MythBusters Grant Imahara Dead at 49

[GameBoy27]

Always loved the crazy stuff he designed and made. Way too young. That family must be crushed.

Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and former host on the Discovery Channel show “Mythbusters” 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.

No other details about Imahara’s death were provided.

Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of “Mythbusters,” beginning with season 3 in 2005 through 2014. He joined the show after an invitation from host Jamie Hyneman and was a part of the Build Team with Kari 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.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/grant-imahara-mythbusters-dead-dies-1234705834/

RIP

 

[glamphotographer]

Way too young to go. Every day, I am grateful to be alive with the pandemic going on.

 

[kherg007]

Eeks sad news indeed. He was a pleasure to watch on tv.

 

[SchlongConery]

What a shame....

Nice, intelligent, interesting and engaging.

Just read it was a sudden brain aneuryrism.

 

[Indiana]

RIP
A seemingly nice guy.

Guess his brain was too big and under pressure though.

 

[Ubersense]

RIP. Sad news. Seemed like a great guy and passionate about science

 

[GameBoy27]

Interesting fact from Wikipedia. One of Imahara's independent projects, during early 2010, was constructing a robotic sidekick for Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show. The robot, named Geoff Peterson, was unveiled on the April 5, 2010 Late Late Show episode and is controlled and voiced by comedian and voice actor Josh Robert Thompson.

He was also involved in a lot of films. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara

 

[explorerzip]

What a shame....

Nice, intelligent, interesting and engaging.

Just read it was a sudden brain aneuryrism.

What a terrible way to go if it's true because there's no known causes.

 

[apoptygma]

What a terrible way to go if it's true because there's no known causes.

At least it's fast.
He probably didn't even know it was happening.

 

[GameBoy27]

What a terrible way to go if it's true because there's no known causes.

Cancer is a terrible way to go.

 

[Insidious Von]

Shocking, Craig Ferguson and Josh Robert Thompson must be beside themselves with grief.

He was the third banana of Craig's Late Show and the creator of Geoff Peterson.

 

[Insidious Von]

In Memoriam

 

[james t kirk]

That's sad and shocking. Way too young. Always like myth busters and always preferred the second string team over Jamie and Adam.

 

[GameBoy27]

That's sad and shocking. Way too young. Always like myth busters and always preferred the second string team over Jamie and Adam.

Grant had painful headaches days before. I feel for his fiancée. Very sad.

Grant Imahara complained of migraines in the days before doctors discovered his brain aneurysm, and emergency surgery, sadly, couldn't save him ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the "MythBusters" host's family tell us ... he'd been experiencing painful headaches for a few days before Saturday night, when he was having dinner with his girlfriend at a home in L.A.

We're told at some point during the meal, Grant's pain worsened and he felt dizzy, along with experiencing severe neck and back pain and numbness in his legs. After he showed signs of being unresponsive, his GF called 911 ... we're told this was around 9 PM.

Our sources say when paramedics arrived, Grant's vitals were normal but he was still in serious pain, so he was rushed to a hospital. We're told doctors soon realized he had a brain aneurysm, and he underwent emergency surgery.

Grant survived the surgery -- no small feat when dealing with an aneurysm -- but we're told he never fully recovered. He had another operation Sunday, but again came out unresponsive and in critical condition.

On Monday, we're told he had an MRI to prep for a third surgery ... but doctors discovered the extent of the damage was too severe. Grant was wholly unresponsive, and the decision was made to take him off life support.

As we reported ... the accomplished electrical engineer, roboticist and beloved Discovery host's sudden death, at just 49 years old, was a severe shock to his friends and longtime coworkers.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/15/mythbusters-grant-imahara-headaches-before-brain-aneurysm-death/

 

[whiteshaft]

Sad news and gone too soon!
He was a true example of America got Talents.

 

[Terminax]

Don't be silly There's lots of known causes. The final report will be in a few weeks at the soonest and that'll shed more light on the subject.

 

[GameBoy27]

Don't be silly There's lots of known causes. The final report will be in a few weeks at the soonest and that'll shed more light on the subject.

True, they can be caused by a number of different things. An autopsy may shed some light on the cause.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracranial_aneurysm#Risk_factors