James Franklin Hyneman

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James Franklin Hyneman Wiki Biography

James Franklin Hyneman was born on 25 September 1956, in Marshall, Michigan USA, and is an acclaimed special effects expert, and also a well-known television personality. Jamie is mainly known for his appearances in the television show called “Myth Busters”; he has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards several times, and in addition was involved in the designing team of the robotic camera system called “Wavecam”. What also adds to his success is his ownership the company c “M5 Industries”, which was also used as a place where “Myth Busters” was filmed. Jamie is a really extraordinary personality and his work in the technology field has resulted in some very positive changes.

So how rich is Jamie Hyneman? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Jamie’s net worth is over $12 million, the main source being his activities as a special effects expert, plus his appearances in various television shows have helped him to gain fame and recognition around the world. As Jamie is still working on “Myth Busters” among other activities, there is a high chance that his net worth will become higher.

Jamie studied at Indiana University, from where he graduated with a degree in Russian linguistics, and later studied engineering at Villanova University. Before becoming entirely absorbed in special effects, Jamie worked in various positions: he had an opportunity to be a boat captain, machinist, chef and even had his own pet shop. It is slightly weird how one person can have experience in so many fields, but this is what makes Jamie different from others, which nevertheless were the basis to his net worth.

Jamie’s career as an expert in special effects began when he started working  with other special effects experts on the movie called “Top Gun” in the mid-’80s; his talent was noticed by others, so Jamie then received invitations to work on such movies as “Matrix”, “Flubber” and “Naked Lunch”. As Jamie became more successful, he decided to create his own special effects company, which is now known as “M5 Industries”. Undoubtedly, founding this company cost him a lot of energy and stress, but now he can be proud of it and the money that it helps him to gain.

In 2003 Jamie became a part of the popular TV series called “Myth Busters”, which is known all over the world and still continues airing episodes. During the long period of working on “MythBusters”, Jamie had an opportunity to meet Adam Savage, Kari Byron, Jessi Combs, Tory Belleci and other people, who have similar interests.  Other shows that Jamie has subsequently been involved in include “Unchained Reaction”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and others.

With Adam Savage, Jamie voiced characters in “The Daughter Also Rises”, a Simpsons episode which parodies themselves as the “Myth Crackers”, and they also voiced stormtrooper-like office workers in a “Phineas and Ferb Star Wars” special. With Savage and technology reviewer Norman Chan, Hyneman contributed to Tested.com as an editor until 2016, among other various activities.

If to talk about Jamie’s personal life, he married science teacher Eileen Walsh in 1984, having met her in the Virgin Islands while operating a boat-charter business. He has been awarded  honorary doctorates from the University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) and by Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland for his role in popularizing science and technology.

IMDB Wikipedia “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2008) “Ferb Star Wars” “Matrix Trilogy” “Naked Lunch” “Phineas” “Unchained Reaction” (2012) $12 Million $8 Million 1956 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Acronym Actor Adam Savage Alaska Alum Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater American atheists American humor Ancient Greek comedy Arborist Aretha Franklin Ash Atalla ASTRA Awards for Favourite International Personality or Actor (2008) Audience BBC CBS College of Southern Idaho Crackle Craig Hyneman Crime fiction Crime film Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Designers Discovery Channel Draco Malfoy Eileen Walsh Eileen Walsh (m. 1984) Film Flubber Harry Potter (film series) Indiana University Bloomington Industrial Light & Magic James Franklin “Jamie” Hyneman James Franklin Hyneman Jamie Jamie ‘Jamie Hyneman’ Hyneman Jamie Hyneman Jamie Hyneman Net Worth Jessi Combs Kari Byron M5 Industries Marshall Michigan MythBusters New York City Norman Chan Presenter Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Reality Program/Outstanding Structured Reality Program September 25 Special Effects Technician Star Wars Television Television Producer Television program The CW Television Network The Mythbusters The Simpsons:”The Daughter Also Rises” Tom Felton Tory Belleci TVLine Unchained Reaction United States United States of America Villanova University

