Just Jack Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101?fbclid=IwAR2MTxc1gid5HJJxCEPEE2MG4xOwN1iA7yMpf0DxzqpsliugTclcBbdybEE Quote 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. 3 Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 some crazy chit this year and we're just halfway through it so young 49 Quote
Wacka Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 Anyurisms (sp?) can be a silent killer. I have an aunt who only found out she had one after a car accident. They scanned her brain and spotted it. They repaired it and she is now 90. It was large enough that they said she could have died at any time. Quote
Lurker Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 Tough news to start the day. I really enjoyed his enthusiasm and joy in creating/engineering things. RIP... Quote
apuszczalowski Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 it wasn't too long ago that I was reading about him creating an animatronic replica of the 'Baby Yoda' I think he also just started something with a new company recently This is the 2nd host from the show to die in the last year after fill-in host Jessi Combs died crashing her jet car while going after another landspeed record. Quote
apuszczalowski Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 Some other cool things about him - He was one of the few people that was trained to operate the actual R2-D2 drioid - Created some of the technology for the Energizer Bunny robot - Was one of the earlier Battlebot Champions - Was the creator of the Geoff Peterson robot from Craig Fegussons late night show Like many of the rest of the shows hosts, he worked for George Lucas at 'Industrial Light and Magic' and worked on a bunch of big budget films in special effects and robotics Quote
shrader Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 49? I would have guessed that he was in his early 20s when he started out on Mythbusters. Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 Also played Sulu in the fan produced 'Star Trek Continues' web series, which traces the final years (4 and 5) of the Enterprise's mission that the 60s series portrayed. 1 Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) My sister passed at 52 with one 6 years ago. I also knew / had a friend in HS who passed in the summer of 75 from one. 4 hours ago, Wacka said: Anyurisms (sp?) can be a silent killer. I have an aunt who only found out she had one after a car accident. They scanned her brain and spotted it. They repaired it and she is now 90. It was large enough that they said she could have died at any time. Edited July 14, 2020 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce Quote
Just Jack Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 They're auctioning off props from the show and donating the proceeds to his charity... Article - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mythbusters-auction-adam-savage-grant-imahara-202459017.html Auction site (till Sept 1st) - https://usm.propstoreauction.com/m/view-auctions/info/id/295/ 2 Quote
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