Grnt the world champion
Grant and his world champion robot
Imahara joined MythBusters on the invitation of friend and occasional
employer Jamie Hyneman[4] and
former ILM colleague Linda Wolkovitch, who is now an Associate Producer of
MythBusters. He joined as the third member of the Build Team, replacing
former MythBusters welder Scottie Chapman. His colleagues often, jokingly,
refer to him as the geek of the Build Team. He often makes the robots
that are needed for the show and otherwise specializes in operating the
computers and electronics for the mythsImahara is a graduate of the University of Southern California, with a B.S. degree in electrical
engineering. For a time, he seriously considered switching
majors, with the intention of becoming a screenwriter; he decided to stay on the
engineering track after assisting Tomlinson Holman,[2] a
professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
After graduation, Imahara was hired as an engineer for Lucasfilm's Home THX
division; he then moved to the visual effects company Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), where he worked
for nine years. While at ILM, he was involved in films such as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace,
Galaxy
Quest, AI:
Artificial Intelligence, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones,
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Matrix Reloaded, The
Matrix Revolutions, Van Helsing, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the
Sith.
Imahara is credited in many feature films as a model maker. In particular, he
is credited for his work in updating the aging R2-D2 robots for the Star
Wars prequel trilogy.[citation needed] As an
official Artoo Technician, he makes a cameo appearance in the mockumentary R2-D2:
Beneath the Dome.[3]
employer Jamie Hyneman[4] and
former ILM colleague Linda Wolkovitch, who is now an Associate Producer of
MythBusters. He joined as the third member of the Build Team, replacing
former MythBusters welder Scottie Chapman. His colleagues often, jokingly,
refer to him as the geek of the Build Team. He often makes the robots
that are needed for the show and otherwise specializes in operating the
computers and electronics for the mythsImahara is a graduate of the University of Southern California, with a B.S. degree in electrical
engineering. For a time, he seriously considered switching
majors, with the intention of becoming a screenwriter; he decided to stay on the
engineering track after assisting Tomlinson Holman,[2] a
professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
After graduation, Imahara was hired as an engineer for Lucasfilm's Home THX
division; he then moved to the visual effects company Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), where he worked
for nine years. While at ILM, he was involved in films such as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace,
Galaxy
Quest, AI:
Artificial Intelligence, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones,
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Matrix Reloaded, The
Matrix Revolutions, Van Helsing, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the
Sith.
Imahara is credited in many feature films as a model maker. In particular, he
is credited for his work in updating the aging R2-D2 robots for the Star
Wars prequel trilogy.[citation needed] As an
official Artoo Technician, he makes a cameo appearance in the mockumentary R2-D2:
Beneath the Dome.[3]