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Buzz Aldrin: Biography

Buzz Aldrin

Birth Name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Birth Place: Montclair, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/20/1930, Capricorn
Profession: Astronaut; fighter pilot; mechanical engineer; author

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Buzz Aldrin Fast Facts:

Mother's maiden name was Marion Moon.
Played center on the 1946 Montclair High School football team, which won the New Jersey State Championship.
Got the nickname "buzzer" from one of his sisters as a child; legally changed his first name to Buzz in 1988.
Flew 66 combat missions during the Korean War.
Logged nearly 300 hours in space, including more than two hours on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969.
Has written a number of books, including multiple novels, autobiographies, children's books and a nonfiction account of the Apollo 11 mission.
Recorded a humorous rap song titled "Rocket Experience" in 2009.
The second oldest person---after actor Cloris Leachman---to compete on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
Holds three patents for rocket and spacecraft schematics.

Buzz Aldrin Relationships:
Marion Moon - Mother
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr. - Father
Lois Driggs - Wife (separated)
Fay Ann - Sister
Madeline - Sister
Joan Archer - Ex-wife
Beverly Van Ziles - Ex-wife
James Michael Aldrin - Son
Janice Rose Aldrin Schuss - Daughter
Andrew John Aldrin - Son
College:
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (BA in Mechanical Engineering, 1951); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (PhD in Astronautics, 1963)

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Dancing With The Stars, Buzz Aldrin, Ashly Costa Adam Larkey/ABC

Dancing With The Stars, Ashly Costa, Buzz Aldrin Adam Larkey/ABC

Dancing With The Stars, Tom Bergeron, Brooke Burke, Ashly Costa, Buzz Aldrin Adam Larkey/ABC

Dancing With The Stars, Chelsie Hightower, Jake Pavelka, Ashly Costa, Buzz Aldrin, Kate Gosselin, Tony Dovolani Adam Larkey/ABC

Dancing With The Stars, Ashly Costa, Buzz Aldrin Adam Larkey/ABC

Dancing With The Stars, Ashly Costa, Buzz Aldrin Adam Larkey/ABC

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