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Bill Nye
Close Up: Bill Nye
December 1, 2008 (Actors)
In `Brain Storm' Bill Nye helps save the day in under 40 minutes, and that's pretty cool. Plus there's freeze lightening! Come on!
A brief excerpt:
... [Bill] Nye also relished the chance to work alongside old friend Neil deGrasse Tyson in a different capacity. Tyson, an astrophysicist, and Nye have served on the board of The Planetary Society together for almost 10 years.
"Working with Neil was a blast!" Nye exclaimed. "Neil had never really done any acting … I was quite charmed by how seriously he took it, and frankly, what a good job he did. I thought that was wonderful."
Nye insisted he had a blast running around in a tux for a week. When asked about his planetary themed bow tie, Nye exclaimed, "I brought that! And Neil brought his. It's the nerds, man; showing up with our gear."
Tyson and Nye weren't the only guest stars recruited for `Brain Storm'. Veteran comedic actor Dave Foley also came on board to play Rodney McKay's academic nemesis, Malcolm Tunney. Nye was thrilled to work with Foley.
"Oh god, he's a riot!" Nye exclaimed. "I mean, he's Kids in the Hall. He's the real deal. I mean, he's a majorly comic actor. Very professional..."
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