Neil deGrasse Tyson
Biography
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born on October 5, 1958, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He holds the position of Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and he serves as 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. He has also been a frequent guest on television programs including The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!, and it was announced on August 5, 2011, that he would host a new sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
Career overview
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born on October 5, 1958, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for acting and holds 97 known credits according to his movie database profile. He is also known by the name Neil deGrasse Tyson Ph.D.
As an American astrophysicist and science communicator, his professional roles include serving as the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and working as 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.
In addition to hosting duties, he has appeared as a frequent guest on several television programs, including The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that he would host a new sequel to Carl Sagan's television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
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101 titles- Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness (2026) as Self
- Grave Conversations (2024) as Self
- This Is Me…Now (2024) as Taurus
- The Greatest Love Story Never Told (2024) as Self
- Fortitude: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy (2024) as Self
- Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone (2024) as Self
- Velma (2023) as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
- UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (2023) as Self - Director, Hayden Planetarium
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023) as Self
- Shot in the Arm (2023) Executive Producer
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Pantheon (2022) as Dr. Moore (voice)
- Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022) as Self - Contestant
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022) as Self
- Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography (2022) as Self
- Last Meals (2021) as Self
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021) as Self - Contestant
- This Is Pop (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Woman in Motion (2021) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019) as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
- Retro Tech (2019) as Self - Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist & Author
- Could You Survive The Movies? (2019) as Self
- Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019) as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018) as Self
- The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) as Merlin
- MARS: Inside SpaceX (2018) as Self
- Black Hole Apocalypse (2018) as Self
- Turning Point (2018) as Self
- Bill Nye Saves the World (2017) as Self - Voice of Coffee Maker (voice)
- Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017) as Self
- The Truth Is in the Stars (2017) as Self
- Future '38 (2017) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- The Mars Generation (2017) as Self
- Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017) as Self
- Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017) as Self
- Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? (2017) as Self
- Food Evolution (2017) as Narrator
- Logic's Everybody Documentary (2017) as Self
- The Boundary (2017) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) as Neil deBuck Weasel (voice)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Match Game (2016) as Self - Panelist
- Zoolander 2 (2016) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Scrat: Spaced Out (2016) as Narrator
- For the Love of Spock (2016) as Self
- Fight For Space (2016) as Self
- The Atheist Delusion (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Lazer Team (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- Miles from Tomorrowland (2015) as Main Title Narration (voice)
- Jay Leno's Garage (2015) as Self
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015) as Self - Host
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015) Creator
- Hot Sugar's Cold World (2015) as Self
- Hubble's Cosmic Journey (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Planetarium Narrator (voice)
- Cosmos (2014) as Self - Host
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick (2013) as Self - Guest
- Dark Universe (2013) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Gravity Falls (2012) as Waddles' Machine (voice)
- The Reality of Me (2012) as Self
- The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries (2012) as Self
- Where Did We Come From? (2011) as Self
- Regular Show (2010) as Self (voice)
- Epic Rap Battles of History (2010) Characters
- 400 Years of the Telescope (2009) as Narrator (voice)
- How Life Began (2009) as Self
- Q&A (2008) as Self - Panellist
- Einstein (2008) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Last Days on Earth (2006) as Self
- Nova: Monster Of The Milky Way (2006) as Self
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self (uncredited)
- NOVA scienceNOW (2005) as Host
- Stargate Atlantis (2004) as Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Origins (2004) as Narrator
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- MythBusters (2003) as Self
- Unfolding Universe (2002) as Self
- Family Guy (1999) as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
- Futurama (1999) as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
- The View (1997) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- The Simpsons (1989) as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
- NOVA (1974) as Self - Host
- NOVA (1974) as Self - Narrator
- Gracie as Self
- MiP: The Journey Across the Universe as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)
- Neil deGrasse Tyson - Conspiracy Theories & Skepticism as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Neil deGrasse Tyson best known for?
Neil deGrasse Tyson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Velma (2023), Sherri (2022), Pantheon (2022), Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022).
When and where was Neil deGrasse Tyson born?
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born on October 5, 1958 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Neil deGrasse Tyson have?
Neil deGrasse Tyson has accumulated over 101 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1974 to 2026.
What is Neil deGrasse Tyson's background in cinema and television?
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born on October 5, 1958, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He holds the position of Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and he serves as a research associate in the depar...