Taylor Wylie, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ actor, dies at 56

“I won the spam case and some rice, and that was it, I was a sumo fan,” Mr. Willie said in a letter. Interview 2016 With Sherdog, a YouTube channel dedicated to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

In the same interview, Mr. Willie also discussed why he was billed as Tayla Tuli in his UFC bout. “They didn’t want me to come up with that English name,” he said. “So I took Taylor and spelled it the way we write it here in Polynesia, Teela, and used my middle name, Tully, and got rid of Willie.”

He added with a smile that he hoped the admission wouldn’t send bill collectors his way.

For two years, he competed in Japan as a sumo wrestler under the name Takamishu. He won several tournaments, eventually reaching the makushita division, the third highest division in the league, and becoming the first wrestler born outside of Japan to win a title match.

He left the sport in 1989 due to knee injuries, and turned to mixed martial arts. Mr. Willie He fought in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship in 1993, where he lost by technical knockout.

He made his television debut in a 1982 episode of “Magnum, P.I.,” and made several guest appearances on shows including “Marker” and “North Shore.”

His survivors include his wife, Halona Willie, and two children.

in Interview 2014 With Hawaii News Now, Mr. Willie discussed his appreciation for his role on “Hawaii Five-0,” and what the experience means to him.

“It’s the best job in the world — you get to play Hollywood but you’re here in Hawaii,” he said. “house.”