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My Take
Adam Savage won me over the way he wins most people over: through MythBusters. What I admire is that the Discovery show was never really about busting myths, it was about modeling curiosity and rigor on camera, and Savage made the scientific method look like the best job on earth. His background is fascinating too, real film model work on Star Wars: Episode II and The Matrix Reloaded before TV. He's since become a genuine science-communication figure, picking up a Humanist of the Year nod. I like that he treats building things and explaining things as the same act.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam Savage
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・サヴェッジ
- Reading
- あだむ・さゔぇっじ
- Born
- July 15, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television presenter / film producer / engineer / sculptor
2. Background
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Humanist of the Year
- 2018 Emperor Has No Clothes Award
- 2018 Heinz Oberhummer Award for Science Communication
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Adam Savage born?
Born July 15, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Adam Savage from?
Adam Savage is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Adam Savage do?
Adam Savage works as actor, television presenter, film producer, engineer, sculptor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.