Grant Imahara, most famously known for being the host of “MythBusters” on Discovery Channel, has died suddenly following a brain aneurysm. Imahara worked for a long time at Lucasfilm’s THX and Industrial Light and Magic divisions, helping bring the beloved droid, R2-D2 back to life for the prequel Star Wars movies. Imahara landed a job at THX labs post-grad and continued to work there for nine years within the ILM division. He became the chief model maker specializing in the […]

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