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.
