Goodbye buddy @grantimahara," Tory Belleci wrote on Twitter. Grant Imahara, the former co-host of TV science shows Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project, has died suddenly at the age of 49. "We are heartbroken to . Mercer tweeted that Imahara was "one of the most lovely people I have ever known". [42], Several months after his death, BattleBots co-founder Greg Munson announced on an episode of The Adam Savage Project podcast that it had renamed its "Best Design Award" to the "Grant Imahara Award for Best Design" as a tribute to Imahara's legacy. Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. Fellow Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project presenter Kari Bryon responded to the news by writing: "Somedays I wish I had a time machine. No words. He was 49. 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? MythBusters co-host Grant Imahara dies aged 49 - ABC News He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. ", "Working with Grant was so much fun," he added. The Discovery Channel, which aired Mythbusters and BattleBots, on which Imahara was a judge, described him as "a really wonderful man". [32][33], Imahara was engaged to his long-time girlfriend, costume designer and actress Jennifer Newman. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. [5], Imahara was also a live-action role-playing gamer, as revealed on White Rabbit Project. He is survived by his long-term partner, costume designer Jennifer Newman, who posted a heartbreaking tribute to Imahara on social media along with a series of photos of the happy couple. "Grant Imahara was an electrical engineer who dedicated his life to using his skills to make people smile," the statement said. Deaths, accidents and scandal: Inside the 'MythBusters curse' Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of Mythbusters, from 2005 through 2014. Im at a loss. He starred in the 2016 Netflix series White Rabbit Project alongside his MythBusters co-stars Kari Byron and Tory Belleci. 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.. [8] He was also credited as chief model maker for Industrial Light & Magic on such projects as "Galaxy Quest" in 1999 wherein he designed custom circuit boards to provide the lighting effects on the NSEA-Protector space ship engine nacelles. The show ran for one season in 2016 and was not renewed. Imahara spent three months on the personal project doing the mechanical design, programming and 3D printing and completed it four months prior to his death. We were just talking on the phone. Imahara has been credited in many feature films as a model maker. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Is climate change killing Australian wine? The experiment did air, but the hosts later revealed that they have never returned to Esparto as a result. 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Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Its a series that had the trio investigating topics like jailbreaks, superpower technology, heists, and World War II weapons through scientific experiments and builds. Imahara died suddenly on Monday night at the age of 49. She added, "I feel so lucky to have known him, to have loved & been loved by him. You may want to read Twitters cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. Goodbye buddy, Belleci wrote. His first foray into television was on the robot combat series BattleBots, for which he designed and competed with his robot Deadblow and later returned as a judge. Everybody would have been out there. Grant Imahara's cause of death revealed - Yahoo Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, it read. The errant projectile went over its intended target and soared 640m into a neighbouring community, striking a house and leaving a 25 cm hole, before hitting the roof of another house and smashing through a window of a parked mini-van. This isnt real., I just cannot believe it, Belleci wrote. In remembrance, Savage has reflected on his former MythBuster co-star just over a year after his death. According to an official statement from the Discovery Channel, Imahara died of a brain aneurysm in his home on July 13, 2020.
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