What is Kari Byron's Net Worth?
Kari Byron is an American television host and artist who has a net worth of $2 million. She is best known for starring on the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" (2003–2014) and hosting the spin-off "Head Rush" on the Science Channel (2010–2011). She also hosted "White Rabbit Project" (2016) on Netflix and "Crash Test World" (2021) on the Science Channel. Byron made an uncredited cameo as a Calivon Alien on Seth MacFarlane's show "The Orville" in 2017 and published the memoir "Crash Test Girl" in 2018.
Early Life
Kari Elizabeth Byron was born on December 18, 1974, in Santa Clara County, California. She grew up with her mother Sue, father Dennis, and younger sister Summer. Kari attended Los Gatos High School and later enrolled at San Francisco State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in film and sculpture in 1998. Post-graduation, she spent a year backpacking through Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, and other destinations before returning to San Francisco to pursue a career as a sculptor.
Career
Determined to land a job with M5 Industries, an effects workshop, Byron's persistence paid off when she was invited to join the workshop. She was later asked to be a part of the "MythBusters" television series, forming the "Build Team" along with Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci. This second team of mythbusters investigated their own set of myths. After leaving "MythBusters" in 2014, they reunited for the 2016 series "White Rabbit Project," exploring intriguing events from pop culture, science, and history.
Kari hosted the "Large, Dangerous Rocket Ships" specials on the Science Channel in 2010 and 2011 and appeared on "Sons of Guns" on the Discovery Channel in 2012. From 2011 to 2014, she and Tory Belleci co-hosted the Punkin Chunkin coverage on the Science Channel, and they also co-hosted the Travel Channel series "Thrill Factor" in 2015. In 2021, Kari began hosting "Crash Test World," focusing on how different elements of history, technology, and culture contribute to making the world a better place.
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Personal Life
In March 2006, Kari married artist Paul Urich, and their daughter Stella was born on June 28, 2009. The couple divorced in March 2020. Kari transitioned from vegetarianism to pescetarianism in her twenties. In a 2011 interview with "SuicideGirls," Byron disclosed that she identified as an atheist from a young age, following a significant conversation with her grandmother about religious beliefs. In her memoir, Kari shared that she has struggled with severe depression starting at age 12 and experienced postpartum depression for six months after Stella's birth. Despite her busy career, Kari still finds time to create art, including unique paintings made with exploded gunpowder.
