Don Herbert

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 Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Terror in the Wax Museum

as Jack the Ripper Wax Figure

Mr. Wizard's World

Scarecrows

as Radio Newscast

Curiosity Shop

Watch Mr. Wizard

The Road to Edinburgh

as Self-G.E. Spokesman

3D Print Masters

as Self (archival footage)

Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets

as Mr. Wizard