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| Born | Adam Whitney Savage 1 15 July 1967 New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Engineer, actor, educator |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Savage (2003-present) |
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Adam Whitney Savage (born 15 July 1967) is an American industrial design and special effects engineer, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters.1
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Biography
Early years
Born in New York City, Savage was raised in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.2 His father, Lee Savage was a painter, filmmaker, and animator known for his work on Sesame Street. His mother is a psychotherapist.
Adam Savage began acting as a child, and has had five years of acting school.1 His early credits include voicing animated characters that his father produced for Sesame Street, Mr. Whipple's stock boy "Jimmy" in a Charmin commercial, a helper in the special effects of Star Wars, and a drowning young man saved by a lifeguard in the 1985 Billy Joel music video You're Only Human (Second Wind).3
Career
Savage has worked as an animator, graphic designer, carpenter, projectionist, film developer, television presenter, set designer, toy designer, and gallery owner.
Savage played the role of a helpful engineer in the film Ever Since the World Ended 4 and the role of an army surplus store owner who sells a man a rocket engine for his pickup truck in The Darwin Awards, which also featured MythBusters co-star Jamie Hyneman.5 He made a cameo appearance along with Jamie Hyneman on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the May 1, 2008 episode "The Theory of Everything." In the "making of" material for The Matrix Revolutions, he appears in his role as a special effects artist and discusses some of the miniature effects used and the difficulties involved.
Savage was a featured presenter at The Amaz!ng Meeting 6, which was held from June 19 to 22, 2008.6
He previously taught advanced model making in the department of Industrial Design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.1
MythBusters
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In an interview Savage gave at The Amaz!ng Meeting 5, he expressed an interest in proving natural selection over creationism on MythBusters.
"My goal this year is to prove natural selection on the show. It's gonna take a while, it's gonna be very hard to make it fascinating on film in the context of our narrative structure, but I figure screw it. The sky's the limit. Let's do natural selection. I'm sick of fifty percent of this country thinking creationism is reasonable. It's appalling. And I have the unique ability, maybe, to sell this idea to Discovery, and they'll, they might allow me to do it, and I'm gonna try as hard as I can." 1
Personal life
Savage, and wife Julia, were married in 2003. He has twin sons from a previous relationship.
References
- ^ a b c d e Adam Savage. Interview with Steve Novella, et al.. The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (0:40:41). 2008-08-20. (Interview [Audio/.MP3]). Retrieved on 2008-11-18.
- ^ . "Bio-Adam Savage 2008" (.PDF). Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Adam Savage, Co-Host". The Discovery Channel. Retrieved on 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Ever Since the World Ended (2001)". The Internet Movie Database (2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
- ^ "The Darwin Awards". The Internet Movie Database (2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
- ^ "The Amaz!ng Meeting 6". James Randi Educational Foundation (2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
External links
- Adam Savage's personal website
- Adam Savage at the Internet Movie Database
- Adam Savage's biography from the Discovery Channel
- Interview with Adam at The Sneeze
- Adam Savage interviewed on Penn Radio
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| NAME | Savage, Adam |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | United States television co-host, Special effects artisan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York |
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