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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Editorial Department | Producer | Actor
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
Born and raised in New York City, Tyson became interested in astronomy at the age of nine after a ... read full biography
Born and raised in New York City, Tyson became interested in astronomy at the age of nine after a ... read full biography
Known for
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016),
Zoolander 2 (2016),
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016),
Lazer Team (2015)
Details
Oct
5,
1958 (age 61)
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6' 2"
(1.88m)
External links
@neiltyson (twitter.com)
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4 official web
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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John Carter: 100 Years in the Making (2012)
(Video) - Hayden Planetarium Director, Grateful Acknowledgment |
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StarTalk (2015–2019)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host / Himself / Host (34 episodes, 2015), Executive Producer (34 episodes, 2015)
Journalist Christiane Amanpour (May
16,
2019)
Season 5,
Episode 16
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Himself - Host,
Executive Producer
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The Big Bang Theory (2010–2018)
(TV Series) - Neil deGrasse Tyson (2 episodes, 2010)
The Conjugal Configuration (Sep
24,
2018)
Season 12,
Episode 1
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
The Apology Insufficiency (Nov
4,
2010)
Season 4,
Episode 7
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Miles from Tomorrowland (2017–2018)
(TV Series) - Main Title Narration (10 episodes, 2017)
Sidekicks for Hire/The Illumin-Aliens (Mar
12,
2018)
Season 3,
Episode 15
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Cosmos (2014)
(TV Series) - Executive Science Editor (1 episode, 2014), Himself - Host (1 episode, 2014)
Standing Up in the Milky Way (Mar
9,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Himself - Host,
Executive Science Editor (as Neil deGrasse Tyson Ph.D.)
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Nova ScienceNow (2005–2011)
(TV Series) - Executive Editor (67 episodes, 2005), Himself - Host / Himself (24 episodes, 2005), Editor (7 episodes, 2005) |
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Nova Science Now: How Smart Are Animals? (2011)
(TV Series) - Executive Editor (1 episode, 2011), Himself - Host (1 episode, 2011)
Dog Genius/Creative Dolphins/Octopus & Cuttlefish/Profile: Irene Pepperberg (2011)
Himself - Host,
Executive Editor
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Nova (2003–2010)
(TV Series) - Executive Editor (6 episodes, 2003), Himself - American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium / Host / Himself / Narrator / narrator (5 episodes, 2004)
The Pluto Files (Mar
2,
2010)
Season 37,
Episode 6
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Himself - American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium / Host,
Executive Editor
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Real Time with Bill Maher (2011–2019)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Author, 'Space Chronicles' / Himself - Panelist / Himself (10 episodes, 2011) |
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The Late Late Show with James Corden (2016–2019)
(TV Series) - Himself - Author / Himself (3 episodes, 2016)
Aaron Paul/Neil deGrasse Tyson/Brittany Howard (Oct
10,
2019)
Season 6,
Episode 23
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Himself - Author (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show (2019)
(TV Series) - Himself - Author (1 episode, 2019)
Neil deGrasse Tyson! (Oct
9,
2019)
Season 12,
Episode 18
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Himself - Author (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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The View (2015–2019)
(TV Series) - Himself - Author / Himself / Himself - Astrophysicist (6 episodes, 2015)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas/Neil deGrasse Tyson (Oct
8,
2019)
Season 23,
Episode 26
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Himself - Author (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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CBS This Morning (2014–2019)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Author / Himself - Astrophysicist / Himself - Guest (7 episodes, 2014) |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015–2019)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Guest (11 episodes, 2015) |
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The Kennedy Show (2016–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host, StarTalk / Himself - Physicist (2 episodes, 2016) |
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Match Game (2017–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself - Celebrity Panelist (2 episodes, 2017)
Mario Cantone/Cheryl Hines/Adam Pally/Caroline Rhea/Neil deGrass Tyson/Niecy Nash (Jul
19,
2018)
Season 3,
Episode 13
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Himself - Celebrity Panelist
Andy Richter/Bellamy Young/Caroline Rhea/Judy Greer/Neil deGrasse Tyson/Skylar Astin (Jan
18,
2017)
Season 2,
Episode 3
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Himself - Celebrity Panelist
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Harry (2017–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2017)
National Geographic Channel's "StarTalk" Host Neil deGrasse Tyson/Red Carpet Looks for Less/Third Female Pitcher to Get Win (Sep
22,
2017)
Season 2,
Episode 10
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Himself (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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Nova (2004–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium / Host / Narrator / narrator (8 episodes, 2004) |
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Jeopardy! (2008–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself - Clue Giver / Himself - Video Clue Presenter (11 episodes, 2008) |
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Last Call with Carson Daly (2014–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 2014)
Neil deGrasse Tyson/Against Me/Stephanie Beatriz (Oct
23,
2017)
Season 16,
