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Phil Plait
Writer, Additional Credits
Philip Cary Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including Phil Plait's Bad Universe and How the Universe Works on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy, which aired its last episode in 2016.
Phil Plait Filmography
| 2021 | Killers of the Cosmos (TV Series) · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2019 | Ancient Skies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time · as Self - Narrator |
| 2017 | The Planets (2017) (TV Series) · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2017 | Great American Eclipse · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2017 | How the World Ends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Space's Deepest Secrets (TV Series) · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2015 | 51 Degrees North · as Self |
| 2015 | Crash Course Astronomy (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2014 | Strip the Cosmos (TV Series) · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2012 | SciShow (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2011 | Smarter Every Day (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Bad Universe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | How the Universe Works (TV Series) · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2009 | Known Universe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Is It Real? (TV Series) · as Self - Astronomer |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Naked Science (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Crash Course Astronomy (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Bill Nye Saves the World (TV Series) · as Head Science Writer |
| 2010 | Bad Universe (TV Series) · as Book "death From The Skies" |
| 2010 | How the Universe Works (TV Series) · as Script Writer |