Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-0' actor, dead at 56
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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.
"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. Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.
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"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. And I will miss you every day, brother."