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What happened to Bill Nye? Arrested? Drugs, Net Worth, Bio

• Bill Nye has been awarded the Humanist of the Year Award in 2010.
• William Sanford “Bill” Nye is an American communicator, mechanical engineer and TV personality.
• He is widely known for his show "Bill Nye the Science Guy" on PBS.
• After his show came to an end, he hosted “The Eyes of Nye”, “100 Greatest Discoveries”, “Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye”, and “Bill Nye Saves the World”.
• He is a consultant for the Obama administration and supporter of Joe Biden.
• He has an estimated net worth of $8 million and has been awarded the Humanist of the Year Award in 2010.



Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth$6.5 Million
Date Of BirthNovember 27, 1955
SpouseBlair Tindall
MarkAlways appears with bow-tie and lab coat
FactAn honored as Rhodes Class of '56 Visiting Professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. He studied under Carl Sagan.


Recently it has been rumored that the scientist, engineer and TV host Bill Nye was arrested for manufacturing and distributing drugs. These speculations were originated by the satire website Huzlers, on which an article narrating Nye’s arrest for ‘allegedly selling and manufacturing illegal drugs such as marijuana, acid, and crystal meth’ was posted. In the article he was also accused of being responsible for the majority of the drug trafficking market in Los Angeles.

Despite the fact Huzlers has always been honest about its satirical and comical nature, some people on the internet have taken Bill Nye’s article out of context and have spread it as true. However, Bill Nye hasn’t been arrested or accused of such crimes.

Who is Bill Nye?

William Sanford ‘Bill’ Nye is an American communicator, mechanical engineer and TV personality, born on 27 November 1955 in Washington, DC USA. He’s widely known for his show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” on PBS.

Early Life

Bill Nye is the son of Jacqueline Jenkins and Edwin Darby Nye – he has a sister named Susan and a brother named Darby. William’s mother was a mathematician and psychologist who worked as a code breaker for the US government during World War II, in which his father Edwin also served as a contractor for the US armed forces.

During his childhood in Washington DC, William attended Lafayette Elementary School, and then started studying at Alice Deal Junior High, until he received a scholarship to attend Sidwell Friends, from where he matriculated in 1973.

William Nye then enrolled into Sibley School of Cornell University in New York, from where he graduated with a major in Mechanical Engineering. During his time in University, William took a class with Carl Sagan: ‘His classes were just fantastic’ said Nye in an interview – ‘If you saw the series “Cosmos”, his lectures were just like those television shows’.

Career

First Steps

Nye’s first job in the scientistic field was working for the Boeing Corporation, where he invented a suppressor tube for airplanes. He also worked for Sundstrand Data Control in Seattle, and tried to enter the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) training program, but was unsuccessful. Nye was a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and was a volunteer at the non-profit organization Pacific Science Center.

During his time in Seattle, Nye discovered his love for comedy by making impersonations of the actor Steve Martin, even winning a lookalike contest. It was then he decided to create his own stand-up comedy routine, while still working as an engineer. However, in 1986 he resolved to quit his job in Sundstrand to work full-time as a comedian.

“Almost Live!” & More

In 1986 Nye started working as a writer and actor for the show “Almost Live!”, and adopted the name Bill Nye. Although at the start he didn’t have a section in the show, he started by appearing in the program doing a science demonstration, after one of the guests cancelled their presentation. Nye’s segment turned out to be very successful, and led him to win an Emmy for it.

In 1989 he began hosting his own program, “Fabulous Wetlands” which was an educational series focused on showing Washington wetlands and ecosystems.

In addition, Bill Nye offered information about ecology and environmental preservation, explaining the topics with a sense of humor, which promptly set the show apart from other educational and scientific series of the time. Due to his success as a host, Bill Nye was invited to appear in Disney’s “All-New Mickey Mouse Club”.

Even before appearing on Disney, Bill Nye had always wanted to create a show for kids, an idea which was reinforced by an encounter he had with Carl Sagan in 1987. Sagan – who had hosted the highly successful “Cosmos” series – told him the series’ concept shouldn’t be about technology and engineering, as Nye had previously thought: ‘He said ‘Focus on pure science. Kids resonate to pure science rather than technology.’, and that turned out to be great advice’.

In 1991 Bill Nye appeared in a real-life segment of “Back to the Future: The Animated Series”. The series was short-lived though, as it ended in 1993.

Bill Nye The Science Guy

Next Bill Nye along with Ross Shafer, the National Science Foundation, Rabbit Ears Productions and Disney Television, created the show “Bill Nye The Science Guy”, in which Nye presented himself wearing a lab coat, showing experiments and offering science information and insights in a simple, entertaining way for kids.

