Taylor Wily, Kamekona actor from “Hawaii Five-0,” dies at 56

Hawaii Five-0 Star Taylor Wily has died. Wily, who made his first television appearance as an extra in the original crime series, Magnum, PIbecame known primarily for her roles alongside names such as Alex O’Loughlin, Masi Oka, Lauren German, Scott Cann and Grace Park in the long-running CBS police series “The Last Man”. Hawaii Five-0He appeared in all 10 seasons of the series, playing the role of Kamekona Tupuola, an informant and entrepreneur.

Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter,Wily recently passed away at the age of 56The news was announced by the executive producer of Hawaii Five-0 Reboot, Peter M. Lenkov, who shared a heartfelt message about the sad passing of his friend with the following post on Instagram. He leaves behind his wife Halona and two children.

Lenkov remembers Wily’s first audition for his role in Hawaii Five-0and explained that he charmed him so much that he made him a regular on the show and also in his life. He also shared parts of their last conversation with each other and added that they both got to live their dream job together.

Taylor Wily had a varied career

Although Wily is best known for his work on screen, especially for his role as one of the actors in the Hawaii Five-0 The actor, who was of Samoan descent, began his career as a sumo wrestler. As a teenager, Wily was recruited into the Azumazeki sumo stable and fought under the pseudonym Takamishū Daikichi. He had a successful two-year career in sumo wrestling, winning two tournament championships. Wily had to quit sumo after he developed knee problems.

After his time as a sumo wrestler, Wily decided to pursue a career as a mixed martial artist. He joined the Dragon Bombers, a stable owned by six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami. There he underwent several rigorous training sessions that prepared him for the first televised UFC fight in history. His However, his UFC career was short-lived as he suffered a serious eye problem in his first fight. That took years and a few teeth were missing.

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After his career as a sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist, Wily decided to focus on his acting career, and that is where he had the most success. After a few supporting roles in North shore and Nicholas Stoller’s Forget Sarah MarshallWily landed a role in Hawaii Five-0the most significant of his career. He repeated this role in MacGyver and in the just completed Magnum PI Reboot that shows what a popular and charismatic character he was on screen.

Source: THR

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0 is a modern take on the classic 1960s series. It is an action series that follows a special unit that deals with various crimes in Hawaii. The duo Steve McGarrett and Danny Williams operate outside of their normal jurisdiction and are given free rein throughout the state by the governor himself. They deal with terrorist attacks, kidnappings and other serious crimes.

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Alex O’Loughlin, Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim

Release date

20 September 2010

Seasons

10

Authors

Alex Kurtzman

Directors

Alex Kurtzman

Showrunner

Alex Kurtzman

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