Grant Imahara
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Grant Imahara was an ILM modeler and animatronics technician that controlled R2-D2's movements in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He cameoed in the mockumentary, R2-D2: Beneath the Dome and was an actor and writer of the TFN Fan Film Architects of Evil.
He is also known as the creator of the Battlebot Deadblow and is a cast member on the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters.
He currently resides in Oakland, California.
The in-universe company Imaharatronics is named for him.
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ILM Modelmaker Writes DIY Droid Book on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Putting Star Wars to the MythBusters Test on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
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[edit] External links
Grant Imahara on Wikipedia
- Biography
Grant Imahara at the Internet Movie Database
- Bio page on Discovery Channel
Imahara working on R2-D2 models for the prequel trilogy.
