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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Waconia, Minnesota

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Movie Involvements: 3

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Most Famous Work

Biography

Donald Jeffry Herbert (born Donald Herbert Kemske and better known as Mr. Wizard) was the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard (1951–65, 1971–72) and Mr. Wizard's World (1983–90), which were educational television programs for children devoted to science and technology. He also produced many short video programs about science and authored several popular books about science for children. It was said that no fictional hero was able to rival the popularity and longevity of "the friendly, neighborly scientist".:   In Herbert's obituary, Bill Nye wrote, "Herbert's techniques and performances helped create the United States' first generation of homegrown rocket scientists just in time to respond to Sputnik. He sent us to the moon. He changed the world." Herbert is credited with turning "a generation of youth" in the 1950s and early 1960s onto "the promise and perils of science".

Most Famous Work

Scarecrows
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5

Scarecrows

(1988) Radio Newscast
Terror in the Wax Museum
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5

Terror in the Wax Museum

(1973) Jack the Ripper Wax Figure
3D Print Masters
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7

3D Print Masters

(2020) Self (archival footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self (archival footage)
1988 Radio Newscast
1983 N/A
1973 Jack the Ripper Wax Figure
1971 N/A
1951 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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