Neil deGrasse Tyson

Discover

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.

Birth Name

Neil de Grasse Tyson

Born

Sunday, 05 October 1958

Links

Facebook Twitter

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography	Self	2022
This Is Pop	Self - Astrophysicist	2021
Woman in Motion	Self / Self - Astrophysicist	2021
Turning Point	Self	2020
The Drew Barrymore Show	Self - Guest	2020
Cosmos: Possible Worlds	Self - Host	2020
Space Command	Self	2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self, Self - Astrophysicist, Self - Guest	2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2019
Retro Tech	Self	2019

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography	Self	2022
This Is Pop	Self - Astrophysicist	2021
Woman in Motion	Self / Self - Astrophysicist	2021
Turning Point	Self	2020
The Drew Barrymore Show	Self - Guest	2020
Cosmos: Possible Worlds	Self - Host	2020
Space Command	Self	2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self, Self - Astrophysicist, Self - Guest	2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2019
Retro Tech	Self	2019
Alpha Brain	Self	2019
Behind the Curve	Self	2018
MARS: Inside SpaceX	Self	2018
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time	Merlin	2018
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover	Self	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
The Van Jones Show	Self	2018
Bill Nye: Science Guy	Self	2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson	Self	2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?	Self	2017
Salvation	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2017
Fight for Space	Self - Astrophysicist / Himself	2017
The Truth Is in the Stars	Himself / Self - Astrophysicist	2017
Superheroes Decoded	Self - Astrophysicist	2017
Bill Nye Saves the World	Coffee Machine	2017
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History	Self	2017
The Mars Generation	Himself / Self	2017
Mars	Himself - Director, Hayden Planetarium	2016
Food Evolution	Narrator	2016
Scrat: Spaced Out	Narrator / Self - Narrator	2016
Harry	Self	2016
For the Love of Spock	Himself / Self	2016
The Atheist Delusion	Himself / Self	2016
Match Game	Self - Celebrity Panelist	2016
The $100,000 Pyramid	Self - Celebrity Player	2016
Ice Age: Collision Course	Neil deBuck Weasel (voice) / Neil deBuck Weasel	2016
Zoolander No. 2: Go Big or Go Rome	Self	2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2016
Zoolander 2	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2016
Lazer Team	Neil deGrasse Tyson / Self	2016
Chelsea	Himself, Self	2016
Then and Now with Andy Cohen	Himself	2015
Jay Leno's Garage	Himself - Astrophysicist	2015
The Simulation Hypothesis	Self	2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self, Self - Guest	2015
The Jim Gaffigan Show	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2015
Future-Worm!	Self, Neil deGrasse Tyson	2015
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering	Himself	2015
StarTalk	Self - Host, Host / Self / Self - Host, Self / Host, Self / Host / Self - Host, Host / Self	2015
Hubble's Cosmic Journey	Self - Narrator / Narrador	2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden	Himself - Author (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson), Himself (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson), Himself	2015
Garbage Time with Katie Nolan	Himself	2015
Hot Sugar's Cold World	Himself / Self	2015
Hot Ones	Self - Guest	2015
Climate Change in the Pacific	Narrator	2015
Miles From Tomorrowland	Main Title Narration (voice), Main Title Narration	2015
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore	Self - Panelist, Self	2015
Saving My Tomorrow	Self	2014
100 Things to Do Before High School	Self	2014
Sports Jeopardy!	Self - Clue Giver	2014
BoJack Horseman	Planetarium Narrator (voice)	2014
Hygiène Mentale	Self	2014
This Is Not a Ball	Self	2014
HuffPost Live Conversations	Self	2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self	2014
CNN Tonight	Self	2014
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey	Self - Host	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	2014
The Drunken Peasants	Self	2014
Good Morning Today	Self	2013
Ro's Life	Self	2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2013
The Comfort Zone	Self - Astrophysicist, Self	2013
Europa Report	Self	2013
New Day	Self	2013
Everything Wrong with...	Self	2012
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell	Self - Guest	2012
Larry King Now	Himself - Guest, Himself	2012
Gravity Falls	Smart Waddles	2012
The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries	Self - Host, Host - Presenter	2012
PoliticKING with Larry King	Self - Guest	2012
Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory	Self	2012
Moyers & Company	Self	2012
CBS This Morning	Self, Self - Astrophysicist, Self - Author, Self - Guest	2012
On the Verge	Self - Guest	2011
Rock Center with Brian Williams	Self	2011
Nerdy Nummies	Self	2011
Smarter Every Day	Self	2011
The Reality of Me (TROM)	Self	2011
Conan	Himself - Guest, Himself - Star Talk Host, Himself - Astrophysicist	2010
Overheard	Self - Interviewee	2010
Saving Hubble	Self	2010
Joe Rogan Experience	Himself - Guest, Himself	2009
Talk Stoop	Self	2009
The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers	Self	2009
Regular Show	Himself (voice)	2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself - Guest, Himself	2009
400 Years of the Telescope	Narrator (voice) / Narrator	2009
D.L. Hughley Breaks the News	Self	2008
Martha Speaks	(voice)	2008
Celebrity Family Feud	Himself (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)	2008
How Life Began	Himself / Self	2008
The Wendy Williams Show	Self - Author (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson), Self (as Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson)	2008
Einstein	Neil deGrasse Tyson / Self	2008
The Big Bang Theory	Himself, Neil deGrasse Tyson	2007
Morning Joe	Self	2007
The Universe	Self - American Museum of Natural History, Self - Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History, Self - American Museum of Natural HJistory	2007
Rachael Ray	Self	2006
Last Days on Earth	Himself / Self - Astrophysicist: American Museum of Natural History	2006
The Colbert Report	Himself, Himself - Guest, Herself - Guest, Himself - Director, Hayden Planetarium, Self	2005
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing	Self - Director, Hayden Planetarium	2005
Nova ScienceNow	Self - Host, Himself-Host, Self	2005
Stargate: Atlantis	Neil deGrasse Tyson	2004
Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire	Self - Wiseman	2004
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self - Guest, Self - Author, 'Space Chronicles', Self - Panelist, Self	2003
MythBusters	Self	2003
Last Call with Carson Daly	Himself - Guest, Himself (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)	2002
Closer to Truth	Self	2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	Self - Guest Expert	2002
Family Guy	Neil deGrasse Tyson	1999
A Science Odyssey	Self - Astrophysicist	1998
The View	Self - Author (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson), Himself - Astrophysicist (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson), Himself, Self (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson), Self	1997
The Daily Show	Self	1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Himself - Guest	1993
The Simpsons	Neil deGrasse Tyson	1989
CNN Newsroom	Self	1989
P.O.V.	Self	1988
Nova	Self / Narrator, Self, Host / narrator, Self - American Museum of Natural History, Self - American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium / Host	1974
Sesame Street	(voice)	1969
Horizon	Self - American Museum of Natural History	1964
Jeopardy!	Himself - Video Clue Presenter, Himself - Clue Giver	1964

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

StarTalk

2015

Image description — Some image caption 1

Year	Type	Category	Won

2018	Emmy	Outstanding Informational Series or Special	Nominated
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Informational Series or Special	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Informational Series or Special	Nominated
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Informational Series or Special	Nominated
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Narrator	Nominated
2014	Emmy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	Nominated