(CNN) Grant Imahara, host of Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" and Netflix's "White Rabbit Project," has died, according to a statement from the Discovery Channel. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. "Beyond his time with the Discovery family, Grant was one of the few officially trained operators for famed droid R2-D2 within the Star Wars universe, he also engineered the Energizer Bunny's iconic rhythmic beat." Former "MythBusters" co-host Adam Savage said on Twitter, "I'm at a loss. I've been part of two big families with Grant Imahara over the last 22 years.