Overview (3)

Mini Bio (1)

Jamie Hyneman is a jack of all trades. Graduate in Russian language and literature from Indiana University, Animal Wrangler, Robot Builder, Toy Prototyper and holder of patent no. 6,458,008 for a remote control/stabilization device, Jamie is a truly well-rounded individual.



Besides his time on Mythbusters, Jamie builds items for commercials including the 7-UP can-chucking machine and the Nike Roller-shoe. He also is the CEO of M5 Industries, his own personal shop that he bought when Colossal Industries went under. His shop does a lot of work in movies, television and commercials, as well as toy prototyping. M5 Industries is also where Mythbusters is filmed.



Prior to getting into the special effects industry, he ran a dive/charter business for several years in the Carribbean, and is a certified dive master. He is an animal-wrangler, and has experience with all sorts of critters. He was once a concrete inspector for a few months, and ran a pet store.



On the Comedy Central show BattleBots, Jamie and M5 built and ran the wildly successful and dangerous robot Blendo, and he also worked on DeadBolt. Other participants in the show at the same time as Jamie were Adam Savage and Grant Imahara!



Jamie is happily married, and has said that he is very proud of his wife!

- IMDb Mini Biography By: "ladydeakin"

Spouse (1)

Eileen Walsh (1989 - present)

Trade Mark (4)

Wears a black beret



Wears red Converse sneakers



Wears white shirt (with rolled sleeves) and gray colored trousers



Big walrus moustache



Trivia (15)

Has a degree in Literature from Indiana University.



Has a degree in Russian language from Indiana University.



He designed the large "General Spider" seen at the end of Arachnaphobia.



Ran a sailing - diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he started working in Special Effects.



Used to run a pet store.



Grew up on a apple farm near Columbus, Indiana while his mother worked at the Graduate School library at Indiana University.



Holds several patents for his inventions.



Trained a goldfish to ring a bell.



Once lived on a houseboat.



Is a wilderness survival expert



Is a long-standing Screen Actors Guild member.



His wife is a high school teacher.



Has a younger half brother, Craig.



Awarded a Doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa from Villanova University, May 2010.



Running his special effects company M5 industries and hosting the Discovery TV-show Mythbusters. [July 2005]



Personal Quotes (2)

The fact that we are so different is our strength.



When Domino's Pizza approached M5 Industries and asked us to design and build the Steak Fanatic Pizza Couch, I knew it was something we wanted to be part of. The Steak Fanatic Pizza Couch is like a guy's dream come true -- only the coolest gadgets and Domino's Pizza all within arm's reach.

