Grant Imahara was an Industrial Light & Magic modeler and animatronics technician who controlled R2-D2's movements in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Imahara cameoed in the mockumentary R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, and was an actor and writer of the TheForce.net fan film Architects of Evil. The in-universe company Imaharatronics is named for him.
Grant Imahara was also known as the creator of the Battlebot Deadblow and was a cast member on Discovery Channel's MythBusters, prior to a restructuring of the program.
On April 2, 2011, Imahara was inducted into the 501st Legion fan organization.[2] He passed away following a brain aneurysm on July 13, 2020.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
ILM Modelmaker Writes DIY Droid Book on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Putting Star Wars to the MythBusters Test on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
- "My Star Wars" — Star Wars Insider 121 (reprinted in Special Edition 2017)
- MythBusters Grant Imahara Inducted into the 501st on the The Official Star Wars Blog (original site is defunct)
- "Practical Magic: The Surprising Effects of the Prequels" — Star Wars Insider 160 (reprinted in Special Edition 2020)
- The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005
- "Industry, Laughter, & Magical Times" — Star Wars Insider 206
- The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–VI, 1977–2005
Notes and references
Imahara working on R2-D2 models for the prequel trilogy.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 by Rahman, Abid on The Hollywood Reporter (July 13, 2020) (backup link archived on July 14, 2020)
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Grant Imahara (@grantimahara) on Twitter (post): "I was inducted into the @501stLegion at #WonderCon yesterday. It was a tremendous honor! Special thanks to Jedi @bonniegrrl!" (backup link)
External links
- Grant Imahara on Wikipedia
- Grant Imahara at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography page on Discovery Channel (backup link archived on September 4, 2004)
- Biography page on www.mythbustersfanclub.com (backup link archived on April 27, 2005)
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