Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101


An electrical engineer and roboticist by training, he worked for a long time at Lucasfilm's THX and Industrial Light and Magic divisions.

Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and roboticist who hosted the popular science show MythBusters and Netflix's White Rabbit Project, has died. He was 49.

Imahara died suddenly following a brain aneurysm, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. "We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family," a representative for Discovery said in a statement on Monday.

An electrical engineer and roboticist by training, he joined Discovery's MythBusters in its third season, replacing Scottie Chapman and was with the show until 2014 when he left with with co-hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci. The trio would reunite in 2016 for Netflix's White Rabbit Project which lasted for one season. On MythBusters, Imahara used his technical expertise to design and build robots for the show and also operated the computers and electronics needed to test myths.

While part of the Mythbusters team, he sky-dived and drove stunt cars, on film sets he came into contact with some of the most iconic characters in screen history, installing lights onto Star Wars' R2-D2, creating the robot Geoff Peterson for The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and working on the Energizer Bunny.

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So young. So sad.

[JDC]

1. Super sad.

[theaocp]

2. Aw, man.

And filth like MF45 and Cheney still walk the Earth.

[coti]

3. Oh my god. Holy shit.

Rest in peace, Grant, and thank you so much for your work on Mythbusters.

[malaise]

4. Too sad

Love MythBusters

[Dave Starsky]

5. He also played Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek Continues.

And he did a great job!



He always seemed like a pretty nice guy, and this is really sad.

[Amishman]

6. second mythbuster to die young, hope this isn't a jynx

rest in peace Grant, you did more than entertain, you helped make science fun.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. So young