Grant Imahara
Birthday: Born in 1970-10-23 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Deathday: 2020-07-13
Grant Masaru Imahara was an American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host, and actor. He is best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he designed and built numerous robots and specialized in operating computers and electronics to test myths. Imahara began his career at Lucasfilm, where he worked in the THX division as an engineer and in the Industrial Light & Magic division in visual effects. His work is featured in films from franchises such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, The Matrix, and Terminator. His first foray into television was on the robot combat series BattleBots, for which he designed and competed with his robot Deadblow and later returned as a judge. In 2005, Imahara joined the cast of Mythbusters as a member of the Build Team, appearing in over 200 episodes of the series until his departure in 2014. He starred in the 2016 Netflix series White Rabbit Project alongside his MythBusters co-stars Kari Byron and Tory Belleci. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
TV Credits
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character: Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's pro...
MythBusters
Character: Self - Host
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories....
Eureka
Character: scientifique
The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best ...
MythBusters: There's Your Problem
Character: Self
Epic problem-solving – MythBusters style! This hugely popular and iconic franchise returns with a spin-off series featuring themed episodes, each packed with handpicked myths on a particular subject - all drawn from the depths of the MythBusters archive....
White Rabbit Project
Character: Himself - Host
Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara rank history's greatest inventions, heists and more....
TableTop
Character: Self - Guest
Wil Wheaton hosts tabletop games featuring three other celebrity players....
Drunk History
Character: Frank Inouye
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results....
The Guild
Character: Grant Imahara
Fantasy and reality collide when a surprisingly diverse group of online video-game addicts struggle to balance the game with personal relationships....
Movie Credits
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Character: Lodge
The sharks take bite out of the East Coast when the sharknado hits Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida....
Sharkzilla
Character: Himself
When a deep sea drilling platform penetrates the sea bed it unleashes a prehistoric shark of enormous power and proportions....