Grant Imahara, Mythbusters host, dies at 49

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BREAKING: Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and former host on Mythbusters, has died at age 49. 9News

has died at 49, a spokesperson for Discovery has confirmed to Variety.

"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 spokesperson said in a statement.Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of, beginning with Season 3 in 2005 through 2014. He joined the show after an invitation from main host Jamie Hyneman and was a part of the Build Team with Kary Byron and Tory Belleci.

He replaced welder Scottie Chapman. Imahara was best known for making the robots and other electronics needed for the experiments on the hit show.on Netflix with Byron and Belleci, in which the team investigated topics like jailbreaks, superpower technology, heists, and World War II weapons through scientific experiments and builds. The show ran for one season in 2016 and was not renewed.

Before making his way onto TV, Imahara worked for Lucasfilm's THX division and later joined Industrial Light and Magic. He worked there for nine years and contributed to movies like the three

 

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As a fan of Mythbusters I am really saddened to hear this. 😢

Struth!

Shock

😢😢😢

FFS, how much more is 2020 going to throw at us?

Fuck off. This year sucks.

Omg! Seriously? 🤭

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That’s terrible. He was an entertaining Mythbuster. Vale Grant.

How sad. How very sad. He was an inspiration.

😭😭😭😭😭😭

Don't forget tested positive for coronavirus . Or is that scheduled to be reported tomorrow ?

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