complete...	Science Teacher	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1996	Movie Ellen's Energy Adventure Shown only at EPCOT Center, Ellen DeGeneres plays herself as she goes on a fantasy tour with Bill Nye "The...	Himself	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1994	TV Space Ghost Coast to Coast A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1993	Movie Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade is a live television special.	Self	Not rated
1993	TV Bill Nye the Science Guy It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1991	Movie Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas Trying to beat the summer heat, Dr. Brown takes all out to London on Christmas Eve 1845, where they encounter...	Himself	Not rated
1991	TV Back to the Future An animated series for television based on the Back to the Future trilogy of feature films. Based on the highly...	Science Guy	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1990	Movie How to Juggle & Other Matters of Life & Death The Flying Karamozov Brothers have been "in the biz" since 1973 performing everywhere from the streets of San Francisco to...	Nebish	Not rated
1984	TV Almost Live! Almost Live! was a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV...	Self / Various	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1982	TV Late Night with David Letterman Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1979	TV Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Mister Rogers Meets New Friends Collection Join Mister Rogers as he puts on his trademark cardigan, changes into his sneakers and introduces the day's topic. Each...	Bill Nye the Science Guy	Not rated
1969	TV Sesame Street On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games,...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	Movie Disney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheels Instill a heads-up attitude all year long with this new DVD featuring two of our most popular safety classics. Who...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy: Renewable Energy Believe it or not, we're using energy faster than we can produce it. Bill Nye explores the science of renewable...	Self	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2022	TV The End Is Nye Explore the myths and realities of both natural and unnatural threats, from viruses to volcanoes, asteroids to authoritarianism, and climate...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2022	TV The End Is Nye Explore the myths and realities of both natural and unnatural threats, from viruses to volcanoes, asteroids to authoritarianism, and climate...	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1993	TV Bill Nye the Science Guy It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1993	TV Bill Nye the Science Guy It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1993	TV Bill Nye the Science Guy It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.4 / 10

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

2023 / TMDB 7.7

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure

2022 / TMDB 6.7

Bliss

2021 / TMDB 5.5

Mank

2020 / TMDB 6.7

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

2020 / TMDB 7.8

A Brief History of Time Travel

2019 / TMDB 6.0

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Got a question about Bill Nye?

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Bill Nye is best known for 'Bill Nye the Science Guy,' which aired from 1993 to 1998. The show combined humor and science to teach children about various scientific concepts.

Has Bill Nye won any awards?

What was Bill Nye's first job in television?

What are Bill Nye's most successful projects?

What is Bill Nye's educational background?

What is Bill Nye's estimated net worth?

Has Bill Nye authored any books?

What impact has Bill Nye had on science education?