Grant Imahara

Grant Imahara was an Industrial Light & Magic modeler and animatronics technician who controlled R2-D2's movements in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Imahara cameoed in the mockumentary R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, and was an actor and writer of the TheForce.net fan film Architects of Evil. The in-universe company Imaharatronics is named for him.
Grant Imahara was also known as the creator of the Battlebot Deadblow and was a cast member on Discovery Channel's MythBusters, prior to a restructuring of the program.
On April 2, 2011, Imahara was inducted into the 501st Legion fan organization. He passed away following a brain aneurysm on July 13, 2020.
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*The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005
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*Biography page
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*Biography page on Discovery Channel
Category:Star Wars prequel trilogy production staff