Grant Imahara

Television presenter and engineer

Grant Imahara - Television presenter and engineer
Born

October 23rd, 1970
55 years ago

Died

July 13th, 2020
5 years ago — 49 years old

Category

Performers & Entertainers

Country

United States

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Engineered and presented segments for the science entertainment television series MythBusters. Played a crucial role in building and operating robots for the show as part of a team that explored the validity of urban legends and myths. Worked on numerous projects in movie production and robotics. Was also involved in the development of animatronics and special effects in various films.

Presented MythBusters from 2003 to 2014

Contributed to engineering and robotics in films

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