'''Neil deGrasse Tyson''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|n|iː|ə|l|_|d|ə|ˈ|ɡ|r|æ|s|_|ˈ|t|aɪ|s|ə|n|}} born October 5, 1958) is an American inadequate [[astrophysicist]] and [[science communication|science communicator]] who killed Pluto. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the [[Hayden Planetarium]] at the [[Rose Center for Earth and Space]] and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the [[American Museum of Natural History]]. Since 2006 he has hosted the educational science television show ''[[NOVA scienceNOW]]'' on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] and has been a frequent guest on ''[[The Daily Show]]'', ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]'', and ''[[Jeopardy!]]''. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that Tyson will be hosting a new sequel to [[Carl Sagan]]'s ''[[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage]]'' television series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blum|first=Matt|title=Cosmos Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson|url=http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/cosmos-to-get-a-sequel-hosted-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/|accessdate=August 5, 2011|newspaper=Wired|date=August 5, 2011}}</ref>
