Buzz Aldrin
American astronaut and lunar explorer
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| 2024 | Colin Woodell will portray Buzz Aldrin in the upcoming film Fly Me to the Moon. |
| 2024 | Aldrin endorsed Donald Trump for the Presidential Election, citing Trump's promotion of space exploration policy. |
| 2023 | Bryn Thomas portrayed Buzz Aldrin in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. |
| May 5 2023 | Received an honorary promotion to brigadier general in the United States Air Force and made an honorary Space Force guardian. |
| January 20 2023 | On his 93rd birthday, Aldrin announced his fourth marriage to his 63-year-old companion, Anca Faur, via Twitter. |
| 2021 | Roger Craig Smith portrayed the real Buzz Aldrin in the animated series Inside Job. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Starmus Festival's Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication for Lifetime Achievement. |
| 2019 | Aldrin attended the State of the Union Address as a guest of President Donald Trump. |
| 2019 | Chris Agos portrayed Buzz Aldrin in 6 episodes of the TV series For All Mankind. |
| 2019 | Felix Scott portrayed Buzz Aldrin in the TV series The Crown. |
| March 2019 | Aldrin's legal dispute with his children was resolved when they withdrew their petition and he dropped the lawsuit. |
| 2018 | Corey Stoll portrayed Buzz Aldrin in the film First Man. |
| 2018 | Aldrin campaigned for Dan Crenshaw in Texas during the election cycle. |
| 2018 | Aldrin was involved in a legal dispute with his children Andrew and Janice and former business manager Christina Korp over claims of mental impairment and financial control. |
| 2017 | Guest starred as Commander Copernicus in an episode of 'Miles from Tomorrowland' |
| 2016 | Released motivational book 'No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons from a Man Who Walked on the Moon' with Ken Abraham, sharing life wisdom and inspirational messages. |
| 2016 | Appeared on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' for an interview and skit, and was a dining room guest on 'Hell's Kitchen' |
| December 2016 | Aldrin became the oldest person to reach the South Pole at 86 years of age during a tourist group visit to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. He fell ill during the trip and was subsequently evacuated first to McMurdo Station and then to Christchurch, New Zealand. |
| 2015 | Authored children's book 'Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet' with Marianne Dyson, promoting interest in Mars exploration. |
| 2015 | Named Chancellor of the International Space University. |
| 2015 | Successfully tested six degrees of separation in the TV show 'Jorden runt på 6 steg' |
| August 2015 | Presented a master plan to NASA in association with the Florida Institute of Technology, proposing a Mars colony established by astronauts within a ten-year tour of duty before 2040. |
| 2014 | Aldrin sold his Westwood condominium. |
| 2014 | Aldrin campaigned for Mead Treadwell in Alaska during the election cycle. |
| 2013 | Published 'Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration' with Leonard David, outlining his ideas for future space missions. |
| June 2013 | Wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times supporting a human mission to Mars, viewing the Moon as a point of departure for Mars colonization. |
| 2012 | Aldrin experienced his third divorce. |
| 2012 | Buzz Aldrin appeared as himself in multiple media, including 'Space Brothers', 'The Big Bang Theory', and voiced 'The Stargazer' in the video game Mass Effect 3 |
| 2011 | Aldrin made guest appearances in 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' and 'Futurama', explaining Apollo 11's top-secret mission and voicing a character |
| 2011 | Cory Tucker portrayed a younger version of Buzz Aldrin from 1969 in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. |
| 2010 | Buzz Aldrin appeared as himself in the TV show '30 Rock' and competed on 'Dancing with the Stars', being eliminated in 2nd place in season 10 |
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