--- description: From scientist to... swine? title: Exclusive First Look Of Neil deGrasse Tyson Voicing A Pig In Disney's Gravity Falls image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9d696fe57a9795c/6986a596cd68484acd096ab3/gravity-falls-degrasse-tyson2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Neil deGrasse Tyson Voices a Pig In Disney's _Gravity Falls_: First Look by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2014 5:33 PM CUT  Neil deGrasse Tyson records his role as "smart" Waddles for Gravity Falls. Neil deGrasse Tyson records his role as "smart" Waddles for Gravity Falls.Lorenzo Bevilaqua—Disney XD by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2014 5:33 PM CUT Neil deGrasse Tyson, the esteemed astrophysicist and host of _Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,_ can now add “voice actor” to his resume after a recent stint voicing Waddles, a pig, in Disney’s _Gravity Falls_. The show follows brother-sister duo Dipper and Mabel Pines on their supernatural misadventures in the fictional town of Gravity Falls, Oregon; Waddles is Mabel’s pet pig. Neil deGrasse Tyson becomes the voice of Waddles in the upcoming episode, “Little Gift Shop of Horrors,” when the pet pig accidentally eats a bowl of brain-enhancing jelly giving it the mental know-how to create a machine that allows it to talk.  Neil deGrasse Tyson stars as "smart" Waddles in Gravity Falls. Disney XD On his experience of voicing a pig, Neil deGrasse Tyson had this to say: “I’m a fan of helping anything get smarter. Even if it’s a pig.” This episode of _Gravity Falls_ premieres on Saturday, October 4 at 9pm during Disney Channel’s “Monstober” programming event. [**Read more: Disney’s** **_Gravity Falls_** **Creator on How to Create a Show for All Ages**](http://time.com/3064362/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-interview/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3432721/neil-degrasse-tyson-gravity-falls-pig/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3432721/neil-degrasse-tyson-gravity-falls-pig/"},"headline":"Neil deGrasse Tyson Voices a Pig In Disney's Gravity Falls: First Look","datePublished":"2014-09-26T17:33:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:39.892Z","description":"From scientist to... swine?","url":"https://time.com/3432721/neil-degrasse-tyson-gravity-falls-pig/","keywords":["Television","Disney","neil degrasse tyson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9d696fe57a9795c/6986a596cd68484acd096ab3/gravity-falls-degrasse-tyson2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph C. Lin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-c-lin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9d696fe57a9795c/6986a596cd68484acd096ab3/gravity-falls-degrasse-tyson2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON","caption":"NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON","creditText":"Lorenzo Bevilaqua—Disney XD","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3432721/neil-degrasse-tyson-gravity-falls-pig/","name":"Neil deGrasse Tyson Voices a Pig In Disney's Gravity Falls: First Look"}}]}] ```