James Franklin Hyneman Quick Info

Full Name Jamie Hyneman
Net Worth $12 Million
Date Of Birth September 25, 1956
Place Of Birth Marshall, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession Actor, Special Effects Technician, Presenter, Television producer
Education Indiana University Bloomington, Villanova University
Nationality American
Spouse Eileen Walsh (m. 1984)
Siblings Craig Hyneman
Nicknames James Franklin Hyneman , Jamie ‘Jamie Hyneman’ Hyneman , The Mythbusters , James Franklin “Jamie” Hyneman
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/JamieandAdam
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jamienotweet
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/therealjamiehyneman
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367178
Nominations Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Reality Program/Outstanding Structured Reality Program, ASTRA Awards for Favourite International Personality or Actor (2008)
Movies “Naked Lunch”, “Flubber”, “Matrix Trilogy”, “Naked Lunch”, “Flubber”, “Matrix Trilogy”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2008), The Simpsons:”The Daughter Also Rises”, “Phineas”, “Ferb Star Wars”
TV Shows “MythBusters”, “Unchained Reaction” (2012)

James Franklin Hyneman Trademarks

  1. Big walrus moustache
  2. Wears white shirt (with rolled sleeves) and gray colored trousers
  3. Wears red Converse sneakers
  4. Wears a black beret

James Franklin Hyneman Quotes

  • 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.
  • The fact that we are so different is our strength.

James Franklin Hyneman Important Facts

  • Running his special effects company M5 industries and hosting the Discovery TV-show Mythbusters. [July 2005]
  • Awarded a Doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa from Villanova University, May 2010.
  • Has a younger half brother, Craig.
  • His wife is a high school teacher.
  • Is a long-standing Screen Actors Guild member.
  • Is a wilderness survival expert
  • Once lived on a houseboat.
  • Trained a goldfish to ring a bell.
  • Holds several patents for his inventions.
  • Grew up on a farm.
  • Used to run a pet store.
  • Ran a sailing – diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he started working in Special Effects.
  • He designed the spiders from Arachnaphobia.
  • Has a degree in Russian language
  • Has a degree in Literature

James Franklin Hyneman Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
MythBusters 2010-2015 TV Series documentary executive producer – 52 episodes Producer
Dangerous Toys 2014 TV Movie documentary executive producer Producer
Unchained Reaction 2012 TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes Producer
The Matrix Revolutions 2003 special effects technician Special Effects
The Matrix Reloaded 2003 special effects technician Special Effects
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002 special effects technician Special Effects
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999 special effects technician Special Effects
Flubber 1997 animatronics technician Special Effects
Dracula 1992 special effects technician – uncredited Special Effects
Naked Lunch 1991 animatronics technician – as James Hynemar Special Effects
Arachnophobia 1990 special effects technician Special Effects
Rude Awakening 1989 special effects technician Special Effects
RoboCop 1987 special effects crew – uncredited Special Effects
Top Gun 1986 special effects crew – uncredited Special Effects
Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling 2015 Video documentary short Non-Fan Actor
Phineas and Ferb 2014 TV Series Office Stormtrooper #2 Actor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2008 TV Series Lab Technician Actor
The Darwin Awards 2006 Army Dude Actor
BattleBots 2000 TV Series competitor / robot builder Miscellaneous
The Ketchup and Mustard Man 1994 Short sets Art Department
MythBusters 2003-2016 TV Series documentary Himself – Host Self
Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries 2010-2015 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Live with Kelly and Michael 2014-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Dangerous Toys 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2013 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming / Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming / Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking / … Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Unchained Reaction 2012 TV Series Himself – Host Self
CBS News Sunday Morning 2012 TV Series Himself – Host, ‘Mythbusters’ (segment “No Foolin'”) Self
The Simpsons 2012 TV Series Himself Self
The Colbert Report 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Punkin Chunkin 2010 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2009-2010 TV Series Himself Self
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear 2010 TV Special Himself Self
YouTube Live 2008 TV Movie Himself Self
Late Show with David Letterman 2005-2008 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Beyond Tomorrow 2005-2006 TV Series documentary Himself – MythBuster Self
MythBusters 2004-2012 TV Series documentary Himself – Host Archive Footage

James Franklin Hyneman Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2016 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Structured Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Won
2015 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Structured Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Won
2014 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Structured Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Won
2013 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Won
2012 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Won
2011 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Won
2016 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Structured Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Nominated
2015 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Structured Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Nominated
2014 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Structured Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Nominated
2013 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Nominated
2012 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Nominated
2011 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Reality Program MythBusters (2003) Nominated