Taylor Wily, “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.” star who previously competed as a sumo wrestler and in mixed martial arts, died Thursday. He was 56.
Taylor Wily, a former sumo wrestler turned beloved television actor, died Thursday. He was 56.
Details surrounding his death, including Wily’s cause of death, are currently unknown.
“Hawaii Five-0” executive producer Peter Lenkov confirmed Wily’s death to The Associated Press, and shared a number of tributes to his “brother” on social media.
“T, as I told you many times, I fell in love with you at the first audition”, Lenkov captioned a video montage of moments with Taylor. “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.
