Salvatore Paul Belleci

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Salvatore Paul Belleci Wiki Biography

Salvatore Paul Belleci was born on 30 October 1970, in Monterey, California USA, and is a filmmaker and model maker, probably best known for his appearances in the Discovery Channel program “Mythbusters”.

So just how rich is Tory Belleci as of late 2017? Sources state that Belleci has earned a net worth of over $2.5 million, acquired largely through his various Hollywood projects as a model maker, as well as by producing movies, which began in the mid-1990s.

Belleci became interested in working with explosives, fire and pyrotechnics at an early age, actually learning how to make a Molotov cocktail from his father. He later made a flamethrower and accidentally set part of his house on fire. At the age of 19 he even made a pipe bomb and was nearly arrested for setting it off, only escaping as an understanding police officer suggested that he find a legal outlet in which to express his interest.

Belleci attended the State University’s Film School in San Francisco, and later started to work as a stage manager with Jamie Hyneman at a small production company called M5 Industries. He was hired by Hyneman at his new company Industrial Light and Magic – his work included model building, sculpting and painting. At ILM he built models for Star Wars prequels “The Phanton Menace” and “Attack of the Clones”, in which he designed some of the podracers and Federation battleships. Belleci’s remained at ILM for eight years, and his work can also be seen in “Starship Troopers”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Bicentennial Man”, “Terminator 3”, “The Matrix”, “The Matrix Reloaded”, “Peter Pan” and “Van Helsing”. Belleci has gained wide spread recognition for his work, which has greatly contributed to his net worth.

In 2003 he started to work on Discovery Channel’s program “Mythbusters”, first doing work behind the scenes and then becoming one of the serie’s co-hosts, along with Kari Byron and Grant Imahara. Belleci’s myth testing on “Mythbusters” often included the more dangerous stunts, such as testing the ‘Red Flag to a Bull’ myth in which Belleci waits in a ring to see if a bull will charge him and his red suit; licking a frozen flag pole in order to test the myth about tongue sticking; and testing the ‘being underwater for an hour while breathing through a dart tube’ myth. Belleci’s other stunts included jumping out of ‘plane, wake-boarding behind a cruise ship, as well as being chased by a crocodile. One of his most famous stunts is jumping over a toy wagon on a bicycle, in which Belleci finishes falling on his face. Some of these stunts are funny while some are quite painful, such as in the “Soda Cup Killer” episode when Belleci fell off a roof and hurt his leg. The series became highly popular and considerably added to Belluci’s net worth, before he departed “Mythbusters” in 2014.

The same year Belleci competed with the famous DJ Deadmau5 in the Gumball 3000 race, riding co-pilot in Deadmau5’s Ferrari from Miami to Ibiza and winning the “Spirit of the Gumball” award.

Belleci also co-hosted the Science Channel’s program “Punkin Chunkin” with his fellow hosts from “Mythbuster” Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, from 2011 to 2013. It involved an annual event with teams who gather in a cornfield and compete to see whose homemade contraption will propel a pumpkin the farthest.

In 2015 he co-hosted the Travel Channel “Thrill Factor” along with Byron, in which they visit and demonstrate thrill rides around the world from a scientific perspective.

Belleci has also written and directed films including his short 1999 film “Sand Trooper” which earned numerous awards and added to his wealth. It played at the Slamdance Film Fesitval and also aired on Sci-Fi Channel. Most recently, with Grant Imahara and Kari Byron he is co-hosting the series “White Rabbit Project” on  Netflix since late 2016.

When it comes to his personal life, Belleci hasn’t been married, but was in a relationship with co-host Kari Byron for several years. His current relationship status is unknown.

He became part of a non-profit organization called Life Giving Force, which provides clean water systems to underprivileged communities; with the organization, Belleci visited Haitian orphanages in 2010.

