‘Hawaii Five-0’ Star Dies at 56 – Hollywood Life
Taylor Wily — identified for his roles in Hawaii Five- and Forgetting Sarah Marshall — has died. He was 56. Hawaii 5- government producer Peter M. Lenkov verified the details in a quantity of Instagram posts on Thursday, June 20.
“T, as I instructed you several moments, I fell in enjoy with you at the first audition,” Peter wrote in a single caption, alongside a video clip montage of recollections with Taylor. “You came in with a towel on your head mopping up sweat, and I was smitten. You charmed me into building you a frequent … on the display … and in my everyday living. You were family members. And I will pass up you every day, brother.”
Peter then uncovered in his caption that he seasoned just spoken to Taylor just a single 7 days prior to his death.
“PS: when we spoke previous 7 days, we laughed at how correct you ended up from Day 1. Five- was our aspiration position,” the producer further. “And I was so lucky we bought to share that magic collectively.”
Peter adopted up in a person Instagram submit by sharing a image of equally of them. The graphic was seemingly taken on the established of the drama sequence,
“I am devastated. Heartbroken,” Peter wrote, in advance of adding, “I’ll write-up some detailed emotions later. Just also difficult proper now.”
Taylor appeared in 171 episodes of Hawaii 5- as the character Kamekona Tupuola. He reprised the job in MacGyver and Magnum P.I. At the commencing of his acting occupation, Taylor appeared in Forgetting Sarah Marshall as lodge worker.
Before he embarked on his film vocation, the Hawaii indigenous competed in sumo, UFC and MMA matches.
Taylor is survived by his spouse, Halona, and their two young youngsters.
