Jamie Hyneman

Jamie Hyneman

Active - 1992 - 2022  |   Born - Sep 25, 1956 in Marshall, Michigan, United States  |   Genres - Science & Technology [nf], Comedy, Mystery

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Prior to becoming a celebrity, Jamie Hyneman's career ran the gamut from scuba driver to boat captain to animal wrangler. His wide-ranging knowledge as a jack-of-all-trades proved useful when Hyneman became one of the hosts of the popular Discovery series MythBusters in 2003, using research, testing, and common sense to determine the truth behind a huge variety of urban legends.

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  • Owned a diving and sailing charter-boat business in the Virgin Islands, which is where he met his wife.
  • Patented a remote-control device that uses gyroscopic stabilization. 
  • Has worked as a wilderness-survival expert, boat captain, animal wrangler, linguist, machinist and cook.
  • Attended an annual skeptics gathering called the Amazing Meeting in 2006.
  • Delivered the 2010 commencement address at Villanova University, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering.
  • Much of the testing seen on Mythbusters is done at his company,  M5 Industries.