He was best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he designed, built and operated numerous robots and machines to test myths over the course of the show. https://t.co/5k3GydZCzn. Grant Imahara, electrical engineer and longtime TV host of Discovery's "MythBusters," has died after suffering a brain aneurysm. No words. Always intelligent, fun, a little weird, & a true delight. (Richard Shotwell / Invision / Associated Press), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Gloria Vanderbilt told Anderson Cooper not to expect a trust fund. Goodbye buddy., Heartbroken and in shock tonight. And even now, we continue to offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends. The Discovery Channel confirmed Imaharas death in a statement late Monday. You may want to read Twitters cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. The fact is that when you conduct an experimental methodology and it works the way you expect, there are few greater highs. Despite receiving good reviews, the series was not renewed. [5], Imahara was also a live-action role-playing gamer, as revealed on White Rabbit Project. After leaving MythBusters, Imahara went on to host White Rabbit Project with Byron and Belleci. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. Goes Out newsletter, with the week's best events, to help you explore and experience our city. He joined the show after an invitation from host Jamie Hyneman and was a part of the Build Team with Kari Byron and Tory Belleci. Elisha Fieldstadt is a breaking news reporter for NBC News. Grant Imahara's cause of death has been revealed following the news of his passing. [22], Imahara was a guest on TWiT's Triangulation (episode 121) on September 25, 2013. "We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant," a representative for Discovery told THR. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family," the statement reads. Ill miss my friend. No words. "But those of us that were lucky enough to know Grant knew him as a lovely man of honor, who wanted to share his knowledge with everybody," Savage said. Im at a loss. Proceeds from the sales will go directly to theGrant Imahara STEAM Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Grant's mother whose mission is to inspire emerging talent and empower underserved youth in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math education by offering college scholarships and internships. MythBusters is supposed to be a really popular show. I dont even know what to say. Grant Imahara, a former cohost of Discovery's MythBusters and host of White Rabbit Project on Netflix, "died suddenly" at the age of 49. I don't even know what to say. It seems its not the only cursed TV show, with Mythbusters also following a dark timeline. 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Klicken Sie auf Alle ablehnen, wenn Sie nicht mchten, dass wir und unsere Partner Cookies und personenbezogene Daten fr diese zustzlichen Zwecke verwenden. Grant Imahara appeared on MythBusters over the course of 10 seasons before his and several . About 6.5 million people in the U.S. have an unruptured brain aneurysm, most of which are asymptomatic and go undetected. This was a freak accident that shouldnt have happened, Steve DeGennaro, Xirrus Inc.s co-founder and chief financial officer told The Ventura County Star. He was 49. The Discovery Channel confirmed Imahara's death . Adam Savage, former co-host of "Mythbusters," paid tribute to Imahara on Twitter. Savage and Hyneman later visited homeowners to apologise. Ill miss my friend. [7] As an official Artoo Technician, he made a cameo appearance in the mockumentary R2-D2: Beneath the Dome. Discovery said on its website that Imahara had dedicated his life to using his skills to make people smile. 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To honor Imahara's legacy, the MythBusters team is auctioning off props used in the series to benefit the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. You taught me so much. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. He worked there for nine years and contributed to movies like the three Star Wars prequels, Jurassic Park, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Galaxy Quest and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines., He also appeared on Drunk History, Battlebots, Sharknado 3, the web series Star Trek Continues and the Marvel animated series Avengers Assemble.. Grant Masaru Imahara (October 23, 1970 July 13, 2020)[1] was an American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host. Imaharawho hosted MythBusters from season 3, replacing Scottie Chapman as a member of the Build Team, before leaving the series in 2014, along with cohostsKari ByronandTory Bellecidied suddenly from a brain aneurism in July 2020 at just age 49. This article contains content provided by Twitter. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Grant Imahara, a robotics and special-effects expert best known for his work on 'MythBusters,' has died at the age of 49. He was best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he designed, built and operated numerous robots and machines to test myths over the course of the show. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. He was 49 years old. Factors increasing the risk of brain aneurysm include older age, smoking, high blood pressure and drug abuse, the Mayo Clinicsays. Freelance writer. Im at a loss. Roboticist and Mythbusters Build Team alum Grant Imahara died on Monday, at age 49, as a consequence of a brain aneurysm. We were just talking on the phone. "It felt like almost too much in the face of all the other existential crises that were going on.". Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. [38] It provides mentorship, grants and scholarships to under-served youth pursuing STEAM-related fields. Two years later, while conducting the Cannonball Chemistry experiment, the MythBusters crew accidentally sent a rogue cannonball through the side of a house and into a mini-van in a Dublin, California neighbourhood. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Grant Imaharas death isnt the only tragedy to afflict the Mythbusters community, with the show the centre of a so-called Mythbusters curse. Favs: film history, reality TV, astronomy, French fries. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. The one where EW follows up with the cast. My heart is broken.". Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Just days before her death, Combs had posted on Instagram describing her quest to beat her own record. He worked at Lucasfilm for nine years. Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action. No words. 2023 BBC. Fellow Mythbusters host Adam Savage paid tribute to Imahara on Twitter. The suit says Savage, who was between nine and 12 years old at the time, would prevent Pacchiana from leaving the bed and anally rape her. [36][3] As a result, The Discovery Channel and the Science Channel ran a marathon broadcast over two days in Imahara's honor, using selected MythBusters episodes, the TV special Killer Robots: Robogames 2011 (which Imahara hosted), and finishing with the White Rabbit Project episode "May G Force Be with You". Grant Imahara, the electrical engineer and roboticist who was also co-host of the popular show MythBusters, has passed away at the age of 49 from a brain aneurysm. [3] Imahara, along with Byron and Belleci, left the show after the 2014 season. pic.twitter.com/8zE2afcwSu. [15] He was a mentor for the Richmond High robotics team Biomechs #841 for the FIRST Robotics Competition, lending his expert guidance on how to create the right robot for the right job. Other works include designing the circuit that creates the rhythmic oscillation of the arms of the modern Energizer Bunny;[7] leading Team ILM to victory in an appearance on Junkyard Mega-Wars; as well as authoring Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}ISBN0-7645-4113-7)[7], Imahara was a cast member and story writer for the short film Architects of Evil, created for the 2004 Industrial Light & Magic Backyard Film Contest. No words, Savage tweeted. Fellow Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project presenter Kari Bryon responded to the news by writing: "Somedays I wish I had a time machine. He also made special effects models for films including the Star Wars prequels. [vemba-video id=world/2020/07/14/grant-imahara-death-lon-orig-tp.cnn]. The Mythbusters community was rocked this morning when it was reported that former host Grant Imahara had died. Having worked with him for several years on MythBusters, Adam Savage says that Grant Imahara was someone who embodied the very essence of the long-running series. [16] Imahara was profiled in the magazine IEEE Spectrum, in an issue focusing on engineering dream jobs. [20], In 2012, Imahara had a cameo role on the finale of Eureka, "Just Another Day", as a robotics scientist operating EMO. Grant Imahara, electrical engineer and longtime TV host of Discoverys MythBusters, has died after suffering a brain aneurysm. Grant Imahara, an electrical . Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage wrote that he was "such a generous, easygoing, and gentle person". You taught me so much.". SyFy Dedicates New Special to Grant Imahara: 'We Will Always Be Inspired by His Creativity', Late Sports Journalist Grant Wahl Honored with Tribute In Latest 'Ted Lasso' Episode: 'Means So Much', Newlywed Madison Prewett Troutt Quips She's Shocked by How Her Husband's Brain Works: 'This Is How You Think? Turns out, what Grant, Kari, and Tory were asking for was deemed unreasonable by the producers. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, He told Yahoo Entertainment: Like everybody else, I was gut-punched by Grant's passing last year. ", Heartbroken and in shock tonight. More recently, he served as co-host of Netflixs White Rabbit Project.. The Discovery Channel, which aired Mythbusters and BattleBots, on which Imahara was a judge, described him as "a really wonderful man". Grant Imahara died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in July 2020 By Ashley Boucher Published on August 25, 2021 08:26 PM More than a year after his losing his friend and cohost, MythBusters star. [41] Some of those props had been built by Imahara during the more than 200 episodes that he appeared in Mythbusters between 2005 and 2014. He was 49. Hopefully, wherever Grant Imahara is now, he's concocting some experiment to prove its scientific existence to us here on earth. [28], On October 18, 2017, Imahara tweeted that he had been consulting for Walt Disney Imagineering for six months, for a "top secret" project. Pacchiana filed her lawsuit under the New York Child Victims Act, which opened a one-year look-back period for victims to bring claims that had already exceeded the statute of limitations. [2], Imahara died on July 13, 2020, at the age of 49, after suffering a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Peace, Grant," Wilson tweeted. Another celebrity death this week has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and beyond, with former Mythbusters host Grant Imahara sadly passing away on Monday. "We . While at ILM, he was involved in several films, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Galaxy Quest, A.I. You taught me so much alongside a set of other tweets honoring her friend and former colleague. Ive been part of two big families with Grant Imahara over the last 22 years. Information on survivors was not immediately available. Working with Grant was so much fun. That involved making animatronic models for movies like The Matrix Reloaded, Galaxy Quest, XXX: State of the Union, Van Helsing, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of Mythbusters, from 2005 through 2014. ", MythBusters Grant Imaharas cause of death, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), First Republic Bank seized, sold to JPMorgan Chase, MythBusters Grant Imaharas cause of death revealed. A spokesperson for. The spokesperson said the network was notified that a brain aneurysm was the cause for Imahara's death but did not have any additional information to provide. But those of us that were lucky enough to know Grant knew him as a lovely man of honor, who wanted to share his knowledge with everybody. Before making his way onto TV, Imahara worked for Lucasfilms THX division and later joined Industrial Light and Magic. Byron wrote, We had so many adventures. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, Grant Imahara, who was the co-host of Discovery Channel's 'MythBusters' and Netflix's 'White Rabbit Project,' reportedly died of a brain aneurysm on Monday. At the time of his death, no cause of death was immediately reported. She was previously a Times intern after graduating from UCLA and has also worked at Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and CNN. Following his sudden death, Imahara's MythBusters cohosts shared heartbroken tributes to their friend on social media. The network said that he was one of the few trained operators for the famed R2-D2 droid from the Star Wars franchise and that he engineered the Energizer Bunnys popular rhythmic beat. According to an official statement from the Discovery Channel, Imahara died of a brain aneurysm in his home on July 13, 2020. Grant Imahara, a former host of the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters has died, according to a statement from Discovery. The so-called Mythbusters curse mirrors that of another series making headlines this week. His colleagues often jokingly refer to him as the "geek" of the Build Team. [31], In March 2020, while Imahara was working as a consultant for Disney Research and a mechanical designer at Spectral Moon, he built a fully animatronic model of Baby Yoda with the intention of touring children's hospitals with the lifelike robot to cheer up sick children. Grant Imahara, electrical engineer and longtime TV host of Discovery's "MythBusters," has died after suffering a brain aneurysm. We were just talking on the phone. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. While I hope that my sister gets the help she needs to find peace, this needs to end. In 2010, he designed the animatronic "robot skeleton" Geoff Peterson to serve as a sidekick on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The popular TV personality and engineer passed away suddenly at the age of 49 due to . [14][3] He also played Lt. Masaru in the 2015 movie Star Trek: Renegades. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, it read. I love you, honey."[46]. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Legal Statement. Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and roboticist who hosted the popular science show MythBusters and Netflix's White Rabbit Project, has died. On March 20, 2009, during filming of the myth Knock Your Socks Off the town of Esparto, California, was shaken a by a blast created by 230kg of ammonium nitrate, with unsuspecting residents left furious after their windows were smashed. Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. July 14, 2020. She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know.. My heart is broken. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. The death of Grant Imahara was equally devastating to us fans who first came to know him on MythBusters and, later, on the short-lived Netflix series White Rabbit Project. He worked there for nine years and contributed to movies like the three Star Wars prequels, Jurassic Park, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Galaxy Quest and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.. Former MythBusters co-star Adam Savage said on Twitter, Im at a loss. The episode Mini Myth Mayhem was dedicated to his memory. Imahara began his career at Lucasfilm, where he worked in the THX division as an engineer and in the Industrial Light & Magic division in visual effects. How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, Concertgoer lets out a loud full body orgasm while L.A. Phil plays Tchaikovskys 5th, 17 SoCal hiking trails that are blooming with wildflowers (but probably not for long! "Grant Imahara was an electrical engineer who dedicated his life to using his skills to make people smile," the statement said. My heart is broken. Kari Byron added, "We had so many adventures. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, Discovery said in a statement released to the media.
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