The Brief

LOS ANGELES - Bill Nye the Science Guy is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

What we know:

The star, located at 6357 Hollywood Blvd., is the 2,821st since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961.

The ceremony featured s[eeches from actor and game show host Joel McHale, Boston Celtics player Jaylen Brown, and comedian Ross Shafer.

The backstory:

Born in Washington, D.C. on November 27, 1955, Nye earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1977.

He then took an engineering job at Boeing, where he worked on hydraulics systems for 747s. In 1978, after winning a regional Steve Martin lookalike contest, Nye began performing at comedy clubs in the Seattle area.

He eventually quit his job at Boeing in 1986 to pursue c

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