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Former MythBusters host Grant Imahara dies suddenly aged 49 – 7NEWS.com.au
The Discovery Channel has issued a statement following the shock death.
A former host of popular science show, MythBusters, Grant Imahara, has died suddenly, aged 49.
The electrical engineer died following a brain aneurysm on Monday, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
In the video above: Mythbusters farewell hosts, including Grant Imahara, in 2014
We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant, a representative for Discovery said in a statement to the outlet.
He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of the Discovery Channels MythBusters between 2005 and 2014.
He then hosted the Netflix series White Rabbit Project in 2016 alongside co-hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci.
On Monday, co-host Kari Byron tweeted a photo with Imahara and Belleci, saying, Sometimes I wish I had a time machine.
Another former co-host, special effects designer Adam Savage said he was at a loss.
Grant was a truly brilliant engineer, artist and performer, but also just such a generous, easygoing, and gentle PERSON, he tweeted on Tuesday.
Working with Grant was so much fun. Ill miss my friend.
