Kari Byron

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Kari Byron
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Byron at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Kari Elizabeth Byron

(1974-12-18) December 18, 1974 (age 46)
Santa Clara County, California, U.S.
Alma materSan Francisco State University
OccupationTelevision host
Years active2003–present
Television
Spouse(s)
Paul Urich
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(m. 2006; div. 2020)​
Children1
Websitekaribyron.com

Kari Elizabeth Byron[1] (born December 18, 1974) is an American television host, best known for her role on the MythBusters and White Rabbit Project series.

Early life[]

Byron was born in the Bay Area, California. She graduated from Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, California and studied at San Francisco State University, graduating in May 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in film and sculpture.[2] She spent the following year backpacking, primarily in South Asia, and was involved in a number of art projects.[3]

Career[]

MythBusters[]

See also: List of MythBusters cast members

Byron was a cast member on MythBusters from 2004 to 2014. Along with fellow cast members Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara she was part of what is commonly referred to as "The Build Team" or B Team. This Build Team worked with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to test the plausibility of various myths throughout their tenure with the show.[4] She and the others also hosted their own segments. She became involved in the show after persistently showing up at Hyneman's M5 Industries workshop in a desire to get hired by his company. She and the other Build Team members were given a more prominent role beginning with the show's second season. Not having had a long history in show business, Byron at first found it difficult to act naturally with this more visible position but gradually became more accustomed to it.[5]

During the second half of the 2009 season, Byron was on maternity leave and was temporarily replaced by Jessi Combs.[6] From 2010–2011, Byron had her own show, Head Rush, on the Science Channel, geared toward science education and teens.[7][8]

Byron has also hosted the 2010 and 2011 editions of Large, Dangerous Rocket Ships for the Science Channel. She and Belleci made a guest appearance on the October 3, 2012 episode of the Discovery series Sons of Guns. They test-fired some of the weapons in the Red Jacket shop and watched as the staff re-tested a myth previously busted by the Build Team: that a propane tank could explode if struck by a bullet. She left the show in 2014.

Byron and Belleci hosted coverage of Pumpkin Chunkin on the Science Channel from 2011 to 2014.[9] In 2015, Byron and Belleci hosted Thrill Factor, a new show for the Travel Channel.[10]

White Rabbit Project[]

Byron, along with Imahara and Belleci, hosted the Netflix production White Rabbit Project,[11] released on Netflix on December 9, 2016. The series focused on unusual aspects from history and pop culture.[12]

Crash Test World[]

Byron is currently host of the series Crash Test World.[13] The first season of six episodes airs on Science Channel starting January 8, 2021.[14][15][16]

Personal life[]

Byron married artist in March 2006. They have a daughter.[17] On June 26, 2019, Byron petitioned for separation from Urich and their marriage was dissolved on March 20, 2020.[18]

She was previously a vegetarian, but now describes herself as pescetarian.[19]

Byron continues to create art, including paintings created by igniting gunpowder.[20] In 2018 she published a memoir Crash Test Girl, with HarperOne.[21]

In Crash Test Girl, Kari states she has "contended with severe bouts of depression" since she was twelve. She states she has depressive episodes "a few times a year"; in addition, she had postpartum depression, more severe than her normal depression, for 6 months after her daughter was born.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "California Births 1905–1995". Family Tree Legends Records Collection. Pearl Street Software. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  2. ^ "Kari Byron". Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  3. ^ "SBS: MythBusters: Kari Byron". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  4. ^ "MythBusters". Discovery Channel. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  5. ^ Mammy, Joe. "The Joe-Mammy.com interview with Kari Byron". Joe-Mammy.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  6. ^ "Discovery Channel tweet announcing Jessi's addition to the show". July 31, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  7. ^ "'MythBusters' Beauty Kari Byron Talks New Series 'Head Rush'". Tvsquad.com. August 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  8. ^ "Kari Byron of 'MythBusters' Hosts 'Head Rush' on Science Channel Beginning August 23". Tvbythenumbers.com. June 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  9. ^ "Ex-'Mythbusters' Kari Byron, Tory Belleci returning to Discovery". 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Find the 'Thrill Factor' with former 'MythBusters' cast". 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Netflix Orders White Rabbit Project Starring Mythbusters Build Team". September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  12. ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (December 8, 2016). "Ex-'MythBusters' Attempt Mind Control in Netflix 'White Rabbit' Clip". ScreenCrush. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "Kari Byron Brings West Coast Premiere of "Crash Test World" to San Francisco". OneDubin.org. February 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Discovery picks up 'Crash Test World' for North America". Television Business International. February 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Crash Test World". Science Channel. December 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "'MythBusters' Alum Kari Byron Stars in New Series 'Crash Test World' on Science Channel (Exclusive)". popculture. December 22, 2020.
  17. ^ Discovery Channel US (June 29, 2009). "How about some GREAT NEWS?". Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  18. ^ "KARI BYRON VS. PAUL URICH". The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  19. ^ Suicide Girls (March 28, 2011). "Interviews > Kari Byron". Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  20. ^ The Verge (December 20, 2016). "Even after MythBusters, Kari Byron is still explosive".
  21. ^ Times Record News (October 26, 2019). "Mythbusters host Kari Byron next guest of Artist-Lecture Series".
  22. ^ Byron, Kari (2018). Crash test girl : an unlikely experiment in using the scientific method to answer life's toughest questions (1st ed.). New York, NY. pp. 156–174. ISBN 978-0-06-274978-9. OCLC 1035306430.

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