Salt Lake Comic Con: Two questions with Grant Imahara

Grant Imahara is best known for his work as a member of the Mythbusters Build Team, which spanned from 2005-2014, but also has an impressive career in many other aspects of entertainment.

As a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, Imahara has been able to put his skills and vast knowledge to good use on television, big screen and beyond.

When he came to Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 in September, needless to say, Imahara was a pretty busy guy – so busy, in fact, that he only had time for me to ask him two questions. Of course, I had to start off by asking him about his experience on Mythbusters.

“Oh, you know, people ask me if it’s the best job in the world and it certainly is,” Imahara said. “It’s the kind of thing where they pay you to build dangerous robots, crash cars, blow things up – all while teaching science – so it’s a fantastic job.”

When asked what advice he would give to the young demographic of his fan base, with their budding interests in science, technology and electronics, Imahara responded, “The best possible thing to do is, if you’re curious about something, just dive right in. … These days, there are so many resources available. You can go online and look at videos on YouTube on how to build robots, or, if you’re interested in electronics, you can find out about circuits, you can buy kits… Just dive right in.”

Now that Imahara’s time on Mythbusters has come to an end, he makes occasional appearances on other web and TV series, and can most prominently be found portraying Lt. Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek Continues.