Jamie Hyneman

Birth Name:

Jamie Franklin Hyneman

Birth Place:

Marshall, Michigan, United States

Profession

Special effects, Actor, Producer

Has a Russian linguistics degree from Indiana University
On May 16, 2010, Hyneman received a Doctorate of Engineering (honoris causa) from Villanova University, and on November 25, 2011 was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente in the Netherlands
Before Hyneman started working with Special Effects, he ran a Caribbean sailing and diving charter business for many years
Hyneman has held a number of different jobs during his life, including boat captain, linguist, pet shop owner, animal wrangler, concrete inspector, machinist, chef, certified dive master, and wilderness survival expert
Hyneman was raised on a farm in Indiana
Quote: "I have had unbelievably good fortune following what I find interesting․ I seem to be able to jump into things I have no experience with and make good - just by being methodical, determined and hard working․"
Known for wearing a distinctive dark-colored beret, a white long-sleeve button up shirt over a black t-shirt, and no-rim glasses
A long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild
He was able to train a goldfish how to ring a bell
Hyneman is an expert in the field of wilderness survival

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