“IMWAN for all seasons.”



Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: RIP Grant Imahara
PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:29 pm 
User avatar
Biker Librarian

Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 25152
Location: On the highway, looking for adventure
Really surprised nobody has posted about this yet:

"Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and roboticist who hosted the popular science show MythBusters and Netflix's White Rabbit Project, has died. He was 49.

"Imahara died suddenly following a brain aneurysm, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. "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," a representative for Discovery said in a statement Monday.

"An electrical engineer and roboticist by training, he joined Discovery's MythBusters in its third season, replacing Scottie Chapman, and was with the show until 2014 when he left with co-hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci. The trio would reunite in 2016 for Netflix's White Rabbit Project, which lasted for one season. On MythBusters, Imahara used his technical expertise to design and build robots and also operated the computers and electronics needed to test myths.

"While as part of the MythBusters team he sky-dived and drove stunt cars, on film sets he came into contact with some of the most iconic characters in screen history, installing lights onto Star Wars' R2-D2, creating the robot Geoff Peterson for The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and working on the Energizer Bunny."

More at:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... 49-1303101

I had never known that he also played Sulu in several episodes of a fan-produced "Star Trek" online series. Somehow it's not the least bit surprising.

_________________
The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls who, when he found an especially costly one, sold everything he had to buy it.


Top
  Profile  
 
 Post subject: RIP Grant Imahara
PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:42 pm 
User avatar
Friendly, Furry, Ellipsoidal

Joined: 12 Apr 2008
Posts: 62292
Location: Brotoro's Magic Forest
Bannings: Bannings? We don't need no stinkin' bannings!
There was a thread in ICE.

But sad news indeed. R.I.P., Grant.

_________________
Because life is a treasure. —Dave Powell


Top
  Profile E-mail  
 
 Post subject: RIP Grant Imahara
PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:43 pm 
User avatar
Kind Of Close For One Of These Jewels.

Joined: 26 Jan 2009
Posts: 53468
Location: The Astral Plane, Usually.
Yeah, another thread. But Grant's passing is so sad, having two threads is fine.

R.I.P., Grant.


Last edited by Jilerb on Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Top
  Profile E-mail  
 
 Post subject: RIP Grant Imahara
PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:28 pm 
User avatar
Still Not A Dalmatian In A Jaunty Beret

Joined: 21 Dec 2007
Posts: 36135
Location: Humid
I was really gutted by this. To die so suddenly and alone - gets me in the feels. I been on that road before, more than once.

He was pretty good as Sulu in the fan shows. I enjoyed watching them.

RIP, Grant. Safe journeys.

_________________
Because Life is a Treasure Already!


Top
  Profile  
 
 Post subject: RIP Grant Imahara
PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:02 pm 
User avatar
Sonic Death Monkey

Joined: 22 Aug 2004
Posts: 8540
Location: Jet City
Bannings: 6
Brotoro wrote:
There was a thread in ICE.

But sad news indeed. R.I.P., Grant.

,
It seemed to fit in better down there.

_________________
My home on the web:
http://www.alger-photography.com


Top
  Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ]   



Who is WANline

Users browsing this forum: Amazon [Bot], Apple [Bot], Google [Bot] and 0 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  


Powdered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited

IMWAN is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide
a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk.