Actor Taylor Wily’s entertainment journey began in part with the onset of the UFC, as he was a celebrated sumo wrestler at the time, but it was Forgetting Sarah Marshall and later Hawaii Five-0 that turned him into a fan-favorite. Unfortunately, Wily’s manager confirmed going into the weekend that his client passed away on Thursday, June 20, citing natural causes as the reasoning. Understandably, the news came as a shock to Wily’s former CBS TV family (or families, if one counts his multiple appearances as Kamekona on Magnum P.
I. ), as well as to the fanbase that has grown over the years. Many shared their respects on social media, including some of the drama’s stars and its creator.
As the main creative force who was behind putting Taylor Wily in the Hawaii Five-0 universe, the reboot’s developer Peter Lenkov has clearly been taken aback by Taylor Wily’s death, and after posting his initial state of shock online, he then shared a tribute filled with fun pictures on Instagram , along with the touching message seen below: 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. 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. It’s aweso.
