‘Hawaii 5-0’ Star Taylor Wily Useless at 56
Taylor Wily — an actor and former sumo wrestler greatest identified for his recurring position on “Hawaii 5-0” — has died.
In accordance with an anchor for native Hawaii outlet KITV — who described Taylor as a household pal … Taylor died Thursday. KITV didn’t present a reason for demise.
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Tv producer Peter M. Lenkov confirmed the information on his official Instagram account … posting an image with Wily from behind the scenes of a tv present and telling his followers he is “heartbroken.”.
Lenkov says he’ll present extra particulars within the days to return … however is way too emotional now to debate his longtime pal’s demise.
TW — born Teila Tuli — began out as a sumo wrestler within the late Nineteen Eighties — turning into a uncommon instance of an American becoming a member of the celebrated Japanese sport and reportedly compiling a 57-27-14 file over the subsequent two years.
Wily additionally fought in a special area … slugging it out in a single bout within the then-new UFC 1 — and, he is the primary fighter to ever lose a UFC brawl.
Taylor did not really begin appearing till the mid-2000s … when he landed his breakout as Kemo within the Jason Segel film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
Two years later, he received his half as legal informant Kamekona Tupuola on ‘5-0’ a task he performed in 171 episodes. He reprised the position within the exhibits “Macgyver” and “Magnum P.I.”
Taylor’s survived by his spouse Halona and their two youngsters.
He was 56.
RIP