Kari Byron Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned her B․A․ in film and sculpture from San Francisco State University in 1998, graduating magna cum laude
• An internship at M5 industries with Jamie Hyneman turned into her job on "Mythbusters․"
• Settled in San Francisco to work as a sculptor, which led to a desire to get into the special effects and prop making
• Quote: "Artists that over-explain their art always take away from my experience as a viewer․ I try to let my viewer make their own message․ Art becomes more personal if you let yourself become involved․"
• Quote: "I really like just getting my hands dirty, and that's the kind of science that I like to do, and I never realized how much I was going to like science until I started approaching it like art․"
• Known for her work on reality-based science television, she has hosted "Mythbusters" and "Head Rush․"
• Backpacked across the world after graduating from college
• Underwent water torture for an episode of "Mythbusters․"
• Articles about her have been published in "Geek Monthly," "FHM" and "Los Gatos Weekly-Times․"
• When a "Mythbusters" experiment went wrong, she helped resuscitate a dying duck