Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. on January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer, and fighter pilot.
He is best known for being the second man to walk on The Moon after Neil Armstrong. They were part of the same expedition (Apollo 11) along with Michael Collins. He is the last living member of the expedition.
He was also a fighter pilot and a colonel in the United States Air Force.
Aldrin has been married four times, most recently on his 93rd birthday in 2023, and has three children (all from his first marriage).
As himself
- The Boy in the Plastic Bubble As Himself (TV Movie)
- Punky Brewster as himself (1 episode)
- The Simpsons as himself (1 episode)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast as himself (2 episodes)
- Recess as himself (1 episode)
- Da Ali G Show as himself (1 episode)
- NUMB3RS as himself (1 episode)
- In the Shadow of the Moon as Himself
- Fly Me to the Moon as Himself
- 30 Rock as himself
- Dancing with the Stars as Himself/contestant (2010)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Himself
- Futurama as Himself (1 episode)
- Space Brothers as Himself
- The Big Bang Theory as Himself (1 episode)
- Mass Effect 3 as The Stargazer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Himself (1 episode)
- Hell's Kitchen as Himself (2016)
- Miles from Tomorrowland as Commander Copernicus (1 episode)
Media
- First Man: Played by Corey Stoll.
- Return To Earth: He is portrayed by Cliff Robertson.
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Younger Buzz Aldrin is played by Cory Tucker
- Inside Job (2021): A heavily fictionalized version of him is voiced by Roger Craig Smith
- The character Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story franchise is named after him.