The series resulted in a huge success, breaking records by becoming one of the most watched programs in its category, and winning 19 Emmy Awards during the five years it was on air. The series not only became a reference for children, but also caught the attention of adults.

“Bill Nye The Science Guy” was utilized in schools as an educational resource, and led Nye to publish several books based on it. His appearances in Walt Disney Parks and Ellen’s Energy Adventure were notable as well.

In 1998 the show came to an end, however, it deeply impacted not only television history, but it also changed the popular perception of science. In an interview in 2013 with Seattle Met, Bill Nye said he considered the program’s success as a result of its pioneering and original concept: ‘School curricula do follow us. We pulled it off. That’s why the show has stood the test of time, if you’re asking for a theory’.

The Eyes of Nye & More

After the success “The Science Guy”, Bill Nye wanted to talk about more in-depth topics.

Despite having created the concept of “The Eyes of Nye”, KCTS delayed its production and premier for years, as the company was unsure about the likely success of it. The project was bought by the American Public Television later in 2005, when the show was finally premiered. However, the series wasn’t very successful, and lasted only one season on air.

In the following years Nye, hosted the shows “100 Greatest Discoveries” and “Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye”, and made brief appearances in “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” and “The Climate Code”. In 2008 he hosted “Stuff Happens” of Planet Green, and worked alongside his fellow science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson in an episode of “Brain Storm”.

In 2016 Netflix premiered “Bill Nye Saves the World”, a series in which he explores a variety of scientific topics and its impact in people’s everyday life. The series was renewed for three seasons until its end in 2018.

Personal Life

Romantic Life

Bill Nye married Blair Tindall in 2006, though various weeks later he annulled the marriage due to Tindall’s allegedly disrespectful and abusive behaviour towards him, as she supposedly stole items from his house, damaged his propriety, and tried to defame him through emails. He ultimately obtained a restrictive order against her. There are no public details of Bill having any other romantic associations.

Political Views and Advocacy

Bill Nye has openly shown his approval for the Democrat Party, being a close consultant of the Obama administration, and openly supporting Joe Biden during his campaign for the Presidency in 2020.

During an episode of the podcast “Getting Curious” of Jonathan Van Ness, Nye also expressed his pre-occupation regarding Donald Trump’s administration and its negative ecological impact.

Net Worth

As of late 2020, Bill Nye has an estimated net worth of $8 million, which is largely as a result of his works as a TV show host and other media appearances.

Physical Appearance

Bill Nye is a man of white ethnicity – he has brownish-red hair and amber eyes. He’s 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall, but his current weight is unknown.

Interesting Facts

Bill Nye has made two appearances in the popular long-running sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”.

In 2018 he played baseball in the All-Star Legends event, organized by the National League.

He agrees to criminally charging people who would challenge the international climate change consensus: ‘as a taxpayer and voter, the introduction of this extreme doubt about climate change is affecting my quality of life as a public citizen’.

Although he doesn’t suffer from ataxia, his two siblings have been affected by this illness of the nervous system, inherited from their father’s family. This is the reason Bill Nye never had kids, as he’s afraid they would be affected by it.

General Info

Full NameBill Nye
Net Worth$6.5 Million
Date Of BirthNovember 27, 1955
Height1.85 m
ProfessionScreenwriter, Presenter, Comedian, Actor, Engineer, Educator, Scientist
EducationCornell University, Sidwell Friends School
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseBlair Tindall
ChildrenCharity Nye
ParentsEdwin D. "Ned" Nye, Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye
SiblingsEdward Darby Nye Jr., Susan Nye

Accomplishments

AwardsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series, Shorty Award for Best in Science, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s or Pre-School Children’s Series, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series, Washington Award
NominationsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Photography, 20. Motion, 19. Science of Music, 18. Patterns
MoviesRocketboy

Social profile links

Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Always appears with bow-tie and lab coat

Quotes

#Quote
1[on how he makes the average person understand science] You have to have learning objectives - things you want to get across. You want to make a point: Humans and dinosaurs did not live concurrently. If you get the adjacent carbon dating of volcanic soil, hat's cool. But what I want you to get is that ancient dinosaurs and humans did not live at the same time. The rest is gravy.
2Science rules!
3Our country is the only country in the world that has some people that don't believe in evolution. America is still the leader in scientific advancement, and yet we have adults who want to ignore the evidence of millions and millions of years to believe something much more complicated and complex with zero proof. It's important that our children are raised to be educated, well-rounded tax paying citizens that understand the importance of technology and science. If you're an adult and you choose not to believe in science, fine, but please don't prevent your children from learning about it and letting them draw their own conclusions. I think in 30-40 years this won't even be an issue, but right now it's a major concern for a country that has a significant amount of adults raising children to ignore the facts and the evidence surrounding them about our universe, our creation and our well-being.
4[advice to young scientists] Try things then clean up after yourself. Then try some more things and clean that up too.

