What is Bill Nye?
{{cleanup|reason=Fix infobox|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person |name = Bill Nye |image = Bill Nye 2017.jpg | alt = A close-up shot of Bill Nye's face, wearing one of his trademark bowties. |image_size = |caption = Nye on May 6, 2017 |birth_name = William Sanford Nye |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|27}} |birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. |nationality = American |education = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |known_for = ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' (1993–1998)<br>''[[Bill Nye: Science Guy]]''<br>''[[Bill Nye Saves the World]]'' (2017–2018) |signature = Bill Nye signature.svg |field = [[Mechanical engineering]] |work_institutions = [[Boeing]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/secretlife/engineering/bill-nye/ |title=Bill Nye, engineer/television genius|work=[[Public Broadcasting Service]] |access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref><br />[[Cornell University]]<br />[[The Planetary Society]] }} '''William Sanford Nye'''<ref> {{cite web |last1=Rutgers |title=2015 Commencement Speaker: William Sanford Nye |url=http://commencement.rutgers.edu/2015-commencement-speaker|website=Rutgers.edu |publisher=Rutgers |access-date=May 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506015015/http://commencement.rutgers.edu/2015-commencement-speaker|archive-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> (born November 27, 1955), often known as '''Bill Nye the Science Guy''', is an American actor, comedian, engineer, and educator. He is most known for hosting the children’s TV show ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''. Nye is also the CEO of [[The Planetary Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bill-nye/ |title=Your Place in Space:Bill Nye's blog |access-date=2015-02-17 |author=Bill Nye }}</ref> Nye was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] and went to school at [[Cornell University]]. Early in his life, Nye worked as an engineer for [[Boeing]] in [[Seattle]].<ref>{