LOADING ERROR LOADING Former sumo wrestler and actor Taylor Wily, known for his recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola in the 2010 drama series “Hawaii Five-O,” has died at age 56. His death was confirmed Thursday evening in a social media post by “Hawaii Five-O” executive producer Peter M. Lenkov, as well as by local Hawaii news station KITV .
Wily’s cause of death has not been revealed. Advertisement “I am devastated. Heartbroken.
I’ll post some detailed feelings later. Just too hard right now,” Lenkov wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two together. Multiple commenters remarked on Wily’s kindness.
In a separate post, Lenkov shared anecdotes about the first time he met Wily and a recent memory of him. “T, as I told you many times, I fell in love with you at the first audition. You came in with a towel on your head mopping up sweat, and I was smitten.
You charmed me into making you a regular...
on the show...
and in my life. You were family. And I will miss you every day, brother,” Lenkov wrote , sharing a series of photos of Wily.
“PS: when we spoke last week, we laughed at how right you were from Day 1. Five-0 was our dream job. And I was so lucky we got to share that magic together.
” Advertisement Taylor Wily's colleagues on "Hawaii Five-O" remembered the actor fondly after his death was announced on Thursday. CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images Actor Michelle Borth, who starred alongside Wily in “Hawaii Five-O,” also sang his praises in .
