Biography
Who is Tory Belleci?
Early life and real name
Salvatore Paul Belleci was born on October 30, 1970, in Monterey, United States. Growing up, he developed an early interest in fire and special effects. He attended Monterey High School before pursuing higher education.
He later graduated from the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University. During his youth, his fascination with explosions occasionally led to dangerous incidents involving homemade devices.
Career highlights
Tory Belleci started working with Jamie Hyneman at M5 Industries in 1994. He initially performed tasks like running errands and managing the stage before advancing within the shop.
He spent eight years working at Industrial Light and Magic as a model builder, sculptor, and painter. During this period, he contributed to major film projects including Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones, constructing pieces such as podracers and Federation battleships.
His film credits also include work on the Matrix trilogy, Van Helsing, Peter Pan, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, and Bicentennial Man.
MythBusters and television shows
Tory Belleci joined the Discovery Channel show MythBusters behind the scenes in 2003 and later became a core part of the build team alongside Kari Byron and Grant Imahara. He was frequently tasked with performing dangerous stunts and testing risky myths.
After leaving MythBusters in 2014, he went on to co-host several other television programs. He appeared on Science Channel's Punkin Chunkin, Travel Channel's Thrill Factor, and Netflix's White Rabbit Project.
He also co-starred with Richard Hammond in the Amazon Video series The Great Escapists, hosted Motor MythBusters, and appeared in Jackass Forever.
Personal life
Tory Belleci proposed to Erin Bothamley in 2018, and the couple married in a private ceremony in 2020. They welcomed a daughter together in August 2021.
Outside of television production, he has engaged in humanitarian work, traveling to Haiti to help install clean water systems with the nonprofit organization Life Giving Force. He is also a devout Christian.
Birthday and age
Tory Belleci was born on October 30, 1970, which makes Tory 56 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Tory shares the date with 53 other famous people.
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