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{{Short description|American actor (1968–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox sumo wrestler
| native_name = 
| name        = Taylor Wily
| image       = Taylor Wiley (6142489357) (cropped).jpg
| caption     = Wily in 2011
| birth_name  = Taylor Tuli Wily 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1968|6|14}}
| birth_place = [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2024|6|20|1968|6|14}}
| death_place = [[Hurricane, Utah]], U.S.
| height      = {{height|feet=6|inches=2}}
| weight      = {{convert|450|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| heya        = [[Azumazeki stable|Azumazeki]]
| rank        =
| record      = 57–27–14
| debut       = March 1987
| highestrank = Makushita 2 (March 1989)
| retireddate = July 1989
| yushos      = {{Plain list|
* 1 (Makushita)
* 1 (Jonidan)
* 1 (Jonokuchi)
}}
| prizes      =
| goldstars   =
}}

'''Taylor Tuli Wily''' (June 14, 1968 – June 20, 2024) was an American actor, [[sumo]] wrestler and [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lindner |first=Emmett |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-0' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' Actor, Dies at 56 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/arts/television/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0.html |access-date=June 22, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622021323/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/arts/television/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He competed in [[UFC]] where he was billed as Teila Tuli and also competed in [[sumo wrestling]]. As an actor, he was known for his recurring role as [[List of Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) characters#Kamekona Tupuola|Kamekona Tupuola]] on both ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' and ''[[Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)|Magnum P.I.]]''

== Early life ==
Wily was born in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii, on June 14, 1968.<ref name=":0" /> He was of [[American Samoa]]n descent.<ref name="dolak" /> He first went to [[Kahuku High School]], but transferred to [[Farrington High School]] and played for the high school [[gridiron football]] team where he earned the nickname "Big T".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Easterwood |first=Jim |date=September 25, 1986 |title=King-Sized Gov has Blockbuster Potential |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-taylor-wily/149931146/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |pages=31 |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623231914/https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-taylor-wily/149931146/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time he weighed {{Convert|396|lb|kg}} and played [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|tackle]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Easterwood |first=Jim |date=October 15, 1986 |title=Prep Players in better condition than ever |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-taylor-wily/149932269/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |pages=66 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063456/https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-taylor-wily/149932269/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He later played for the [[Semi-professional sports|semi-professional]] Kauai Enforcers, a grid-iron football team on the island of [[Kauai]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Berger |first=John |date=June 22, 2024 |title=Taylor Wily, who played Kamekona in 'Hawaii Five-0,' dies at age 56 |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/06/22/hawaii-news/taylor-wily-who-played-kamekona-in-hawaii-five-0-dies-at-age-56/ |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063338/https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/06/22/hawaii-news/taylor-wily-who-played-kamekona-in-hawaii-five-0-dies-at-age-56/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Sumo career==
In March 1987, Wily was recruited by former [[makuuchi#Sekiwake|''sekiwake'']] [[Takamiyama Daigorō]], another Hawaiian, and joined [[Azumazeki stable]], which Takamiyama had founded the previous year. He was given the ''[[shikona]]'' (sumo name) of '''Takamishū Daikichi''' (高見州 大吉).<ref>{{cite book|last=Sharnoff|first=Lora|title=Grand Sumo: The Living Sport And Tradition|year=1993|publisher=Weatherhill|isbn=0-8348-0283-X|page=160}}</ref> In a 2016 interview with [[Sherdog]] he remarked on his first bout saying "I won a case of [[Spam (food)|Spam]] and some rice, and that was it, I was into sumo."<ref name=":0" />

He was unbeaten in his first 14 official bouts, winning two consecutive ''[[yūshō]]'' or tournament championships. Weighing nearly {{convert|440|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and at 6 feet 2 inches,<ref name="dolak">{{Cite web |last=Dolak |first=Kevin |date=June 21, 2024 |title='Hawaii Five-O' Actor Taylor Wily Dies at 56 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-o-actor-1235929211/ |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622060942/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-o-actor-1235929211/ |url-status=live}}</ref> he was one of the largest wrestlers in sumo. In March 1988, he was promoted to the third highest [[Professional sumo divisions#Makushita|''makushita'']] division, and became the first foreign-born wrestler to ever win the championship in that division. In the same month, future [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|''yokozuna'']] [[Akebono Tarō]], also from Hawaii, joined the Azumazeki stable. As the highest-ranking wrestler in the stable, he was a mentor to Akebono and gave him advice on how to adjust to life in Japan.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Panek, Mark |title=Gaijin Yokozuna |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |year=2006 |isbn=0-8248-3043-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/gaijinyokozuna00mark}}</ref> In March 1989, he was at the rank of ''makushita'' (top junior division) and competed Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Japan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 17, 1989 |title=Taylor Wily |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-taylor-wily/149933703/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |pages=6 |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623234932/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-taylor-wily/149933703/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Takamishū  (Wily) was never to reach ''[[sekitori]]'' status himself.

He did not compete in the following tournament, and retired from sumo in July 1989 due to [[knee problems]].<ref name=":0" />

==Sumo career record==
{{Sumo record box start|Takamishū<ref>{{cite web|title=Takamishu Rikishi Information|publisher=Sumo Reference|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1382|access-date=August 1, 2008|archive-date=June 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622052116/http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1382|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
 {{Sumo record year start link|1987}}
    {{Basho}}
    {{Basho|MAEZUMOU}}
    {{Basho|jk|7|e|7|0<br>Champion}}
    {{Basho|jo|48|e|7|0|P<br>Champion}}
    {{Basho|sa|49|e|4|3}}
    {{Basho|sa|31|w|5|2}}
  {{Sumo record year start link|1988}}
    {{Basho|sa|10|e|4|3}}
    {{Basho|ma|55|e|7|0<br>Champion}}
    {{Basho|ma|10|e|2|5}}
    {{Basho|ma|23|W|4|3}}
    {{Basho|ma|16|e|5|2}}
    {{Basho|ma|8|w|5|2}}
  {{Sumo record year end}}
  {{Sumo record year start link|1989}}
    {{Basho|ma|4|w|4|3}}
    {{Basho|ma|2|e|3|4}}
    {{Basho|ma|6|e|0|0|7}}
    {{Basho|INTAI|rank=MA|r-no=46|tozai=e|win=0|loss=0|absent=7}}
    {{Basho}}
    {{Basho}}
{{Sumo record box end}}

==Ultimate Fighting Championship==
After leaving sumo, Wily went to [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] in September 1990 and joined [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]'s stable, Dragon Bombers, as a trainee, alongside fellow former sumo [[Nankairyū Tarō]]. However, the stable dissolved in 1992 and he left NJPW. He continued his training, which evolved into mixed martial arts, preparing him for the first-ever [[Ultimate Fighting Championships]]. He adopted the name "Teila Tuli" that he was billed for during the competition. He explained his reasoning saying "They didn't want me to come with such an English name," he said. "So I took Taylor and spelled it the way we spell it here in Polynesia, Teila, and used my middle name, Tuli, and got rid of Wily."<ref name=":0" />

He competed in the first bout of the [[UFC 1]] in November 1993, facing [[savate]] expert [[Gerard Gordeau]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |first=Sean |last=Keeler |date=November 11, 2018 |title=How actor Taylor Wily saved the UFC from crashing before it even took off |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/10/ufc-mma-mixed-martial-arts-taylor-wily-teila-tuli-crash/ |access-date=June 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Denver Post]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212184559/https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/10/ufc-mma-mixed-martial-arts-taylor-wily-teila-tuli-crash/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Huamani |first=Kaitlyn |date=June 21, 2024 |title='Hawaii Five-0' fan favorite and former UFC fighter Taylor Wily dies at 56 |url=https://apnews.com/article/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five0-4239f5a05641d8ac54997d883f97a898 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622052201/https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/hawaii-five-0-fan-favorite-and-ufc-fighter-taylor-wily-dies-at-56/ar-BB1oFhMy |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=The Associated Press}}</ref> This was the first UFC fight on broadcast television as a previous match had not been broadcast.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |first=Brent |last=Brookhouse |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-0' actor and competitor in UFC's first broadcasted fight, dead at 56 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/taylor-wily-hawaii-five-0-actor-and-competitor-in-ufcs-first-broadcasted-fight-dead-at-56/ |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622060942/https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/taylor-wily-hawaii-five-0-actor-and-competitor-in-ufcs-first-broadcasted-fight-dead-at-56/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Tuli rushed forward, but lost his balance and was met with a brutal kick to the head that knocked a few of his teeth out, and a punch that broke Gordeau's hand, with the referee stopping the fight as a TKO win for Gordeau.<ref name="Sherdog">{{cite web|author=Leidecker, Tim|title=The Top 5 David VS Goliath Matchups|url=http://sherdog.com/news/articles/the-top-5-david-vs-goliath-matchups-13835|publisher=[[Sherdog]]|date=August 1, 2008|access-date=August 1, 2008|archive-date=August 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805035337/http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/the-top-5-david-vs-goliath-matchups-13835|url-status=live}}</ref> Reportedly, several teeth were lodged in Gordeau's foot, while another landed in the audience.<ref name=":6" /><ref name="UFC1-BBC" /> This was Tuli's only MMA fight.<ref name="Torch">{{cite web |author=Jarsulic, Mike |date=October 16, 2006 |title=DVD Review: Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 |url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/DVD_Reviews_17/article_161.shtml |access-date=August 1, 2008 |publisher=MMATorch.com |archive-date=May 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528090633/http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/DVD_Reviews_17/article_161.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Afterwards he suffered from [[blurred vision]] in one eye for several years.<ref name=":5" />

