MythBusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49

Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer who went on to host MythBusters and White Rabbit Project, has died. He was 49.

The Hollywood Reporter on Monday said it confirmed Imahara died following a brain aneurysm.

He joined MythBusters in its third season, and was known for designing and building robots. He reunited with co-hosts Kari Byron and Torry Belleci in 2016 for Netflix's White Rabbit Project. On Monday night, Byron tweeted a photo with Imahara and the caption, "Sometimes I wish I had a time machine."

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A Los Angeles native, Imahara attended the University of Southern California, and after graduating spent nine years working for Lucasfilm's THX and Industrial Light and Magic divisions. He specialized in animatronics, and worked on several major films, including the Star Wars prequels, The Matrix Reloaded, Van Helsing, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.