Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters.
Born in New York City, Savage was raised in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. 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,...
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Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters.
Born in New York City, Savage was raised in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. 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. 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).
Savage has worked as an animator, graphic designer, carpenter, projectionist, film developer, television presenter, set designer, toy designer, and gallery owner.
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