Career
He is from Laie, Hawaii and is of Samoan descent. He is commonly known for his recurring role as Kamekona on Hawaii Five-0. In March 1987, Tuli was recruited by former sekiwake Takamiyama, another Hawaiian, and joined Azumazeki stable, which Takamiyama had founded the previous year.
He was given the sumo name of Takamishu.
He was unbeaten in his first 14 official bouts, winning two consecutive yūshō or tournament championships. Weighing nearly 200 kg (440 lb), he was one of the largest wrestlers in sumo.
In the same month, future yokozuna Akebono, also from Hawaii, joined Azumazeki stable. As the highest ranking wrestler in the stable, Takamishu was a mentor to Akebono and gave him advice on how to adjust to life in Japan.
In March 1989 Takamishu reached his highest ever rank of makushita 2, and even fought two bouts with elite jūryō ranked wrestlers (one of whom, Tōryū, was a former sekiwake).
Takamishu was never to reach sekitori status himself. He did not compete in the following tournament, and retired from sumo in July 1989. After leaving sumo, he competed in the first bout of the UFC 1 in November 1993, held in Denver, Colorado.
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This was Tuli"s only Mobile Marketing Association fight. The match has been described as one of the top five David and Goliath match-ups in Mobile Marketing Association history.
Tuli, credited as Taylor Wily, had a role in the comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall as a hotel worker who befriended the main character Jason Segel. He also has a recurring role on the television series Hawaii Five-0.
Wily made a cameo on the 20th edition of The Amazing Race, and handed out clues to racing contestants.
He also appeared as an "extra" in Magnum, Philippine Islands"s 1982 episode titled "The Eighth Participant of the Village" in a street scene near a pool hall (at time 29:19).