Where's Wellwood Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Quote 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. On Monday evening, Imahara's MythBusters and White Rabbit Project co-host Byron tweeted, "Sometimes I wish I had a time machine," and included a picture with Imahara and Belleci. Later on Monday, Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage also tweeted: "I’m at a loss. No words. I’ve been part of two big families with Grant Imahara over the last 22 years. Grant was a truly brilliant engineer, artist and performer, but also just such a generous, easygoing, and gentle PERSON. Working with Grant was so much fun. I’ll miss my friend." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Sad news. I enjoyed his work on Mythbusters. Rip Grant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 He was awesome on battlebots. Sad and way too early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) RIP Brilliant man. Many memories from Mythbusters, but Geoff Peterson will always be what I remember him from the most. Edited July 14, 2020 by Grapefruits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 WTF? 2020 Blows. RIP Grant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Worked way better when Josh Robert Thompson voiced Geoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just read this. What an absolute loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Sounds like it was quick at least. That's the way to go if you can't go in your sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Wow, so sad. Had someone in the family go out this way too. Such a shock for everyone left behind, just so sudden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, Kragar said: Wow, so sad. Had someone in the family go out this way too. Such a shock for everyone left behind, just so sudden. 2 of my Aunts died, and my mom has 2 coils put into her brain to relieve the pressure on her weakened arteries. If you ever get the absolute worst headache of your life, seek immediate medical help as the massive pain is a huge indicator of a ruptured brain artery/vein(aneurysm) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) Too much thinking. Never liked that guy with the goofy cap. Edited July 14, 2020 by Gawdzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Gawdzukes said: Too much thinking. Never liked that guy with the goofy cap. Jamie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Jamie? coo coo cachoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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