Bill Nye Just Scored a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — Fans Are Freaking Out
Science class goes red carpet: Bill Nye snagged a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, cementing the science guy’s pop-culture clout and decades of turning TV audiences into curious learners.
Bill Nye finally got his square on the Hollywood sidewalk, which feels both obvious and a little surreal. The science guy who made centrifugal force funny is now literally cemented into pop culture history. Honestly, overdue.
The ceremony, quick and painless
- Date and time: Monday morning, September 22, 2025
- Address: 6357 Hollywood Boulevard
- Star number: 2,821 on the Walk of Fame
- Emcee: Steve Nissen, president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
- Speakers: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown (yes, the NBA crossover is real), comedian Ross Shafer, and actor Joel McHale
- Fans packed the sidewalk, and Variety blasted out a clip from the moment
'The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome Bill Nye to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is a tribute to his dedication in making science accessible and entertaining for all ages through his iconic educational show.'
- Ana Martinez, producer of the Walk of Fame
How we got here (the short version)
Before the bow tie became a brand, Nye was an engineer at Boeing and moonlighted as a stand-up in Seattle. He dreamed up the Bill Nye character for a local sketch show, and that bit turned into the actual TV juggernaut 'Bill Nye the Science Guy.' The series ran from 1993 to 1998 across Disney and PBS, picked up 19 Emmys, and basically taught half the 90s how to love lab goggles. It was goofy, it was clear, and it worked.
Beyond TV: the mission never stopped
These days, Nye is the CEO of The Planetary Society, the space-exploration nonprofit co-founded by Carl Sagan. He has been loud and consistent about science education and evidence-first policy, and he puts time into the unglamorous stuff too: supporting research into Ataxia, a neurological condition that affects his own family, and mentoring young inventors through STEM programs like ExploraVision.
Why this one matters
The Walk of Fame can be a little inside baseball — it is literally run by the Chamber of Commerce — but every so often it nails something undeniable. Nye is one of those. He made science feel like a party trick you could actually learn from, and he never stopped pushing that idea into the real world. A star on Hollywood Boulevard for a guy who taught kids how to think? That tracks.