“Hawaii Five-0” actor Taylor Wily dead at 56

“Hawaii Five-0” actor Taylor Wily has died, his leisure legal professional confirmed to CBS News. He was 56 years previous.

A reason behind dying was not shared. Local news outlet KITV reported that Wily died in Hurricane, Utah. 

Executive producer Peter Lenkov, who labored with Wily on each “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.,” said on Instagram that he was “devastated” and “heartbroken” by Wily’s dying. 

“You charmed me into making you a regular… on the show… and in my life,” Lenkov wrote in a second post, alongside a slideshow of photographs of himself and Wily. “You were family. And I will miss you every day, brother.” 

Wily was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before getting into the movie and tv trade, he had a profession as a sumo wrestler and blended martial artist. 

Wily had a recurring position on “Hawaii Five-0,” enjoying the character of Kamekona Tupuola for 171 episodes. He additionally reprised the position in “MacGyver” and “Magnum P.I.” He additionally performed a job within the movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and appeared throughout the twentieth season of “The Amazing Race.”  

Wily is survived by his spouse, Halona, and their two youngsters, KITV reported.