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Jamie Hyneman on "MythBusters"
Jamie Hyneman on "MythBusters" - © Discovery Channel
Jamie Hyneman hosts Discovery Channel's series, "MythBusters."

Hailing from Indiana farm country, Jamie Hyneman is a multifaceted man: wilderness survival expert, boat captain, diver, linguist, animal wrangler, machinist and cook, to name a few. Jamie Hyneman's career has been as equally diverse: he earned a degree in Russian languages and ran a sailing/diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he moved over to the visual-effects industry.

Once he had joined that field and had worked for several special-effects companies, Jamie Hyneman found his way to Colossal Pictures' model shop, where he managed the production of models and special effects for hundreds of commercials and movies. Then, 16 years ago, Jamie Hyneman took over the shop and created
M5 Industries Inc.

Jamie Hyneman has worked on over 800 commercials for major automobile manufacturers, soft-drink companies, athletic shoe companies and numerous other products. And in the midst of all this activity, Jamie Hyneman's company diversified into toy prototyping and research and development in a variety of other areas as well.

The holder of several patents and the winner of numerous industry awards, Jamie Hyneman is also a long-standing Screen Actors Guild member.

Today, while "MythBusters" occupies the majority of Jamie Hyneman's professional activity, M5 is active with developing cutting-edge technologies for a variety of industries ranging from defense to green vehicle design. In Jamie Hyneman's own words, "At this point, with over 130 episodes under our belts, I feel that we have evolved into different people than we were when we started Mythbusters. You can't go through all the mayhem we have been into on the show without it changing you. I feel like we are just getting warmed up."






JAMIE HYNEMAN: FACTS

How tall is Jamie Hyneman? How old is Jamie Hyneman? Where was Jamie Hyneman born? Find out here.

Age: 53 years old
Birthday: September 25, 1956
Height: 5' 9"
Full Name / Real Name: James Earl Hyneman
Birthplace: Marshall, MI
Wife: Eileen Walsh



MYTHBUSTERS: NEWS


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JAMIE HYNEMAN: TWEETS

RT @JustinSeeley: @lleger yessir! Jamie Hyneman from #mythbusters rocks a killer mustache!
1 day ago
lol. i think that would've required slightly more 'stache :p RT @Cleon: @carr2d2 You look like Jamie Hyneman.
1 day ago
@lilithvf1998 I don't like the temp. I gotta admit, my fave Mythbuster is Jamie Hyneman. he's like 2 parts my dad to 1 part Dr Steel
3 days ago
I mean. |3: <-- Jamie Hyneman face, anyone? #Mythbusters
3 days ago
Not only did @prager and I score @kitchenette Dogpatch Millionaires, we did so alongside the Mythbusters' @donttrythis & Jamie Hyneman.
4 days ago
@misscourtney JAMIE HYNEMAN?! or shall we now say hiney-man.....
4 days ago
Dude, if Jamie Hyneman was the dad (he would be) and Adam Savage was the mom (yup), Alton Brown would be the Danny DeVito offspring.
4 days ago
@lleger yessir! Jamie Hyneman from #mythbusters rocks a killer mustache!
5 days ago
Random fact: Jamie Hyneman, Mythbuster extraordinaire, graduated from IU.
5 days ago
Thinking about adopting a non-changing wardrobe, a la Steve Jobs, George Lucas, Jay Leno, and Jamie Hyneman. !
6 days ago
@GrammarNaziMJ It's been debated on-show that Jamie Hyneman is somehow superhuman. I dunno, I like that kind of silliness.
6 days ago
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker were the original Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Muppet Labs was the original M5. Generational mythbusting.
6 days ago