Bill Nye, formerly the host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, collapsed on stage while making a speech in California and then got up and resumed his speech, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Nye, 54, was speaking in front of hundreds of people at USC when he apparently fainted.
USC student Tristan Camacho told the Times that Nye collapsed as he was walking toward the podium. “After about 10 seconds, he popped back up with much gusto and asked everybody how long he was out for and went on with a story about how a similar thing happened to him that morning,” he added.
Camacho added that Nye tried to finish his presentation but began slurring his speech and stumbled a few times. He was eventually removed from the stage, the Times reported.
Nye’s representative told E! Online that “he’s fine” after his speech.
“Bill Nye is feeling much better after a good nights rest,” his rep added, according to E! “He says he pushed himself too hard after a long day of an early satellite media tour combined with a late night speech.”
Nye appeared on his own television show from 1993 to 1998. Each of the 100 episodes dealt with a specific scientific topic and are now commonly used in schools.
Nye, 54, was speaking in front of hundreds of people at USC when he apparently fainted.
USC student Tristan Camacho told the Times that Nye collapsed as he was walking toward the podium. “After about 10 seconds, he popped back up with much gusto and asked everybody how long he was out for and went on with a story about how a similar thing happened to him that morning,” he added.
Camacho added that Nye tried to finish his presentation but began slurring his speech and stumbled a few times. He was eventually removed from the stage, the Times reported.
Nye’s representative told E! Online that “he’s fine” after his speech.
“Bill Nye is feeling much better after a good nights rest,” his rep added, according to E! “He says he pushed himself too hard after a long day of an early satellite media tour combined with a late night speech.”
Nye appeared on his own television show from 1993 to 1998. Each of the 100 episodes dealt with a specific scientific topic and are now commonly used in schools.
