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Bill Nye
American science communicator (born )
This article is about the American science educator. For the British actor, see Bill Nighy. For other people, see Bill Nye (disambiguation).
"Everything All at Once" redirects here. For the film, see Everything Everywhere All at Once.
"The Science Guy" redirects here. For his television series, see Bill Nye the Science Guy.
William Sanford Nye (; born November 27, )[4] is an American science communicator, television presenter, and former mechanical engineer. He is best known as the host of the science education television show Bill Nye the Science Guy (–) and as a science educator in pop culture. Born in Washington, D.C., Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing in Seattle, where he invented a hydraulicresonance suppressor tube used on airplanes. In , he left Boeing to pursue comedy—writing and performing for the local sketch television show Almost Live!, where he regularly conducted wacky scientif
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Bill Blass
American mode designer
This article is about the mode designer Bill Blass. For the mode house of the same name, see Bill Blass Limited.
William Ralph Blass (June 22, – June 12, ) was an American fashion designer.[1][2] He was the recipient of many fashion awards, including sju Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award ().[1]
Early life
[edit]Blass was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Ralph Aldrich Blass, a traveling hardware salesman, and his wife, Ethyl (Keyser) Blass.[3]
In his autobiography, Blass wrote that the margins in his school books were filled with sketches of Hollywood-inspired fashions instead of notes. At fifteen, he began sewing and selling evening gowns for $25 each to a New York manufacturer. At seventeen he had saved enough money to move to Manhattan and study fashion. At eighteen, he was the first male to win Mademoiselle's Design for Living aw
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Bill Maher
American comedian and television host (born )
For other people named Bill Maher, see Bill Maher (disambiguation).
William Maher (MAR; born January 20, )[2] is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is popularly known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (–present) and the similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (–), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. In , Maher started the podcast Club Random.[3]
Maher is best known for his political satire[4] and sociopolitical commentary. He targets many topics including religion, political correctness, and the mass media.[5] His critical views of religion were the basis for his documentary film Religulous. He is a supporter of animal rights, having served on the board of PETA since ,[6] and is an advisory board member of Project Reason.[7][8] Maher s