It’s with nice unhappiness that we convey you the scoop of the passing of Grant Imahara. The co-host of MythBusters and White Rabbit Project used to be additionally {an electrical} engineer, roboticist, and longtime staff member for Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and Magic and THX divisions. At simply 49 years previous, Imahara gave up the ghost following a mind aneurysm, as reported by way of THR. A consultant for Discovery had the next to mention in a remark on Monday:
“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,”
The loss is a surprising and jarring one, no longer only for Imahara’s pals, circle of relatives, and co-stars all the way through the trade however for people in sci-fi fandoms and S.T.E.A.M. communities as neatly. In his close to decade at Lucasfilm, Imahara mixed his technical coaching along with his fondness for nerd tradition, running as a major style maker with a focal point on animatronics (which additionally helped him win a BattleBots bout or two). His paintings can also be noticed in George Lucas’ Star Wars prequels, 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. Fandom ran deep with Imahara, who additionally starred within the unofficial fan sequence Star Trek Continues.
Imahara’s pals and co-stars grieved on social media as soon as the scoop broke:
I’m at a loss. No phrases. I’ve been a part of two giant households with Grant Imahara over the past 22 years. Grant used to be a really sensible engineer, artist and performer, but additionally simply this type of beneficiant, easygoing, and delicate PERSON. Working with Grant used to be such a lot amusing. I’ll pass over my good friend.
— Adam Savage (@donttrythis) July 14, 2020
Heartbroken and in surprise this night. We had been simply speaking at the telephone. This isn’t actual. pic.twitter.com/8zE2afcwSu
— Kari Byron (@KariByron) July 14, 2020
I simply can not imagine it. I don’t even know what to mention. My center is damaged. Goodbye pal @grantimahara pic.twitter.com/HkLYaBK1dw
— Tory Belleci (@ToryBelleci) July 14, 2020
Imahara used to be a kind of uncommon pro-science celebrities who may just if truth be told encourage and inspire audience of every age with out speaking all the way down to them. He will probably be really overlooked. RIP
Image by means of Discovery
