Grant Imahara, an American engineer who co-hosted ‘Mythbusters’ for Discovery TV channel and ‘White Rabbit Project’ on Netflix, has died at age 49.
Imahara, who trained as an electrical engineer and roboticist, died on Monday following a brain aneurysm (a weakness in a blood vessel in the brain that balloons and fills with blood), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Discovery in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety said;
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.
After a career as an engineer at Lucasfilm’s THX and ILM divisions, Imahara joined Mythbusters in the show’s third season and left in 2014 alongside co-hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci.
In 2016, the trio reunited for Netflix’s White Rabbit Project, a show that investigated topics such as “jailbreaks, superpower technology, heists, and crazy World War II weapons,” before it was canceled after one season.
Belleci paying his tribute tweeted;
I just cannot believe it. I don’t even know what to say. My heart is broken. Goodbye buddy.
I just cannot believe it. I don’t even know what to say. My heart is broken. Goodbye buddy @grantimahara pic.twitter.com/HkLYaBK1dw
— Tory Belleci (@ToryBelleci) July 14, 2020
Bryon tweeted; “Somedays I wish I had a time machine.”
Heartbroken and in shock tonight. We were just talking on the phone. This isn’t real. pic.twitter.com/8zE2afcwSu
— Kari Byron (@KariByron) July 14, 2020
