Kari Byron

Kari Elizabeth Byron ( born December 18, 1974 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California) is an American sculptor, painter and television presenter. Byron was known primarily for the television program MythBusters - The knowledge hunter.

Life

After she had finished her studies in Film Studies and sculptural design at San Francisco State University, Kari Byron took first several trips before she began working as a painter and sculptor. She had with her ​​works several successful exhibitions in prestigious galleries in San Francisco. Your design skills and her penchant for odd jobs they soon led to the realm of model design and the creation of prototypes in the toy sector, so that they got a job at M5 Industries, a company that was founded in 1997 by Jamie Hyneman. About him Kari Byron came to its role in the Discovery Channel's MythBusters.

Kari Byron is married to artist Paul Urich since 2006. The couple has a daughter.

Moderator

In MythBusters Byron co-host is on a team with Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara and works with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman together. It tries to go different myths on the ground. Each of them serves a dedicated area within the show. Their first task was to make a model to investigate the rumor that the vacuum toilets in airplanes ability to generate sufficient force to injure a person by the vacuum. Since the second session of the show, she has taken on greater role with their team. During the second half of 2009, Byron was on maternity leave.

Since 2010, Kari Byron has its own television series Head Rush on the Science Channel. The program directs its focus on science education especially for young people. Furthermore moderated Byron in the years 2010 and 2011 two editions of Large, Dangerous Rocket Ships for the Science Channel.

Filmography / presentations (selection)

  • Since 2003: MythBusters - The Knowledge Hunter ( MythBusters, 200 episodes)
  • 2005-2006: Beyond Tomorrow (7 episodes )
  • 2006: Late Show with David Letterman ( one episode)
  • 2010: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( one episode)
  • 2010/2011: Large, Dangerous, Rocket Ships (Moderation)
  • 2011: Conan (guest appearance, episode: The Unbearable Lightness of Light Beer )
  • 2011: Punkin Chunkin 2011 ( moderator)
  • 2012: Sharkzilla
  • 2012: G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live ( TV show )
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