| Neil deGrasse Tyson Born: 5-Oct-1958
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Male
Religion: Agnostic
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Astronomer, Physicist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Astrophysicist Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and since 2005 host of PBS's NOVA ScienceNOW. Father: Cyril deGrasse Tyson
Mother: Sunchita Tyson
Brother: (older)
Sister: Lynn Tyson (Dell Computers executive)
Wife: Alice Young (m. 1988, 2 children)
Daughter: Miranda
Son: Travis
High School: Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY (1976)
University: BA Physics, Harvard University (1980)
University: MA Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin (1983)
University: PhD Astrophysics, Columbia University (1991)
Scholar: University of Maryland (1987)
Scholar: Princeton University
American Astronomical Society
American Museum of Natural History Director, Hayden Planetarium
American Physical Society
Center for the Study of Science and Religion Physical Science Advisory Board
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Fellow
CSICOP
Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc. Board of Directors
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
Planetary Society Board of Directors
Asteroid Namesake 13123 Tyson
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Ice Age: Collision Course (19-Jun-2016) [VOICE]
For the Love of Spock (16-Apr-2016) · Himself
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (12-Mar-2016)
Zoolander 2 (4-Feb-2016)
Lazer Team (24-Sep-2015)
This Is Not a Ball (6-Jun-2014) · Himself
Official Website:
http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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