Grant Imahara
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Imahara in 2013.
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Grant Masaru Imahara October 23, 1970 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
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Grant Masaru Imahara (born October 23, 1970) is an American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host. He is best known for his work on the American television series MythBusters, in which he often built the robots that were needed for the show and specialized in operating the various computers and electronics that were utilized to test myths.
Imahara currently stars in the Netflix series White Rabbit Project released on December 9, 2016.
Imahara is a graduate of the University of Southern California, with a Bachelor of Science 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, a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
In December 2016, Imahara became engaged to his long-time girlfriend, costume designer Jennifer Newman.
After graduation, Imahara was hired as an engineer for Lucasfilm's THX division; he then moved to the company's visual effects division, 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.
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