Happy Birthday, Bill Nye! William Sanford Nye br turns 64 years old today. Here are five fun br facts about the br science educator. 1. He loves br bow ties. 2. Nye holds br a patent for br an improved br ballet shoe. 3. His show, 'Bill Nye The Science Guy,' br was based on his comedy sketch br on the show 'Almost Live.' 4. He helped organize br science experiments on br 'Back to the Future: br The Animated Series.' 5. Nye’s comfort food is a br single slice of bacon fried with br leaves of his homegrown chard.