Grant Imahara Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$2,000,000

Grant Imahara, a famous American TV host and engineer, had an impressive net worth of $2 million at the time of his unexpected death in July 202. Known for his work on projects like ‘Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace’ and ‘Mythbusters’, Grant was a well-respected model and robot maker who also authored a popular guide to combat robot construction.

Key facts:

Grant Imahara was an American TV host and engineer.

He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

He worked for Lucasfilm's Home THX division and Industrial Light and Magic, where he contributed to projects like 'Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace', 'Galaxy Quest', and 'The Matrix Reloaded'.

Grant Imahara was a well-respected model and robot maker, known for his expertise in combat robot construction.

He gained popularity as a cast member on the show 'Mythbusters', where he was part of the Builder Team.

Basic Information About Grant Imahara

Category	Celebrities
Professions	Actor
Net worth	$2,000,000
Date of birth	1970-10-23
Place of birth	Los Angeles
Date of death	2020-07-13 (aged 49)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.69 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Grant Imahara win?

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Grant Imahara roles

Movie / Series	Role
Eureka	EMO Robot Scientist 1 episode, 2012
Star Trek Continues	Sulu 11 episodes, 2013-2017
MythBusters	Self - Host / ... 216 episodes, 2005-2018
BattleBots	Self - Judge 2 episodes, 2018
The Oprah Winfrey Show	C-3PO 1 episode, 1997
Drunk History	Frank Inouye 1 episode, 2018

Grant Imahara's Quotes

Regarding MythBusters (2003): We're insured by the same people who do Jackass (2000). Once I heard that, I knew we were with the right people. (Source: Geek Monthly, January 2008, p. 35)

Grant Imahara's photos

Interesting Facts about Grant Imahara

Had a degree in electrical engineering (USC, 1993).
He was one of three official operators of R2-D2 for Lucasfilm.
While working at Industrial Light & Magic, Grant wore the official C-3PO suit at a variety of press functions over the course of nine years. He went on The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), did Mitsubishi ads in Japan, and met the Lakers (to name just a few) dressed as C-3PO.
While working at Industrial Light & Magic, Grant was on a team that rebuilt the Energizer Bunny (the model that is still in use in commercials). They built and operated three bunnies. Each bunny requires three operators (head, hands, and driver). Grant began as the arms man, and moved up to become the driver.
Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes returned to his family.

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