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]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
ILM Modelmaker Writes DIY Droid Book on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Putting Star Wars to the MythBusters Test on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- "MythBusters Grant Imahara Inducted into the 501st," The Official Star Wars Blog (backup link)
- "Practical Magic: The Surprising Effects of the Prequels"—Star Wars Insider 160
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
Imahara working on R2-D2 models for the prequel trilogy.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rahman, Abid (2020-07-13). Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49. Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved on July 14, 2020.
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Grant Imahara (@grantimahara) on Twitter: "I was inducted into the @501stLegion at #WonderCon yesterday. It was a tremendous honor! Special thanks to Jedi @bonniegrrl!" (backup link)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Grant Imahara on Wikipedia
- Biography page
- Grant Imahara at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography page on Discovery Channel
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