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Jamie Hyneman (James Franklin Hyneman) was born on 25 September, 1956 in Marshall, Michigan, U.S., is a TV show host and special effects expert. Discover Jamie Hyneman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As James Franklin Hyneman
Occupation CEO, M5 Industries
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 25 September, 1956
Birthday 25 September
Birthplace Marshall, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Jamie Hyneman Height, Weight & Measurements

At 67 years old, Jamie Hyneman height is 1.74 m .

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Height 1.74 m
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Who Is Jamie Hyneman's Wife?

His wife is Eileen Walsh (m. 1989)

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Wife Eileen Walsh (m. 1989)
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Jamie Hyneman Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jamie Hyneman worth at the age of 67 years old? Jamie Hyneman’s income source is mostly from being a successful CEO. He is from United States. We have estimated Jamie Hyneman's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income CEO

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1956

James Franklin Hyneman (born September 25, 1956) is an American special effects expert who was co-host of the television series MythBusters alongside Adam Savage, where he became known for his distinctive Beret and walrus Moustache.

He is also the owner of M5 Industries, the special effects workshop where MythBusters was filmed.

He was an early competitor in Robot Wars, but his robot Blendo was deemed too dangerous for competition.

He is the inventor of the Sentry, an unmanned firefighting robotic vehicle.

He is also one of the designers of the aerial cable robotic camera system Wavecam used in sports and entertainment events.

Hyneman was born in Marshall, Michigan, and grew up on a farm in Columbus, Indiana.

He said, "I was a problematic kid, to be sure. I left home when I was 14 and hitchhiked all over the country."

As a child, Hyneman would spend time at Indiana University, where his mother was a graduate librarian.

1974

Hyneman graduated from Columbus North High School in 1974.

He earned a degree in Russian linguistics from Indiana University.

In November 2021, Hyneman was appointed professor of practice at LUT University in Lappeenranta, Finland, for a five-year term until November 2026, and gave his first lecture on prototypes on November 18, 2021.

1984

In 1984, Hyneman met science teacher Eileen Walsh when he owned a sailboat diving charter business in the Virgin Islands.

1989

Hyneman and Walsh married in 1989.

Hyneman is an atheist.

2003

He co-hosted MythBusters from 2003 to 2016.

Hyneman owns the special effects company M5 Industries in San Francisco.

Some of his achievements in commercials include the can-spitting vending machine seen in 7 Up commercials, and his patented two-wheeled football shoe from Nike Lab commercials.

Hyneman and Adam Savage portray two army junk-sellers in the film The Darwin Awards.

They appear during the story of the rocket-car, which they partially reproduced in the MythBusters series' pilot episode and retested twice more.

2008

Hyneman made a cameo appearance along with Savage on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the May 1, 2008 episode "The Theory of Everything", where they play inspectors giving thumbs-up after seeing a shirt soaked in pepper spray catch fire when shot by a taser.

They tested this myth on MythBusters and declared it confirmed with certain types of pepper spray.

2010

He received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Villanova University on May 16, 2010, and gave a commencement address.

2011

On November 25, 2011, Hyneman was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente for his role in the popularization of science and technology.

2012

He and Savage appear as judges on the game show Unchained Reaction, which premiered in March 2012.

The two also voiced characters on The Simpsons episode "The Daughter Also Rises" as a parody of themselves, the "MythCrackers", which prompts Bart and Milhouse to experiment in a similar fashion.

Both Hyneman and Savage also voiced stormtroopers in the Phineas and Ferb Star Wars special.

In an interview with Helsingin Sanomat on December 2, 2021, Hyneman said that he no longer had any contact with Savage.

To the question "would it be an exaggeration to say that you didn't really like him?", Hyneman replied directly:

"No. We certainly had respect for each other, but we really weren't friends."

However, according to Hyneman, the presenters of the program did not have to be friends or even on exactly the same wavelength, saying:

"If you're like me, then what's the use of you? I need someone different to work with. I think you see this setup as a very kind of Yin and Yang setup that worked well in the MythBusters."

2017

In February 2017 he was named one of the fourteen new honorary doctors of technology by Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT.

Hyneman has worked as a boat captain, certified divemaster, wilderness survival expert, linguist, mall pet store owner at age 15, animal wrangler, machinist, concrete inspector, and chef.