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Salvatore Paul Belleci Quick Info

Full Name Tory Belleci
Net Worth $2.5 Million
Date Of Birth October 30, 1970
Place Of Birth Monterey, California, USA
Height 5′ 11½” (1.82 m)
Profession Filmmaker, Model maker, TV show host, Stuntman, Producer, actor
Education State University’s Film School, San Francisco State University
Nationality Sicilian-American
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/torybelleci/
Twitter https://twitter.com/ToryBelleci
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/torybelleci/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1125271/
Awards “Spirit of the Gumball” Award
Nominations ASTRA Awards for Favourite International Personality or Actor
Movies “Star Wars: “The Phanton Menace”, “Attack of the Clones”,”Starship Troopers”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Bicentennial Man”, “Terminator 3”, “The Matrix”, “The Matrix Reloaded”, “Sand Trooper” (1999)
TV Shows ‘Red Flag to a Bull’, “Mythbusters”, “Soda Cup Killer”, “Punkin Chunkin”, “Thrill Factor” (2015), “White Rabbit Project” (since 2016)

Salvatore Paul Belleci Trademarks

  1. Snake Dance

Salvatore Paul Belleci Quotes

  • When I was in high school I did a report on movie special effects and in a book I saw a picture of the Millennium Falcon in front of a bluescreen at ILM. I thought to myself, ‘I want to do that someday.’ It wasn’t until the Episode I issue of Cinefex came out, and I found a picture of me standing by the Federation battleship in front of a bluescreen, that I remembered that childhood dream.

Salvatore Paul Belleci Important Facts

  • One of a handful of celebrities passing through Los Angeles International Airport (1 November 2013) when a gunman opened fire killing a TSA official.
  • Still mythbusting and miming [September 2005]
  • His parents owned a deli in Monterey, California.
  • Was almost arrested when he was 19 for detonating a pipe bomb at his home. The responding officer spoke with Tory and told him to find a career where could put his fascination with explosives to good use. Belleci credits this officer with setting him straight and speaks highly of him to this day.
  • Belleci went on a mercy mission to Haiti following the devastating earthquake there in 2010; he went with a Christian non-profit organization called Life Giving Force. There, he visited orphanages and helped install systems providing clean water to those who were without it.
  • Once made a flame thrower out of his parents’ paint sprayer and nearly set his house on fire.
  • He is one week younger than his MythBusters (2003) co-star Grant Imahara.

Salvatore Paul Belleci Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Van Helsing 2004 model maker – as Tori Belleci Visual Effects
Peter Pan 2003 modelmaker: ILM Visual Effects
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 model maker Visual Effects
The Matrix Reloaded 2003 model maker Visual Effects
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002 model maker: ILM Visual Effects
Monkeybone 2001 model maker Visual Effects
Galaxy Quest 1999 model maker Visual Effects
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999 model maker: ILM Visual Effects
Scooby-Doo 2002 set designer Art Department
Bicentennial Man 1999 props – uncredited Art Department
Sphere 1998 carpenter – uncredited Art Department
Punkin Chunkin 2012 TV Series Narrator Actor
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 2001 TV Special short Cop #1 (Starsky) Actor
White Rabbit Project 2016 TV Series producer – 1 episode Producer
Fameless 2017 TV Series Himself Self
Today 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2016 TV Series Himself Self
White Rabbit Project 2016 TV Series Himself – Host Self
MythBusters 2004-2016 TV Series documentary Himself – Host / Himself – Builder Self
Home & Family 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Thrill Factor 2015 TV Series documentary Himself – Host Self
Gumball 3000 med Erik och Mackan 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Hell’s Kitchen 2014 TV Series Himself – Restaurant Patron Self
Rachael Ray 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Iron Chef America: The Series 2012 TV Series Himself – ICA Judge / Filmmaker Self
Punkin Chunkin 2012 2012 TV Movie Himself Self
Sharkzilla 2012 TV Movie Himself Self
Comic Con 2012 Live 2012 TV Movie Himself Self
VIP Access: Disney’s California Adventure 2012 TV Movie Himself Self
Chris Hardwick’s All-Star Celebrity Bowling 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Punkin Chunkin 2011 2011 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
Flying Anvils 2011 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2010-2011 TV Series Himself Self
MythBusters 2005-2012 TV Series documentary Himself – Host / Himself – Builder Archive Footage