New Girl and Fast and the Furious star Peter Navy Tuiasosopo dies aged 61

Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, who is champion known for his relation successful the 1994 movie Street Fighter, has passed distant astatine the property of 61

Actor Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, champion known for his roles successful New Girl, Street Fighter and Magnum P.I, has died astatine the property of 61.

His decease was announced by his household connected Monday night. Their connection reads: "With a dense heart, my household and I privation to convey everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Our begetter Peter N. Tuiasosopo passed distant this greeting astatine 3:16am.

"My dada lived an astonishing beingness and successful nary mode does his interaction halt here. We volition proceed to unrecorded with him successful spirit, and arsenic saddened arsenic we are, helium is without a uncertainty successful Heaven with his brothers, sisters, parents, daughter, and Jesus, and nary longer successful pain. His strength, love, compassion, and kindness volition everlastingly beryllium felt."

Having launched his acting vocation successful 1991, Tuiasosopo rapidly made a sanction for himself, appearing successful the 2021 reboot of Magnum PI, Mayans MC, New Girl, Black-ish, Ray Donovan, and NCIS. His astir notable relation was arsenic E-Honda successful the 1994 movie Street Fighter, which starred Jean Claude Van Damme, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, and Raul Julia.

Beyond 'Street Fighter', Tuiasosopo featured successful galore Hollywood blockbusters including Fast and the Furious, Charlie's Angels, The Scorpion King, BASEketball and Austin Powers: Goldmember.

Peter was not lone a surface marvel but besides an emblem of transformation, rising to prominence arsenic 1 of the astir recognisable Polynesian actors of our era. While his ceremonial details are yet to beryllium revealed, his household is readying a fitting send-off to honour his legacy.

Paying tribute connected Twitter (X), Ming-Na Wen penned: "I'm truthful precise bittersweet to larn the passing of my 'Honda', Peter N. Tuiasosopo. We had a blast connected 'Streetfighter.' Many fond memories moving with Peter. A teddy carnivore of a man. Condolences to his household & loved ones."

"Peter Navy Tuiasosopo (E-Honda, Street Fighter Live Action Film 1994) has passed away. Thank You, Mr Tuiasosopo for making the quality travel alive. RIP," 1 instrumentality wrote arsenic they remembered the precocious histrion online successful the aftermath of his death.

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