Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and the local comedy scene. In 1986 he left his full-time engineering job and soon became a writer and performer on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! He started doing comedic science demonstrations which were a big hit with the Almost Live! audience. Nye trademarked the “Bill Nye the Science Guy” name years before he had his own TV show. This shirt was produced during his time on Almost Live! and was made as part of a partnership with Seattle rock radio station KXRX 96.5. KXRX was on the air in Seattle from 1987-1994 and is credited as one of the first stations to play grunge music.