Personal Info
Birth date
1942-01-08 (83 Years)
Day of death
2018-03-14
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Also known as
Professor Stephen Hawking
Prof. Stephen Hawking
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Stephen William Hawking
Steven Hawking
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Stephen Hawking
Biography
Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Filmography
The Simpsons
8.013
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.368
Overview:
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.Futurama
8.4
Overview:
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.The Big Bang Theory
7.911
Overview:
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.Horizon
7.4
Overview:
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.8
Overview:
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.Surviving Progress
7.311
Overview:
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” inspired “Surviving Progress”, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps”—alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. As pressure on the world’s resources accelerates and financial elites bankrupt nations, can our globally-entwined civilization escape a final, catastrophic progress trap? With potent images and illuminating insights from thinkers who have probed our genes, our brains, and our social behaviour, this requiem to progress-as-usual also poses a challenge: to prove that making apes smarter isn’t an evolutionary dead-end.The Truth Is in the Stars
7.1
Overview:
William Shatner sits down with scientists, innovators and celebrities to discuss how the optimism of 'Star Trek' influenced multiple generations.The 11th Hour
6.7
Overview:
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James WoolseTimelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
8.5
Overview:
How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few.Why Are We Creative?
7.6
Overview:
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy, politics, business and science, are asked the same question: "Why are you creative?"The Unbelievers
6.5
Overview:
Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
7
Overview:
Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully) at least not make it worse. Beyond the tear, though, lurks a being of inconceivable...tentacularity. What will become of Earth, and indeed, our universe, when faced with the Beast with a Billion Backs?David Blaine: Real or Magic
6.7
Overview:
David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes to the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He pays a visit to Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.109
Overview:
Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.Alien Planet
7.107
Overview:
The dynamic meeting of solid science and futuristic simulation culminates in a dramatic exploration to another inhabited planet seven light years away. Alien Planet creates a realistic depiction of creatures on another world, where life is possible, if not provable, according to scientists' theories. Take this fascinating journey created by state-of-the-art animation and photo-realistic effects.A Brief History of Time
7.198
Overview:
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.When Aliens Attack
5.8
Overview:
What if an extra-terrestrial force attacked Earth? What might that look like and how will the people of Earth respond? Consulting a cast of world-renowned scientists, survival experts and defense experts, National Geographic explores this frightening scenario. Experts reveal what could motivate alien invaders to attack Earth, and speculate on how the attack might play out, the strategy alien invaders might use, and the most effective ways for humans to respond.StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
6.63
Overview:
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."The Entire Universe
3.5
Overview:
Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comedy and musical extravaganza.Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
6.6
Overview:
Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized instrument. With this tool the team pursues the first-ever picture of a black hole, resulting in an image seen by billions of people in April 2019. Meanwhile, Hawking and his team attack the black hole paradox at the heart of theoretical physics—Do predictive laws still function, even in these massive distortions of space and time? Weaving them together is a third strand, philosophical and exploratory using expressive animation. “Edge” is about practicing science at the highest level, a film where observation, theory, and philosophy combine to grasp these most mysterious objects.CERN, or The Factory for the Absolute
NYR
Overview:
Human action is often influenced by the desire for knowledge. This desire is in itself a positive impulse and could be said to be the basis of all progress. Let's move this statement to the ground of scientific research at CERN, and see if it applies here - and then test the common experience that human stupidity permeates every social stratum and, in the case of the elites, is a potential threat.Masters of Science Fiction
6.2
Overview:
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.The Universe: God and the Universe
9
Overview:
Where did the universe come from and did a creator have a hand in making it? As scientists learn more about the universe, our ideas about exactly what God made (the earth, the universe, the multi-verse even nothing but empty space) have come into question.Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
7.5
Overview:
With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringing the Flying Circus to the stage cumulating in the legendary One Down, Five To Go.Quantum Is Calling
6.346
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Zoe Saldana enlists the help of Stephen Hawking to solve a quantum riddle in order to get Simon Pegg’s cat back. This follows Paul Rudd’s epic quantum chess match with Stephen Hawking.Little Britain Sketch
9.5
Overview:
David Walliams reprises his iconic character Lou for the exclusive return of Little Britain with a very special guest - Professor Stephen Hawking. Also starring Catherine Tate.MiP: The Journey Across the Universe
NYR
Overview:
A distance planet in a distant star system has a plan: to construct highly advanced miniature robots to send to a wide number of planets in need of an evolutionary boost.Anyone Can Quantum
7.2
Overview:
The game is real and the stakes are high as the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Can Paul Rudd, an actor, beat Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of our generation, in a game of chess that will determine the future of humanity? Most likely not. Unless...Acting
TBAMiP: The Journey Across the Universe as Stephen Hawking (voice)
2023Territorio Gravedad (12 Episodes) as Stephen Hawking
2021Hawking: Can You Hear Me? as Himself
2020Peter: The Human Cyborg as archive footage
2020Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2020Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know as Self
2019Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
2018Why Are We Creative? as Self
2017The Search for a New Earth as Himself
2017The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
2016The Entire Universe as Participant
2016Quantum Is Calling as Himself
2016The University as Self - Interviewee
2016Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places (3 Episodes) as Narrator
2016Genius by Stephen Hawking (6 Episodes) as Himself - Host
2016Anyone Can Quantum as Himself
2016Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places as Himself - Presenter
2015Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking as Self
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (1 Episode) as Self
2015Little Britain Sketch as Self
2014Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2014Stephen Hawking's Science of the Future (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2014Stem Cell Universe With Stephen Hawking as Self
2013The Unbelievers as Self
2013David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
2013Hawking as Self
2012Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (3 Episodes) as Self
2012London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony as Self
2011Surviving Progress as Self
2011Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (5 Episodes) as Self - Host
2011When Aliens Attack as Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)
2011The Universe: God and the Universe as Self - Co-Author, 'The Grand Design'
2010CERN, or The Factory for the Absolute as Self (voice)
2010Genius of Britain (5 Episodes) as Presenter
2010Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (3 Episodes) as Himself
2010Beautiful Equations as Self
2009Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything as Himself
2008Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs as Stephen Hawking (voice)
2008Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything (2 Episodes) as Self
2007The Big Bang Theory (7 Episodes) as Stephen Hawking
2007The 11th Hour as Self
2007Masters of Science Fiction (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2006Last Days on Earth as Self
2005Alien Planet as Self
2003Red Dwarf A–Z as Self
1999Futurama (2 Episodes) as Stephen Hawking (voice)
1999Beckmann (1 Episode) as Self
1998Stephen Hawking's Universum 1 - Sehen ist glauben as Darsteller
1997Equinox: Black Holes as Unknown
1997TV Offal (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Stephen Hawking's Universe (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1995Fractals: The Colors of Infinity as Self
1995Reality on the Rocks (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1994Visions of Heaven and Hell as Self
1991A Brief History of Time as Self
1991The Astronomers (1 Episode) as Self
1989The Simpsons (5 Episodes) as Stephen Hawking (voice)
1988God, the Universe and Everything Else as Self
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 Episode) as Holodeck Stephen Hawking
1964Horizon (1 Episode) as Himself
Writing
2013Hawking ... Writer
2010Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (3 Episodes) ... Writer
1991A Brief History of Time ... Author
Crew
2003Red Dwarf A–Z ... Thanks