RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Imagesand worked behind the scenes on threeThe New York Times quoted a Discovery spokesperson as saying the cause of death was believed to be a brain aneurysm. No further details were available.MythBusters“Grant was a truly brilliant engineer, artist and performer, but also just such a generous, easy going, and gentle person,” Adam Savage, one of Imahara's“We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant.
He also worked on the special effects teams on a number of blockbuster Hollywood franchises, includingThe Discovery Channel said Imahara was one of the few officially trained operators of the R2-D2 droid in Star Wars.“Heartbroken and in shock tonight. We were just talking on the phone. This isn't real,” Imahara'sGrant said in 2018 that he was working with Disney to create autonomous robot stunt doubles.