Jamie Hyneman

As one of the hosts of the mega-hit Discovery show MythBusters, Jamie Hyneman, along with fellow host Adam Savage, gets to mix scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create their own signature style of explosive experimentation.

Jamie's sense of curiosity and love of experimentation come naturally. He's been a wilderness survival expert, boat captain, diver, linguist, animal wrangler, machinist and cook, to name but a few.

Jamie earned a degree in Russian languages and ran a sailing/diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he moved over to the visual-effects industry. After working for several special-effects companies, Jamie found his way to Colossal Pictures' model shop, where he managed the production of models and special effects for hundreds of commercials and movies. Then, 18 years ago, Jamie took over the shop and created M5 Industries, Inc.

Jamie has worked on more than 800 commercials for major automobile manufacturers, soft-drink companies, athletic shoes and numerous other products. And in the midst of all this activity, Jamie's company diversified into toy prototyping and research and development in a variety of other areas as well. He is also the holder of several patents.

M5's business continues to prosper through a variety of projects that Jamie designs and develops for industries ranging from defense to green technology.