Photo: Michele Meyer from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Taylor Wily was credited as a rikishi, mixed martial arts fighter and television actor. Taylor Wily was born on June 14, 1968 in Honolulu, United States. Death is recorded on June 20, 2024, at the age of 56. The listed height was 188 cm.
My Take
Taylor Wily packed several lifetimes into one big, warm presence. Most people know him as Kamekona, the shrimp-truck entrepreneur and lovable fixer on Hawaii Five-0 and then Magnum P.I. — a role he made so effortlessly charming that the character became a fan favorite across both shows. What a lot of those fans may not realize is that they were watching a genuine pioneer: Wily, fighting as Teila Tuli, was literally in the very first UFC fight ever televised back in 1993, which is an insane piece of combat sports history to carry around. Before Hollywood, he was a serious sumo competitor too. Born and raised in Honolulu, he was the embodiment of Hawaiian aloha spirit on screen, and every scene he was in felt warmer for it. He passed away in June 2024 just days after his 56th birthday, and the outpouring from his Hawaii Five-0 castmates made clear he was just as beloved off camera as on it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Taylor Wily
- Name (Japanese)
- テイラ・トゥリ
- Reading
- ていら・とぅり
- Real name
- テイラー・ワイリー
- Born
- June 14, 1968 – June 20, 2024
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- rikishi / actor / mixed martial arts fighter / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor%20Wily
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3702254
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Taylor Wily born?
Taylor Wily was born on June 14, 1968.
When did Taylor Wily die?
Taylor Wily died on June 20, 2024, aged 56.
Where was Taylor Wily from?
Taylor Wily was from Honolulu, United States.
What did Taylor Wily do?
Taylor Wily worked as rikishi, actor, mixed martial arts fighter, television actor.
How tall was Taylor Wily?
Taylor Wily was 188 cm tall.
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