Facts

#Fact
1His maternal grandmother, Lucy Marie Berta Briot, was French. His other ancestry includes English, Welsh, and Irish.
2One of his "Almost Live" co-stars in Seattle was Bob Nelson, screenwriter of "Nebraska".
3One of his characters on the Seattle-based sketch show, "Almost Live", was a humorless caped superhero, Speed Walker.
4Lives in Los Angeles. Neighbors include Ed Begley Jr. and Alex Trebek.
5Quit working at Boeing in the early 80s to become a stand-up comedian.
6Good friends with Kevin Brauch.
7Announced he was engaged to be married to Blair Tindall on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) in December 2005. The "marriage" lasted less than a month before it was either annulled or deemed invalid (sources disagree on the detail). In November 2007, Nye filed for a restraining order against "ex-fiance" Tindall, saying that he wondered if she might have poured solvent on his garden. The restraining order was later dismissed.
8Enjoys 30s/40s style swing dancing and attended dances at the most recent Camp Hollywood.
9Premiered his Science Guy character on the Seattle sketch comedy show Almost Live! (1984).
10An honored as Rhodes Class of '56 Visiting Professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. He studied under Carl Sagan.
11His first childhood memory is throwing a rubber band-powered airplane, the Sky Streak, and figuring out how to make it turn left so he could stay in one place and make the plane come back to him.
12He designed a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor which is used in Boeing 747s.
13Self proclaimed geek in high school. He wore a tie everyday, even when that aspect of the dress code was phased out. He graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC.
14His father, Edwin D. "Ned" Nye, a quartermaster in the military during World War II, spent nearly four years as a prisoner of war mostly in China in a Japanese P.O.W camp. He later moved to Washington, DC where he discovered dozens of sundials. He photographed them and wrote an unusual book, "Sundials of Maryland and Virginia." Thus resulted a little family business selling Ned Nye's "Sandial®," a sundial suitable for the beaches of the Atlantic seaboard.
15Started his career after he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.
16Worked as an engineer at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, and appeared in at least 3 training films, some of which are still popular among the workers there.
17Schools Attended: Lafayette Elementary School and Sidwell Friends School both in Washington, DC. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Miles from Tomorrowland2015-2016TV SeriesProfessor Rubicon Professor Randii Rubicon
Inside Amy Schumer2015TV SeriesBill Nye
Bill Nye the Science Guy Tackles DeflateGate2015ShortScience Guy
The (206)2013-2014TV Series
The Neighbors2014TV SeriesBill Nye
Tosh.02014TV Series
The Drunken Peasants2014TV Series
The Big Bang Theory2013TV SeriesBill Nye
Stargate: Atlantis2008TV SeriesBill Nye
Numb3rs2005-2008TV SeriesBill Waldie
Rocketboy2006ShortPayload Specialist
The Eyes of Nye2005TV SeriesHost
100 Greatest Discoveries2004TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator / Host
BattleBots2000TV SeriesTechnical Expert
Get Real2000TV SeriesMr. Stone
The Wonderful World of Disney1998TV SeriesScience Teacher
Astronauts1997TV MovieNarrator
Back to the Future1991-1992TV SeriesThe Science Guy
The All New Mickey Mouse Club1989TV Series
Almost Live!1984TV SeriesVarious

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Stuff Happens Hosted by Bill NyeTV Series 4 episodes, 2008 written by - 5 episodes, 2008
The Eyes of Nye2005TV Series head writer
Absent Minded Inventions and the Search for Flubber with Bill Nye the Science Guy1997TV Movie documentary
Bill Nye, the Science GuyTV Series documentary written by - 21 episodes, 1993 - 1994 creator - 1 episode, 1995 head writer - 1 episode, 1995

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Flubber1997science consultant
American Experience1991-1996TV Series documentary production assistant - 6 episodes
Degenerate Art1993TV Movie documentary production assistant

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bill Nye, the Science Guy1995TV Series documentary producer - 3 episodes

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Whose Line Is It Anyway?2015TV Series performer - 1 episode

