Biography and filmography

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and 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, and has been a frequent guest on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that Tyson will be hosting a new sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil deGrasse Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies (49)

The Good Life

The Good Life

2026 · Self

Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness

Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness

2026 · Self

FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY

FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY

2026 · Himself

13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses

13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses

2024

Fortitude: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy

Fortitude: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy

2024 · Self

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

2024 · Self

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe

2024 · Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

2024 · Self

This Is Me…Now

This Is Me…Now

2024 · Taurus

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

2023 · Self

Shot in the Arm

Shot in the Arm

2023 · Executive Producer

Carbono: La verdad oculta

Carbono: La verdad oculta

2022 · Self

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

2021 · Self

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

2019 · Self - Narrator (archive sound)

MARS: Inside SpaceX

MARS: Inside SpaceX

2018 · Self

El último sharknado: Ya era hora

El último sharknado: Ya era hora

2018 · Merlin

Turning Point

Turning Point

2018 · Self

Black Hole Apocalypse

Black Hole Apocalypse

2018 · Self

Future '38

Future '38

2017 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

2017 · Self

Katy Perry:  Will You Be My Witness?

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?

2017 · Self

Food Evolution

Food Evolution

2017 · Narrator

Logic's Everybody Documentary

Logic's Everybody Documentary

2017 · Self

The Truth Is in the Stars

The Truth Is in the Stars

2017 · Self

Bill Nye: Science Guy

Bill Nye: Science Guy

2017 · Self

The Boundary

The Boundary

2017 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Mars Generation

The Mars Generation

2017 · Self

Fight For Space

Fight For Space

2016 · Self

Scrat: Spaced Out

Scrat: Spaced Out

2016 · Narrator

The Atheist Delusion

The Atheist Delusion

2016 · Self (archive footage)

For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock

2016 · Self

La era de hielo: Choque de mundos

La era de hielo: Choque de mundos

2016 · Neil deBuck Weasel (voice)

Batman vs Superman: El Origen de la Justicia

Batman vs Superman: El Origen de la Justicia

2016 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Lazer Team

Lazer Team

2016 · Self

Hubble's Cosmic Journey

Hubble's Cosmic Journey

2015 · Narrator (voice)

The Simulation Hypothesis

The Simulation Hypothesis

2015 · Self

Hot Sugar's Cold World

Hot Sugar's Cold World

2015 · Self

Dark Universe

Dark Universe

2013 · Self - Narrator (voice)

The Reality of Me

The Reality of Me

2012 · Self

Where Did We Come From?

Where Did We Come From?

2011 · Self

How Life Began

How Life Began

2009 · Self

400 Years of the Telescope

400 Years of the Telescope

2009 · Narrator (voice)

Einstein

Einstein

2008 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Nova: Monster Of The Milky Way

Nova: Monster Of The Milky Way

2006 · Self

Last Days on Earth

Last Days on Earth

2006 · Self

Origins

Origins

2004 · Narrator

Unfolding Universe

Unfolding Universe

2002 · Self

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Conspiracy Theories & Skepticism

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Conspiracy Theories & Skepticism

· Self

TV shows (53)

Hot Ones: Game Night

Hot Ones: Game Night

2026 · Self

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

2026 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Grave Conversations

Grave Conversations

2024 · Self

UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

UFOs: Investigating the Unknown

2023 · Self - Director, Hayden Planetarium

Vilma

Vilma

2023 · Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022 · Self - Contestant

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

2022 · Self

Sherri

Sherri

2022 · Self - Guest

Panteón

Panteón

2022 · Dr. Moore (voice)

Last Meals

Last Meals

2021 · Self

This Is Pop

This Is Pop

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021 · Self - Contestant

Retro Tech

Retro Tech

2019 · Self - Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist & Author

Could You Survive the Movies?

Could You Survive the Movies?

2019 · Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

Scooby-Doo y ¿quién crees tú?

Scooby-Doo y ¿quién crees tú?

2019 · Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018 · Self

Bill Nye Saves the World

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017 · Self - Voice of Coffee Maker (voice)

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017 · Self

The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016 · Self

Match Game

Match Game

2016 · Self - Panelist

Chelsea

Chelsea

2016 · Self

Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

2015 · Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest, Self

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

2015 · Self

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015 · Self - Host, Creator

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self - Guest

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015 · Self

Mission Force One

Mission Force One

2015 · Main Title Narration (voice)

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014 · Planetarium Narrator (voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Self - Guest

Cosmos

Cosmos

2014 · Self - Host

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013 · Self - Guest

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

2012 · Waddles' Machine (voice)

The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries

The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries

2012 · Self

Un show más

Un show más

2010 · Self (voice)

The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience

2009 · Self

Q&A

Q&A

2008 · Self - Panellist

La Teoría del Big Bang

La Teoría del Big Bang

2007 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005 · Self, Self (uncredited)

NOVA scienceNOW

NOVA scienceNOW

2005 · Host

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

2004 · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

Mythbusters: Los cazadores de mitos

Mythbusters: Los cazadores de mitos

2003 · Self

Futurama

Futurama

1999 · Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

Padre de Familia

Padre de Familia

1999 · Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

The View

The View

1997 · Self, Self - Guest

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self - Guest

Los Simpson

Los Simpson

1989 · Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

NOVA

NOVA

1974 · Self - Host, Self - Narrator