Acting

Don Herbert

Don Herbert paling dikenal lewat The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, The Merv Griffin Show dan Curiosity Shop. Don Herbert lahir pada 10 Juli 1917. Don Herbert meninggal pada 12 Juni 2007 di usia 89 tahun.

Lahir: 10 Juli 1917
Tempat lahir: Waconia, Minnesota
Meninggal: 12 Juni 2007 (89 tahun)

Biografi

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".