Grant Imahara(1970-2020)

Electronics wizard Grant Imahara has been behind the scenes of many top Hollywood films for years. An expert at animatronics, his skills were used extensively at George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic, where his talent was demonstrated on various features including the Matrix sequels, the three Star Wars prequels, Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and the hit Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). Grant was one of only a few people to have the privilege to operate R2-D2. He continued to use his skills in front of the camera on the Discovery Channel show MythBusters (2003) team. Fans have embraced his talent, unique skills, and sense of humor.