Bill Nye was born on November 27, 1955 (age 67 years), in Washington, D.C., United States. He is a New York Times-bestselling author, mechanical engineer, and television host best known for his television show Bill Nye the Science Guy. He splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.
Why does Bill Nye wear a bow tie?
According to Bill Nye the science guy he had loved wearing a bow tie when he started doing comedy. He said, when he started doing stand-up, he had experimented with wearing a bow tie to set himself apart.
Then it occurred to him, whenever he was conducting science demonstrations onstage, that bow ties are more practical than straight ties because they don’t get caught in the Bunsen burner.
That was a practical lesson he will never forget, and since then he has always loved to put on a bow tie wherever he went, be it in the lab or on stage.
