Jamie Hyneman facts for kids
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Jamie Hyneman
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Hyneman in 2016
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James Franklin Hyneman
September 25, 1956 Marshall, Michigan, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Occupation | CEO, M5 Industries |
| Years active | 1985–present |
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Eileen Walsh
(m. 1989) |
James Franklin Hyneman (born September 25, 1956) is an American expert in special effects. He was a co-host of the popular TV show MythBusters with Adam Savage. On the show, he was known for his unique beret and walrus moustache.
Jamie Hyneman owns M5 Industries. This is the special effects workshop where MythBusters was filmed. He also competed early in Robot Wars. His robot, Blendo, was considered too powerful for the competition. He invented the Sentry, a robot that fights fires without a person controlling it. He also helped design Wavecam, a camera system that moves on cables. It is used for sports and entertainment events.
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Jamie Hyneman's Early Life
Hyneman was born in Marshall, Michigan. He grew up on a farm in Columbus, Indiana. He once said he was a "problematic kid." He left home at 14 and traveled across the country by hitchhiking.
As a child, Hyneman spent time at Indiana University. His mother was a librarian there. When he was fifteen, he owned a pet store in a shopping mall. Hyneman finished high school at Columbus North High School in 1974.
Jamie Hyneman's Education
In 1981, Hyneman earned a degree in Russian linguistics. He studied at Indiana University Bloomington.
In November 2021, he became a professor at LUT University in Lappeenranta, Finland. He will hold this position until November 2026. He gave his first lecture about prototypes on November 18, 2021.
Special Awards and Degrees
Jamie Hyneman has received several special degrees. On May 16, 2010, he got an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Villanova University. He also gave a speech at their graduation.
On November 25, 2011, Hyneman received another honorary doctorate. This was from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. They honored him for helping make science and technology popular. In February 2017, he was named an honorary doctor of technology. This was by Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT.
Jamie Hyneman's Career
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Before MythBusters, Hyneman had many different jobs. He worked as a boat captain and a certified divemaster. He was also a wilderness survival expert and a linguist. He owned a pet store and worked with animals. He was also a machinist, a concrete inspector, and a chef. He co-hosted MythBusters from 2003 until 2016.
Special Effects Work
Hyneman owns M5 Industries, a special effects company in San Francisco. He created many cool things for commercials. For example, he made a vending machine that could spit out cans for 7 Up commercials. He also invented a special two-wheeled football shoe for Nike Lab commercials.
Other TV Appearances
Hyneman and Adam Savage appeared in the movie The Darwin Awards. They played two army junk-sellers. They were in the part of the movie about a JATO Rocket Car. They had tried to recreate this car on MythBusters in their first episode.
Hyneman also made a short appearance with Savage on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. This was in an episode called "The Theory of Everything" on May 1, 2008. They played inspectors who approved of a shirt catching fire. This happened after it was soaked in pepper spray and shot with a taser. They had tested this idea on MythBusters and found it could happen with certain types of pepper spray.
He and Savage were also executive producers and judges on a game show. It was called Unchained Reaction and started in March 2012. They also lent their voices to characters on The Simpsons. In the episode "The Daughter Also Rises", they were "MythCrackers." This made Bart and Milhouse want to do their own experiments. Both Hyneman and Savage also voiced stormtroopers in the Phineas and Ferb Star Wars special episode.
Jamie Hyneman's Personal Life
In 1984, Hyneman met Eileen Walsh. She was a science teacher. At the time, he owned a sailboat diving business in the Virgin Islands. Hyneman and Walsh got married in 1989. Hyneman has said he is an atheist. He also believes he might have characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, though he has not been officially diagnosed.
See also
In Spanish: Jamie Hyneman para niños