The match has been described as one of the top five [[Freak show fight|David and Goliath]] match-ups in MMA history.<ref name="Sherdog" />

== Return to sumo ==
Wily returned briefly to competition in 1994, to win the Hawaii State Sumo Championship held in [[Bishop Museum]] beating Kenna Heffernan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Star-Bulletin Staff |first= |date=July 4, 1994 |title=Wily captures state sumo championship Taylor Wily |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-taylor-wily/149932708/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |pages=24 |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623234931/https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-taylor-wily/149932708/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time he weighed {{convert|425|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and was hoping to become a [[prison guard]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaneshiro |first=Stacey |date=July 4, 1994 |title=A really big day in Isle sumo ring for Heffernan clan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-taylor-wily/149931508/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |pages=19 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063339/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-taylor-wily/149931508/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995, he also took part in the [[Sumo World Championships|World Sumo Championship]] in Tokyo, competing with the United States team, which placed second.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 21, 1995 |title=Taylor Wily |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-taylor-wily/149932973/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |pages=26 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063456/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-taylor-wily/149932973/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Mixed martial arts record ==
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| wins       = 0
| losses     = 1
| ko-wins    = 0
| ko-losses  = 1
| sub-wins   = 0
| sub-losses = 
| dec-wins   = 0
| dec-losses = 0
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{{MMA record start}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|align=center|0–1
| [[Gerard Gordeau]]
| TKO (head kick) 
| [[UFC 1]]
| {{dts|1993|November|12|format=mdy}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:26
|[[Denver]], United States
|<ref name="UFC1-BBC">{{cite web |title=UFC 1: The Beginning: Playboy, Mortal Kombat and the hunt for an ultimate fighter |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/46015665 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=June 23, 2024 |date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> First televised fight in UFC history<ref name=":6" />
{{end}}

==Acting career==
Wily appeared as an extra in ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''{{'}}s 1982 season, which was his first appearance.<ref name=":0" /> He also had small roles on the television series ''[[North Shore (2004 TV series)|North Shore]]'' and ''[[One West Waikiki]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |first=Mekishana |last=Pierre |title=Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-O' Actor, Dead at 56 |url=https://www.etonline.com/taylor-wily-hawaii-five-o-actor-dead-at-56-227798 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622060943/https://www.etonline.com/taylor-wily-hawaii-five-o-actor-dead-at-56-227798 |url-status=live}}</ref> Wily had a role in the comedy film ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' as a hotel worker who befriended the main character played by [[Jason Segel]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=KiMi |date=June 21, 2024 |title='Hawaii Five-0' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' actor, dies at 56 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/other/taylor-wily-hawaii-five-0-and-forgetting-sarah-marshall-actor-dies-at-56/ar-BB1oFJSH |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=[[USA Today]] |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622052115/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/other/taylor-wily-hawaii-five-0-and-forgetting-sarah-marshall-actor-dies-at-56/ar-BB1oFJSH |url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in the 2017 film ''Radical''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite magazine |first=Kimberlee |last=Speakman |date=June 21, 2024 |title='Hawaii Five-0' Actor Taylor Wily Dead at 56: One of the 'Gentlest Souls' |url=https://people.com/hawaii-five-0-actor-taylor-wily-dead-at-56-8667178 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621175325/https://people.com/hawaii-five-0-actor-taylor-wily-dead-at-56-8667178 |url-status=live }}</ref>

