Dan Riskin
Birthday: Born in in
Deathday: Alive
Daniel K. Riskin (born January 1, 1975) is a Canadian evolutionary biologist, television personality and producer. He hosted the Canadian television series Daily Planet.
TV Credits
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Character: Self
Featuring comedian Craig Ferguson debating provocative and timely topics in his unorthodox and iconoclastic manner. Each episode features a panel of guests which will include celebrities, comedians and experts, as well as the American public through social media. History is back on the History Channel....
Daily Planet
Character:
A science magazine show that brings you the world like you've never seen it before. The hosts demystify the mysteries of science and bridge the gap between the lab and your living room. From movies to microbiology, space to sports, food to hi-tech gizmos, they make sense of the science of everyday life ... and they make it fun too....
Monsters Inside Me
Character: Self
Part horror movie, part medical detective story, find out what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite....
History's Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe
Character: Self - Author/Scientist
With an eye for the unique and a passion for historic collectibles, Mike guides viewers through surprising new details about bizarre artifacts and rare collectibles. Bringing history to life one pick at time, the series reveals the secrets and significance of elusive finds, while telling the incredible backstories....
Life After People: The Series
Character: Self - Evolutionary Biologist
Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human extinction on the environment, and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind....
Movie Credits
Landing On A Comet: Rosetta Mission
Character: Self - Host
Dan Riskin presents 'Landing On A Comet: Rosetta Mission' live from Germany as after 10 years of travelling towards its destination and after looping round the sun five times, Rosetta is set to drop in it's final location....
Direct from Pluto: First Encounter
Character:
A showcase of the very first images of Pluto and first-hand accounts by the NASA scientists who planned the mission to capture them; the images could spark a debate over Pluto's planetary status....
Jupiter Close Encounter
Character: Narrator
After a five-year journey, NASA's Juno Spacecraft created history late on July 4 when it successfully entered Jupiter's orbit....
Saturn: Inside the Rings
Character: Narrator
On September 15, 2017, Cassini, the biggest interplanetary spacecraft NASA has ever built, will make a fatal dive into Saturn's atmosphere, collecting unprecedented science to end 13-years of discovery at the ringed jewel of our solar system. MISSION SATURN, a one-hour special will tell this story and chronicle the epic end designed to protect any potential for life at Saturn's moons - places of future exploration....