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Philip Cary Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including Phil Plait's Bad Universe and How the Universe Works on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy, which aired its last episode in 2016.
Birth Name
Philip C. Plait
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ancient Skies | Self | 2019 |
| The Planets and Beyond | Self - Astronomer | 2017 |
| Great American Eclipse | Self - Astronomer | 2017 |
| Space's Deepest Secrets | Self - Astronomer / Self - Science Writer and Blogger | 2016 |
| 51 Degrees North | Self | 2015 |
| Crash Course: Astronomy | Self - Host / Self - Narrator | 2015 |
| Strip the Cosmos | Self - Astronomer | 2014 |
| SciShow Space | Self - Host | 2014 |
| Vaginal Fantasy Book Club | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Game on! | Self | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ancient Skies | Self | 2019 |
| The Planets and Beyond | Self - Astronomer | 2017 |
| Great American Eclipse | Self - Astronomer | 2017 |
| Space's Deepest Secrets | Self - Astronomer / Self - Science Writer and Blogger | 2016 |
| 51 Degrees North | Self | 2015 |
| Crash Course: Astronomy | Self - Host / Self - Narrator | 2015 |
| Strip the Cosmos | Self - Astronomer | 2014 |
| SciShow Space | Self - Host | 2014 |
| Vaginal Fantasy Book Club | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Game on! | Self | 2012 |
| SciShow | Self - Contestant | 2012 |
| Smarter Every Day | Self | 2011 |
| Bad Universe | Self | 2010 |
| How the Universe Works | Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, Discover Magazine / Self - Phd., Astronomer | 2010 |
| Known Universe | Self | 2009 |
| Is It Real? | Self - Astronomer | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Naked Science | Self | 2004 |
| Penn & Teller: Bullshit! | Self / Self - Astrologer | 2003 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