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
For the Love of Spock2016Documentary special thanks
The Confirmation2016special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bill Nye Saves the World2017TV Series announcedHimself - Host
The Bill Nye Film2017Documentary pre-productionHimself
StarTalk2015-2016TV SeriesHimself
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - World Premiere2016TV MovieHimself - The Scientism Guy
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf2016TV SeriesHimself
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016DocumentaryHimself
Food Evolution2016DocumentaryHimself
CBS News Sunday Morning2016TV Series documentaryHimself
The Journey to Mars 101: Living on Mars and Beyond2016Video documentaryHimself - Host
Chelsea2016TV SeriesHimself
Fight for Space2016DocumentaryHimself - CEO Planetary Society
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore2015-2016TV SeriesHimself - Panelist / Himself
Independent Lens2016TV Series documentaryHimself
Explorer2015TV Series documentary
Global Citizen Festival2015TV MovieHimself
Whose Line Is It Anyway?2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
7th Annual Shorty Awards2015VideoHimself - Presenter, Winner: Best in Science
Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs2015TV SpecialHimself
Real Time with Bill Maher2013-2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
Inside Edition2014TV Series documentaryHimself
Up with Steve Kornacki2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
CBS This Morning2012-2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014TV SeriesHimself
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014TV SeriesHimself
An Honest Liar2014DocumentaryHimself - The Science Guy
The Independents2014TV SeriesHimself
The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers2014TV SeriesHimself
Katie2014TV SeriesHimself
ABC News Nightline2014TV SeriesHimself - CEO, Planetary Society
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir2014TV SeriesHimself - 'The Science Guy'
Piers Morgan Tonight2013-2014TV SeriesHimself - Science Educator / Himself
Uncensored Science: Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham2014TV MovieHimself - Against creationism
King of the Nerds2014TV SeriesHimself - Judge
Stossel2012-2014TV SeriesHimself
Politics Nation with Al Sharpton2014TV SeriesHimself
The View2013TV SeriesHimself
Dancing with the Stars2013TV SeriesHimself - Contestant
Hub Network's First Annual Halloween Bash2013TV MovieHimself
Why with Nye2013Video shortHimself
The Arsenio Hall Show2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Good Morning America2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Nerdist2013TV SeriesHimself
Larry King Now2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
EcoDivas TV2012-2013TV SeriesHimself
On Begley Street2013TV SeriesHimself
Solution Earth a New Beginning2012Video documentary
The War Room with Michael Shure2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Sandy: The Anatomy of a Superstorm2012TV Movie documentaryHimself
Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy: Renewable Energy2012Video shortHimself - Host
Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy2011Video shortHimself
Living with Ed2007-2009TV SeriesHimself
Solving for X2009TV SeriesHimself
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire2008-2009TV SeriesHimself - Guest Expert
Nova2009TV Series documentaryHimself - Science Educator
The Bonnie Hunt Show2008TV SeriesHimself
Gravity's Effect on Humans with Bill Nye the Science Guy2008Video shortHimself
Stuff Happens Hosted by Bill Nye2008TV SeriesHimself - Host
Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye2007TV Mini-SeriesHimself
America's Most Smartest Model2007TV SeriesHimself
This Week2006TV SeriesHimself
Last Stop Kew Gardens2006Video documentary
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005TV SeriesHimself
Larry King Live2005TV SeriesHimself
TV Land's Top Ten2005TV Series documentaryHimself
First Look2004TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host (as Bill Nye the Science Guy)
VH1 Big in 032003TV SpecialHimself
Countdown to Mars2003TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host (as Bill Nye the Science Guy)
Bill Nye and Debbie Allen Imagine Mars2002TV MovieHimself
Win Ben Stein's Money2001TV SeriesHimself
Turn Ben Stein On2000TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood Squares1999TV SeriesHimself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1999TV SeriesHimself
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards1999TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Outstanding Children's Series
Bill Nye, the Science Guy1993-1998TV Series documentaryHimself - Host / Himself
The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards1998TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1998TV SeriesHimself
Absent Minded Inventions and the Search for Flubber with Bill Nye the Science Guy1997TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1997TV SeriesHimself
Ellen's Energy Adventure1996VideoHimself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast1996TV SeriesHimself
Crook & Chase1996TV SeriesHimself
Walt Disney World Inside Out1994TV Series documentaryHimself - Segment

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2000Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
2000Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1999Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1998Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1998Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1997Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1996Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2000Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1999Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1999Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1998Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1997Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)
1997Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in a Children's SeriesBill Nye, the Science Guy (1993)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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