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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brigitte Nielsen to Bill Owen
Bill Nye Biography (1955-)
Full name, William S. Nye; born November 27, 1955, in Washington, DC; son ofNed Nye. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, writer, producer, consultant
- Birth Details
- November 27, 1955
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Ellen's Energy Adventure, 1996
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Film Work
- Science consultant, Flubber (also known as Disney's "Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor"), Buena Vista, 1997
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Various, Almost Live!, 1984
- The Science Guy (live-action bumpers), Back to the Future, CBS, 1991
- Host, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, syndicated, 1993-94, then PBS, 1994-2000
- Technical expert, BattleBots (also known as Comedy Central's "BattleBots"), Comedy Central, 2000
- Host, The Eyes of Nye, 2005
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Movies
- Science teacher, Principal Takes a Holiday, ABC, 1998
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Specials
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Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, 1993
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Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, 1994
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The Making of EPCOT's Innoventions, The Disney Channel, 1994
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Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996
- Narrator, Astronauts (documentary), PBS, 1997
- Host, Absent Minded Inventions and the Search for Flubber with Bill Nye, the Science Guy, ABC, 1997
- Narrator, Astronauts, 1997
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VH1 Big in '03, 2003
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Episodic
- Himself, MMC, 1989
- Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1992
- Himself, "Boo!," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1996
- Himself, "Sharing," Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS, 1997
- Mr. Stone, "Guilt," Get Real, Fox, 2000
- Himself, Win Ben Stein's Money, Comedy Central, 2001
- Also appeared in "The Science of Sex and Attraction," Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Central.
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Television Work
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Series
- Technical advisor, Back to the Future, CBS, 1991
- Producer, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, syndicated, 1993-94, then PBS, 1994-2000
- Science producer, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, PBS, 1999-2000
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Movies
- Scientific consultant, Principal Takes a Holiday, ABC, 1998
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RECORDINGS
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Video Tapes
- Appeared in Fabulous Wetlands, Washington State Department of Ecology.
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WRITINGS
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Television Series
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Almost Live!, c. 1984-89
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Bill Nye, the Science Guy, syndicated, 1993-94, then PBS, 1994-2000
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Television Specials
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Absent Minded Inventions and the Search for Flubber with Bill Nye, theScience Guy, ABC, 1997
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Nonfiction
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Big Blue Ocean, Disney Press, 1999
- Also wrote Bill Nye, the Science Guy's Big Blast of Science, Addison-Wesley; Bill Nye, the Science Guy's Please Consider the Following,Disney Press.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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St. Petersburg Times, October 11, 1999
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