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| Born | October 23, 1970  Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Other names | Grant Masaru Imahara (今原 真申 Imahara Masaru?) (birth name) |
| Occupation | MythBusters (build team), Electronics and radio control expert |
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Grant Imahara (born October 23, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American electronics and radio control expert, best known for his work as a Build Team member on the American television show MythBusters. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Radio control (often abbreviated to R/C or simply RC) is the use of radio signals to remotely control a device Television is one of the major major mass media of the United States. MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the He is credited in many feature films as a model maker for the visual effects company Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), where he worked for nine years. Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a Live Industrial Light & Magic ( ILM) is a motion picture Visual effects company that was founded in May 1975 by George Lucas and is owned In particular, he is credited for his work in updating the fleet of aging R2-D2 robots for the Star Wars prequel trilogy. R2-D2 (called R2, or " Artoo " for short is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an Astromech droid Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded As an official Artoo Technician, he makes a cameo appearance in the mockumentary R2-D2: Beneath the Dome. Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work R2-D2 Beneath the Dome is a 20-minute Mockumentary telling the never before told life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars
He is also known for his appearance on BattleBots, where he designed and competed with his robot Deadblow. BattleBots is an American company that hosts robot competitions Other famous works include designing the circuit that creates the rhythmic oscillation of the arms of the modern Energizer Bunny[1], leading Team ILM to victory in an appearance in Junkyard Mega-Wars, as well as authoring Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots (ISBN 0-7645-4113-7), considered to be a definitive reference in robot construction. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of Oscillation is the repetitive variation typically in Time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of Equilibrium) or between two or more different states The Energizer Bunny is the Marketing icon and Mascot of Energizer batteries [2]
Imahara is a graduate of the University of Southern California, with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of For a time, he seriously considered switching majors with the intention of becoming a screenwriter, although he decided to stay on the engineering track after assisting Tomlinson Holman, a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and creator of the Lucasfilm THX sound system. Tomlinson Holman is an American Film theorist audio engineer and inventor of film technologies notably the Lucasfilm THX sound system The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television (CNTV is a Film school within the University of Southern California Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California THX is a trade name of a high-fidelity sound reproduction standard for movie theaters screening rooms home theaters computer speakers gaming consoles and car audio systems Imahara was hired after graduation as a Licensing Engineer for Lucasfilm's Home THX division, he then moved to ILM where 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. The Lost World Jurassic Park (commonly referred to as The Lost World or Jurassic Park 2) is a 1997 American Science Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas. Galaxy Quest is a 1999 Comedy film directed by Dean Parisot; starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines, commonly abbreviated as T3, is a 2003 Science fiction / action Film directed The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 Film, the second installment in ''The Matrix'' trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 Film and the third and final Film in ''The Matrix'' trilogy. Van Helsing is a 2004 American action / Horror film about Vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, written and Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas.
Imahara eventually joined MythBusters, upon the insistence of friend and occasional employer Jamie Hyneman and former ILM colleague Linda Wolkovitch (now an Associate Producer on MythBusters). James Earl "Jamie" Hyneman (born September 25 1956 is an American Visual effects expert best known for being the co-host of the Television series He joined as the third member of the Build Team, replacing former MythBusters welder Scottie Chapman. This is a list of additional cast members of the television series MythBusters.
Imahara was a cast member and a story writer for the short film Architects of Evil created for the 2004 Industrial Light and Magic Backyard Film Contest. Industrial Light & Magic ( ILM) is a motion picture Visual effects company that was founded in May 1975 by George Lucas and is owned [3] He mentors the Richmond High robotics team Biomechs #841 (Richmond Ca. ) for the FIRST Robotics Competition lending his expert guidance on how to create the right robot for the right job. The FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school Robotics competition organized by FIRST. [4] Imahara was profiled in the magazine IEEE Spectrum in an issue focusing on engineering dream jobs. IEEE Spectrum is a Magazine edited by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The article was titled Grant Imahara: Debunker in The Box[5]. He is shown in a fire resistant suit on the cover.
Imahara currently resides in Oakland, California.
References
External links
- Architects of Evil Trailer on TheForce.Net Fan Films
- Grant Imahara's autobiography on MBFC
- Grant Imahara's biography from the Discovery Channel
- Grant Imahara: Debunker in The Box
- Grant Imahara at the Internet Movie Database
- Grant Imahara at MySpace
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published March 17, 2007
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| NAME | Imahara, Grant |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | MythBusters (build team member), Electronics and radio control expert |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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