Taylor Wily, the American actor and sumo-wrestler greatest identified for his recurring function on Hawaii 5-O, has died aged 56.

Whereas particulars surrounding his dying stay unclear, his passing was confirmed by Hawaii 5-O government producer Peter M.Lenkov.

Lenkov posted a message on Instagram which learn: “I’m devastated. Heartbroken. I’ll submit some detailed emotions later. Simply too arduous proper now.”

Later, he supplied a longer tribute to his pal and colleague.

“T, as I advised you a lot instances, I fell in love with you on the first audition,” he started. “You got here in with a towel in your head mopping up sweat, and I used to be smitten.

“You charmed me into making you a daily… on the present… and in my life. You had been household. And I’ll miss you on daily basis, brother.”

He added how the pair spoke simply final week, and shared how they “laughed at how proper you had been from Day 1. 5-0 was our dream job. And I used to be so fortunate we received to share that magic collectively.”

Wily was born Teila Tuli on June 14, 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was of American Samoan descent.

He had a profitable sumo-wrestling profession earlier than turning into an actor, and likewise competed in Final Combating Championships as a blended martial artist.

In addition to his recurring function on Hawaii 5-O as Kamekona Tupuola, and subsequently in MacGyver and Magnum P.I. in the identical function, Wily starred within the 2008 romcom Forgetting Sarah Marshall, starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Russell Model.

In line with Deadline, Wily is survived by his spouse and their two kids.