Grant Imahara

Birth Name:

Grant Masaru Imahara

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Visual effects, Actor, Producer, Special effects, Art department

Holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in electrical engineering at the University of Southern California
Briefly considered switching majors from electrical engineering to screenwriting
His skills as an animatronics expert were used at director George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, featured in the film sequels for "The Matrix," the three "Star Wars" prequels and director Steven Spielberg's "AI Artificial Intelligence․"
Responsible for all of the electronics installation and radio programming of the Energizer Bunnies, often serving as the bunny's driver and crew supervisor on a number of commercials
Author of the 2003 book "Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots․"
During his stay at Industrial Light & Magic, wore the official C3-PO suit at a variety of press functions and helped rebuild the Energizer Bunny
Encouraged to join the Discovery Channel hit series "Mythbusters" after the increasing use of computer animation for model building on the show
Grant's nickname is R2-D2, since he was in charge of R2-D2 in the three "Star Wars" prequels
Mentored the Richmond High School robotics team Biomechs #841 in Richmond, Calif․, for the FIRST Robotics Competition
On the April 5, 2010 episode of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," unveiled Craig Ferguson's robotic psychic named Geoff Peterson, which he built for the host

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