Bill Nye Net Worth
Famous scientist and TV star Bill Nye had very interesting and fruitful career. He acquired a remarkable wealth during his life. As of 2015, Nye’s net worth is approximately $6.5 million. His popularity peaked in 1990’s thanks to a television show Bill Nye the Science Guy. Also his salary for lecturing on Cornell University increased nicely is fortune.
Bill was born on November 27, 1955 in Washington, D.C. He gained a Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering at the prestigious Cornell University. Large part of his career, Nye worked in the aeronautics industry. One of his employers was Boeing. He repeatedly filed application to become an astronaut but NASA kept rejecting him. It’s a very tough competition after all.
When he appeared in 100 episodes of an educational television program, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye’s fame and net worth skyrocketed. After that, he kept regularly attending various scientific shows and debates. He repeatedly criticized creationism and global warming skeptics. Nye was paid a $35,000 speaker’s fee for his speech at Rutgers University in 2015 where he tried to convince people about the threat of global warming.
In the past, you could see Nye in Larry King Live, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and even Dancing with the Stars where he formed a couple with Tyne Stecklein. Nye lives in Chelsea district of Manhattan and Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. He travels between these two prestigious locations. In the religious a philosophical questions, Nye perceives himself as an agnostic.
