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James Franklin Hyneman is an American special effects expert who is best known as the co-host of the television series MythBusters alongside Adam Savage. He is also the owner of M5 Industries, the special effects workshop where MythBusters was filmed. He is known among Robot Wars devotees for his robot entry Blendo, which was deemed too dangerous for entry in the 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.
Birth Name
James Franklin Hyneman
Born
Tuesday, 25 September 1956
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Attack of the Doc! | Self | 2023 |
Jurassic Punk | Self | 2022 |
Mythbusters Jr. | Self | 2019 |
Shark Week's 50 Best Bites | Himself - Producer: Mythbusters (archive footage) | 2018 |
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Non-Fan | 2015 |
Dangerous Toys | Himself / Self | 2014 |
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars | Office Stormtrooper #2 (voice) | 2014 |
Unchained Reaction | Self - Host | 2012 |
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Self | 2010 |
Phineas and Ferb | Office Stormtrooper #2 | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Attack of the Doc! | Self | 2023 |
Jurassic Punk | Self | 2022 |
Mythbusters Jr. | Self | 2019 |
Shark Week's 50 Best Bites | Himself - Producer: Mythbusters (archive footage) | 2018 |
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Non-Fan | 2015 |
Dangerous Toys | Himself / Self | 2014 |
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars | Office Stormtrooper #2 (voice) | 2014 |
Unchained Reaction | Self - Host | 2012 |
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Self | 2010 |
Phineas and Ferb | Office Stormtrooper #2 | 2007 |
The Darwin Awards | Army Dude | 2006 |
The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
MythBusters | Self - Host / Himself - Host / Self | 2003 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lab Technician | 2000 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
The Simpsons | Jamie Hyneman | 1989 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Dangerous Toys | 2014 |
Unchained Reaction | 2012 |
MythBusters | 2003 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Nominated |
2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Nominated |
2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated |
2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated |