Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of Mythbusters, from 2005 through 2014. Christi Carras is an entertainment reporter at the Los Angeles Times. [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. [25], He made an appearance in the 2015 TV movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! His Japanese name was Imahara Masaru ( ). The electrical engineer and roboticist also starred in the Netflix series White Rabbit Project. [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. Working with Grant was so much fun. "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. ", Credit: Benjamin Hanson/Discovery Channel/Courtesy Everett Collection. Grant Imahara, former 'Mythbusters' host, dead after suffering a brain Ill miss my friend. More than a year after his losing his friend and cohost, MythBusters star Adam Savage is opening up about Grant Imahara's sudden death. Entertainment published Tuesday that he was "gut-punched" by Imahara's death last summer. Imahara was best known for making the robots and other electronics needed for the experiments on the hit show. 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 Dead: 'MythBusters' Host Was 49 - The Hollywood Reporter Legal Statement. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Heres how it works. But the world remembered him fondly when news broke of his death from an intracranial aneurysm at the age of 49 in July of 2020. After leaving the show in 2014, he, Byron and Belleci moved on to Netflix's White Rabbit Project, described as ranking history's "greatest inventions, heists and more", which ran for one season. Grant Imahara, an engineer and roboticist who spent years busting myths and testing often explosive science on the hit TV show "Mythbusters," died Monday. He was so generous and kind, so endlessly sweet and so loved by his incredible friends. Kari, Grant, and Tory's Departure From 'Mythbusters' Explained
