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Adam Savage

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Adam Savage started his varied career as a child actor. His father worked on Sesame Street as a Muppeteer and he learned very early on about 'behind the scene' work on a television show. He appeared in some episodes of Sesame Street. Later on, as a teenager, he starred in the Billy Joel video for "Second Wind" and a Charmin toilet paper commercial with Mr. Whipple as Jimmy the stock boy... See full bio »

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Adam Whitney Savage
in New York City, New York, USA
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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (2 titles)
2010-2012 MythBusters (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 29 episodes)
– Cannonball Chemistry (2012) (executive producer)
– Mini Myth Medley (2012) (executive producer)
– Fright Night (2012) (executive producer - as Aaahh! Damn Savage)
– Trench Torpedo (2012) (executive producer)
– Explosions A to Z (2012) (executive producer)
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2012 Unchained Reaction (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Movie Mayhem (2012) (executive producer)
– Jack of All Trades (2012) (executive producer)
– Speed (2012) (executive producer)
– Fire and Ice (2012) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (12 titles)
2003 The Matrix Revolutions (model maker)
 
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (modelmaker: ILM)
 
2003 The Matrix Reloaded (model maker)
 
2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (model maker: ILM)
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (model maker: ILM)
 
2000 Space Cowboys (chief model maker)
 
1999 Galaxy Quest (model maker: ILM)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (model maker: ILM - uncredited)
 
1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (model maker - uncredited)
 
1997 Home Alone 3 (model maker)
 
1997 Flubber (visual effects)
 
1996 Jack (visual effects - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2011 Night of the Little Dead (short)
Dan
 
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Lab Technician
– The Theory of Everything (2008) … Lab Technician (uncredited)
 
2006 The Darwin Awards
Adam
 
2001 Ever Since the World Ended
Engineer
 
Show ShowArt Department (3 titles)
2003 The Matrix Revolutions (propmaker foreman: San Francisco)
 
2003 The Matrix Reloaded (propmaker foreman: San Francisco)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (assistant props - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2009 Remember Me (video short) (technical advisor)
 
1996 Ho Ho Nooooooo!!! It's Mr. Bill's Christmas Special! (video short) (key model maker)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
2013 The Hours Went by Like a Winter (documentary) (sound editor) (completed)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2013 An Honest Liar (documentary) (post-production)
 
2003-2013 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished? (2013) … Himself - Host
– Food Fables (2012) … Himself - Host
– Cannonball Chemistry (2012) … Himself - Host
– Mini Myth Medley (2012) … Himself - Host
– Fright Night (2012) … Himself - Host (as Aaahh! Damn Savage)
See all 220 episodes »
 
2013 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 The Unbelievers (documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.266 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #7.187 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #7.54 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #7.27 (2010) … Himself (as The Mythbusters)
– Episode #6.29 (2009) … Himself
 
2012 Unchained Reaction (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Movie Mayhem (2012) … Himself - Host
– Jack of All Trades (2012) … Himself - Host
– Take Flight (2012) … Himself - Host
– Speed (2012) … Himself - Host
– Fire and Ice (2012) … Himself - Host
See all 6 episodes »
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself - Host, 'Mythbusters' (segment "No Foolin'")
– Less than 1%/The Lucky One/Sure Shot?/On the Road/Patti Smith/No Foolin' (2012) … Himself - Host, 'Mythbusters' (segment "No Foolin'")
 
2012 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– The Daughter Also Rises (2012) … Himself (voice)
 
2011 Curiosity (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– Can You Live Forever? (2011) … Himself - Host
 
2011 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (TV series)
Himself
– Adam Savage (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Punkin Chunkin (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2010 The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005-2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #15.149 (2008) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #12.152 (2005) … Himself - Guest
 
2005-2006 Beyond Tomorrow (TV series documentary)
Himself - MythBuster
– Episode #2.26 (2006) … Himself - MythBuster
– Episode #2.25 (2006) … Himself - MythBuster
– Episode #2.24 (2006) … Himself - MythBuster
– Episode #2.23 (2006) … Himself - MythBuster
– Episode #2.22 (2006) … Himself - MythBuster
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2004 The Burly Man Chronicles (video documentary)
Himself (extended version)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004-2012 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in the music video for Billy Joel's "Only Human (Second Wind)" as the kid who gets rescued by the lifeguard, though he can also be seen in the graduation scene. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Adam Savage's website | See more »

Alternate Names:

The Mythbusters | Aaahh! Damn Savage

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I reject your reality and substitute my own. See more »

Trivia:

Appeared as a teenage grocery clerk in one of Charmin's long-running "Mr. Whipple" television ads in the early 1980s. See more »

Trademark:

Good Bad and Ugly Hat made by Knudsen Hat Co See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer