MythBusters' host and robot engineer Grant Imahara dies from brain aneurysm age 49 - The brilliant roboticist, who starred on Discovery's popular science show from 2005-2014, passed away 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,' a representative for Discovery Channel said in a statement to THR
- His White Rabbit Project co-star Kari Byron and Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage paid tribute to the electrical engineer on Twitter
By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:18 AEST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 21:27 AEST, 14 July 2020
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Grant Imahara, who shot to fame for his technical expertise in creating robots on the hit series' Mythbusters, died suddenly on Monday of a brain aneurysm at 49.
'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 Discovery rep said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The brilliant roboticist, who studied electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, officially joined 'The Build Team' as Scottie Chapman's replacement in the third season in 2005 and remained until 2014.
In 2016, he reunited with co-hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci for Netflix's White Rabbit Project, which lasted for one season.
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