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Grant Imahara

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The Resume

    (October 23, 1970-July 13, 2020)
    Born in Los Angeles, California
    Model maker for Industrial Light and Magic
    One of three official operators of R2-D2 for Lucasfilms
    Appeared in the mockumentary 'R2-D2: Beneath the Dome' (2001)
    Wrote 'Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots' (2003)
    'Build Team' member on Mythbusters

Why he might be annoying:

    He said, 'Being on camera all the time is hard to get used to. It's always, 'Grant, can you do that again?'
    TV Tropes called him the patron saint of the 'Asian and Nerdy' stereotype.
    During a lie detector test, he was asked if he ever considered building a robot girlfriend; his 'no' answer was reported as a lie by the machine.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His combat robot Deathblow was ranked as the #2 middleweight on Battlebots.
    He said, 'The coolest thing about working on the Star Wars movies is reliving one of the best parts of my childhood.'
    He said of Mythbusters, 'This is perfect for me, because this is like real-life Lego building.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 25 Votes: 28.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 246 Votes: 41.46% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 158 Votes: 62.66% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 71 Votes: 39.44% Annoying