Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies At 49 (hollywoodreporter.com)
(Tuesday July 14, 2020 @01:17AM (BeauHD)
from the rest-in-peace dept.)
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/20/07/14/0514254/grant-imahara-host-of-mythbusters-and-white-rabbit-project-dies-at-49
- Source link: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101
[1]Grant Imahara , an electrical engineer and roboticist who hosted the popular science show MythBusters and Netflix's White Rabbit Project, [2]has died suddenly following a brain aneurysm . He was 49. From The Hollywood Reporter:
> 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.
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> Born in Los Angeles, Imahara studied electrical engineering at the University of Southern California (though he briefly had doubts and wanted to become a screenwriter) before combining the two passions and landing a post-graduation gig at Lucasfilm-associated THX labs. In his nine years at Lucasfilm, he worked for the company's THX and Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) divisions. In his years at ILM he became chief model maker specializing in animatronics and worked on George Lucas' Star Wars prequels, as well as The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Galaxy Quest, XXX: State of the Union, Van Helsing, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. [...] Imahara also starred in several episodes of the fan-made web series Star Trek Continues. He played Hikaru Sulu, a lieutenant, helmsman and third officer on the USS Enterprise, in the show that was an unofficial continuation of Star Trek: The Original Series.
"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.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara
[2] https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101
> 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.
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> Born in Los Angeles, Imahara studied electrical engineering at the University of Southern California (though he briefly had doubts and wanted to become a screenwriter) before combining the two passions and landing a post-graduation gig at Lucasfilm-associated THX labs. In his nine years at Lucasfilm, he worked for the company's THX and Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) divisions. In his years at ILM he became chief model maker specializing in animatronics and worked on George Lucas' Star Wars prequels, as well as The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Galaxy Quest, XXX: State of the Union, Van Helsing, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. [...] Imahara also starred in several episodes of the fan-made web series Star Trek Continues. He played Hikaru Sulu, a lieutenant, helmsman and third officer on the USS Enterprise, in the show that was an unofficial continuation of Star Trek: The Original Series.
"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.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara
[2] https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101
Re: Our condolences to his family (Score:2)
by sethmeisterg ( 603174 )
Fuck off, troll.
Re: (Score:2)
by meerling ( 1487879 )
Actually they are finding a large number of brain anomolies that can kill you that are apparently being caused by covid-19.
What can I say, SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that just keeps F-ing people up.
Here's a link to one article, though there are a lot out there at the moment.
https://scitechdaily.com/delirium-brain-inflammation-nerve-damage-and-stroke-linked-to-covid-19/
Very sad (Score:3)
What incredibly sad news. He seemed to likeable and was a highlight of the show for me.
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Yeah, it's a little different when a 49-year-old dies - definitely before his time. I quite enjoyed his work on Mythbusters . RIP, Grant.
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Grant was my favourite host. He always thought like an engineer, while Jamie and Adam are really just special effects guys. Sad way to go, but it can hit anyone.
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Yes. He was likeable, a good communicator, intelligent and had hands on practical skills. He also had a good heart - he made an animatronic Baby Yoda for sick kids - [1]https://www.cnet.com/news/form... [cnet.com]
[1] https://www.cnet.com/news/former-mythbusters-adorable-baby-yoda-robot-will-cheer-up-sick-kids/
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Much sadness. :-(