Episode 21
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Himself (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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Celebrity Family Feud (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson vs. Rick Fox and Boy Band vs. Girl Group (Jul
16,
2017)
Season 4,
Episode 5
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Himself (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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PoliticKING with Larry King (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2017)
Britain's Embattled PM; How Brexit Can Save or Sink Theresa May (Jun
27,
2017)
Season 3,
Episode 40
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Himself - Guest
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Hot Ones (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2017)
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Universe While Eating Spicy Wings (May
11,
2017)
Season 3,
Episode 17
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Himself - Guest
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Conan (2015–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Astrophysicist / Himself - Star Talk Host (4 episodes, 2015)
Rashida Jones/Neil DeGrasse Tyson/Sam Cohen & Danger Mouse (May
10,
2017)
Season 7,
Episode 86
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Himself - Guest
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The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015–2016)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Panelist (4 episodes, 2015) |
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Everything Wrong with... (2014–2016)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2014)
Everything Wrong with the Martian - With Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Mar
31,
2016)
Season 2,
Episode 3
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Himself
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60 Minutes (2015)
(TV Series) - Himself - Astrophysicist (segment "Starstruck") (1 episode, 2015)
Iraq's Christians/Rare Earth Elements/Starstruck (Mar
22,
2015)
Season 47,
Episode 26
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Himself - Astrophysicist (segment "Starstruck")
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The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Herself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Director, Hayden Planetarium (11 episodes, 2005) |
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Moyers & Company (2014)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2014)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe (Jan
19,
2014)
Season 3,
Episode 2
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Himself
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On the Verge (2012)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012)
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Mar
28,
2012)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Himself - Guest (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries (2012)
(TV Mini-series) - Himself - Host / Host - Presenter (6 episodes, 2012) |
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2009)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest Expert (5 episodes, 2009)
Episode #7.142 (Apr
28,
2009)
Season 7,
Episode 142
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Himself - Guest Expert (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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Horizon (2008)
(TV Series) - Himself - American Museum of Natural History (1 episode, 2008)
The President's Guide to Science (Sep
16,
2008)
Season 45,
Episode 1
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Himself - American Museum of Natural History (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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The Universe (2007–2008)
(TV Series) - Himself - Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History / Himself - American Museum of Natural History / Himself - American Museum of Natural HJistory (12 episodes, 2007)
Cosmic Apocalypse (Apr
29,
2008)
Season 2,
Episode 18
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Himself - Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History
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Last Days on Earth (2006)
(TV Movie) - Himself - Astrophysicist: American Museum of Natural History (as Neil deGrasse Tyson Ph.D.) |
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005)
(TV Movie) - Himself - Director, Hayden Planetarium |
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Hygiène Mentale (2016)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2016)
Enquêter sur le Paranormal: les Diapositives de Roswell (Nov
22,
2016)
Season 1,
Episode 14
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Himself (archive footage)
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An Open Letter to Neil DeGrasse Tyson Regarding the Flat Earth (2016)
(Video) - Himself (archive footage) |
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The Drunken Peasants (2015)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2015)
PaulsEgo - Feminist Slam Poetry - Craigslist Personals - And More! (Oct
2,
2015)
Season 2,
Episode 92
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Himself (archive footage)
Special Guest: Razorfist - Porn = Human Trafficking - Stupid Ads! (Jan
9,
2015)
Season 2,
Episode 4
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Himself (archive footage)
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60 Minutes (2015)
(TV Series) - Himself - Astrophysicist (segment "Starstruck") (1 episode, 2015)
The Gaskos/Wikimania/Starstruck (Jul
26,
2015)
Season 47,
Episode 45
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Himself - Astrophysicist (segment "Starstruck") (archive footage)
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The Comfort Zone (2013–2014)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Astrophysicist (2 episodes, 2013)
'Cosmos' Host: Bible Isn't Science Source (Mar
13,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 82
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Himself (archive footage)
Did God 'Wind Up' the Universe & Leave? (Oct
18,
2013)
Season 1,
Episode 25
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Himself - Astrophysicist (archive footage)
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