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Grant Imahara on "MythBusters"
Grant Imahara on "MythBusters" - © Discovery Channel
Grant Imahara is a member of the build team on Discovery Channel's series, "MythBusters."

Electronics and radio-control specialist Grant Imahara is a former animatronics engineer and model maker for George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects shop where he worked on such movies as "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" and "Van Helsing." Grant Imahara also worked on "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Revolutions."

In addition to operating R2-D2 (one of only a handful of official operators), Grant Imahara has another claim to beloved-character fame: developing a custom circuit to cycle the Energizer Bunny's arm beats and ears at a constant rate. In fact, Grant Imahara is responsible for all the electronics installation and radio programming on the current generation of bunnies, even serving as the bunny's driver and crew supervisor on numerous commercials.

A native of Los Angeles, California, Grant Imahara earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California. Grant Imahara is also the author of the book "Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots." Grant Imahara's own machine, "Deadblow," is a former BattleBots champion.






GRANT IMAHARA: FACTS

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Age: 39 years old
Birthday: October 23, 1970
Full Name / Real Name: Grant Masaru Imahara
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA



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