Longtime TV personality and scientific educator Bill Nye received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday afternoon. And as part of the festivities, “The Science Guy” also received a tribute from Celtics star Jaylen Brown. Brown — who has praised Nye’s role in making “learning fun” for him and many other children over the years — was a guest during Nye’s ceremony, delivering a speech that highlighted Nye’s contributions in education. “My love for science runs deep, and I have Bill to thank for that,” Brown said. “But not just for myself — for a generation of students who grew up in the public school system, possibly thinking that school was not for them. Bill was the bright spot in all of our day. When they rolled that TV out with the trolley, we knew what time it was.

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