Former sumo wrestler, MMA fighter, and actor Taylor Wily, best known for his role as Kamekona Tupuola on the rebooted CBS procedurals Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., and Macgyver, has died, RadarOnline.com has learned.
A KITV 4 Island News reporter, who described Wily as a family friend, confirmed the news on Thursday. No cause of death was given. He was 56.
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Wily also had credits in TV shows including MacGyver, One West Waikiki, and North Shore and appeared opposite Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, and Mila Kunis in the 2008 romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I. showrunner Peter M. Lenkov paid tribute to the "gentle giant" on social media, writing "I am devastated. Heartbroken. Il'l post some detailed feelings later. Just too hard right now."
Wily is survived by his wife Halona and their two children.
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