He had a recurring role on the television series ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' where he played Kamekona who was both an [[informant]] and an entrepreneur.<ref name=":0" /> Throughout the series, the character would hold various jobs, such as running a helicopter tours company, a [[Hawaiian shave ice|shave ice]] company, or running a shrimp truck.<ref name=":2" /> "It's the best job in the world—you get to play Hollywood but be right here in Hawaii," he said.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawaii Five-0 star Taylor Wily dies aged 56 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c511n5186x2o |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also made [[cameo appearance]] playing the same character in the reboot series ''[[Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)|Magnum, P.I.]]'' and ''[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|MacGyver]].''<ref name=":3" />

Wily made a cameo on the [[The Amazing Race 20|20th edition]] of ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'' and handed out clues to racing contestants.<ref name="AmazingRace">{{cite web |last1=Borama |first1=Jennifer |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Taylor Wily |url=https://tvovermind.com/taylor-wily/ |website=TVovermind |access-date=June 23, 2024 |date=April 29, 2020 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229195522/https://tvovermind.com/taylor-wily/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He also appeared as a sumo wrestler in "Battle of the Titans", an episode of ''[[One West Waikiki]]'', another TV show filmed in Hawaii.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |first=Marc |last=Berman |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2024/06/21/taylor-wily-dead-the-hawaii-five-o-star-was-56/ |title=Taylor Wily Dead: The 'Hawaii Five-O' Star Was 56 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=June 21, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622063753/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2024/06/21/taylor-wily-dead-the-hawaii-five-o-star-was-56/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Select filmography===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Year !! Film/Series !! Role !! Note
|-
| 2004 || ''[[North Shore (2004 TV series)|North Shore]]'' || Bartender || "Ties That Bind"<ref name="Forbes" />
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' || Kemo ||<ref name="deadline">{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Evans |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/taylor-wily-dead-1235979958/ |title=Taylor Wily Dies: 'Hawaii Five-0' Actor Was 56 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 21, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622063234/https://deadline.com/2024/06/taylor-wily-dead-1235979958/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–2020 || ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' || Kamekona Tupuola || 171 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |title='Hawaii Five-0' star Taylor Wily dies at 56 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-hawaii-five-0-star-taylor-wily-dies-at-56-213449797956 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |date=June 21, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063400/https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-hawaii-five-0-star-taylor-wily-dies-at-56-213449797956 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Amazing Race 20]]'' || Cameo || 12th Leg<ref name="dolak" /><ref name="AmazingRace" />
|-
| 2017 || ''[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' || Kamekona Tupuola ||<ref name=":4" />
|-
| 2018–2024 || ''[[Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)|Magnum P.I.]]'' || Kamekona Tupuola ||7 episodes<ref name="deadline" />
|}

==Death==
Wily died in [[Hurricane, Utah]], on June 20, 2024, at the age of 56.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breen |first=Kerry |date=June 21, 2024 |title="Hawaii Five-0" actor Taylor Wily dead at 56 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0-magnum-pi-hawaii/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625063340/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0-magnum-pi-hawaii/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 20, 2024 |title=You Gotta Hear Dis: Taylor Wily |url=https://www.kitv.com/video/you-gotta-hear-dis-taylor-wily/video_9e2bc0fb-e6d9-5085-ac64-517b2324e932.html |work=KITV |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622052117/https://www.kitv.com/video/you-gotta-hear-dis-taylor-wily/video_9e2bc0fb-e6d9-5085-ac64-517b2324e932.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His death was announced by host Lina Girl Langi during the show ''Island Life Live.''<ref name=":7" /> According to his manager, he died of [[natural causes]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |first=Kimberly |last=Aguirre |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-0' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' actor, dies at 56 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-06-21/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0-forgetting-sarah-marshall |access-date=June 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622060944/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-06-21/taylor-wily-dead-hawaii-five-0-forgetting-sarah-marshall |url-status=live}}</ref> He was married and had a daughter and a son.<ref name=":8" /> [[Peter M. Lenkov]] and Andre Jackson posted tributes to him online.<ref name=":4" />

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Hawaii}}
* [[Glossary of sumo terms]]
* [[List of past sumo wrestlers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1711334}}
* {{Sherdog}}
* {{UFC|teila-tuli}}

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[[Category:Actors of Samoan descent]]
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[[Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing Sumo]]
[[Category:Sumo people from Hawaii]]
[[Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]