Known as one of the hosts of the TV series Unchained Reaction and MythBusters, Adam Savage is an American special effects fabricator/designer, educator and actor with an estimated net worth of $8 million as of 2012.

Born on July 15, 1967 in New York City, Adam Whitney Savage started his acting career at such a very young age and in fact, he went to an acting school for five years. At age 19, he started working on special effects on films, graphic design and animation. Prior to his career at MythBusters, Savage has also worked as a projectionist, carpenter, set designer, TV presenter, toy designer, gallery owner and film developer. Subsequently, MythBusters came along.

As an actor, Adam Savage has appeared on film projects such as Ever Since the World Ended, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The Matrix Revolutions. In March 2012, the game show Unchained Reaction premiered on TV. Savage and Hyneman were among the judges. Because of a congenital condition, Savage has to wear a hearing aid on his left ear. Savage currently resides in San Francisco with his wife Julia, whom he married in 2002, and his two sons.