MythBusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49 – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia

MythBusters and White Rabbit Project star Grant Imahara has died at the age of 49.
The electrical engineer and roboticist died suddenly on Monday, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Grant Imahara has died at the age of 49. Photo: Getty
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Grant first joined the Discovery Channels MythBusters series in its third season and remained there until 2014.
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, a representative for Discovery said in a statement.
He used his technical expertise to help bust or prove myths on the show, operating computers and electronics needed to test theories.
Grant then helped launch Netflix’s White Rabbit Project in 2016 alongside fellow MythBusters alumni Kari Byron and Tory Belleci.
The cause of Grants death has not yet been disclosed.
Grant starred on MythBusters until 2014 Photo: ABC
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The tragic news comes after another former member of the MythBusters cast died in August last year.
Racecar driver Jessi Combs, who also featured on the show as a builder and host, was killed in a crash attempting to break a land speed record at the age of just 36.
At the time MythBusters cast members shared tributes to their late colleague, calling her a badass and brilliant.
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