The actor and surfer Tamayo Perry died, aged 49, after a shark attack in Hawaii this Sunday (23).
According to authorities, the actor was removed from the sea and taken to the coast, but he did not survive his injuries.
Perry has appeared in films such as “Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides” It is “The Wave of Dreams”. He was also a lifeguard and surf instructor.
Lifeguard, surfer and actor
Tamayo Perry was born and raised in O’ahu, a small town in Hawaii, and has been surfing professionally for over 15 years.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said Perry was an “eight-year veteran of Honolulu Ocean Safety and a well-known North Coast sailor.”
Perry was a beloved lifeguard, a world-renowned professional surfer and had an “infectious” personality, according to Honolulu Interim Ocean Safety Chief Kurt Lager.
In his career as an actor, he has been in films “Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides” , “The Wave of Dreams” It is “Charlie’s Angels 2” .
And he also participated in successful series, such as: “Lost” It is “Hawaii Five-0” .
As his biography, written by himself, says in site from surf instructors Oahu Surfing Experience: “When I’m not acting, I’m still quite a character, so there’s always lots of fun to be had.”
He was married to Emilia Perry, was born and raised in Western Australia and competed as a professional bodyboarder before moving to Hawaii, where he met his husband and began surfing competitively.
According to the biography written by his wife in site Oahu Surfing Experience: “When I was 18, I came to Hawaii for a competition and met Tamayo while bodyboarding at Pipeline. A few years later, I picked up a surfboard, we got married and there was no looking back.”
“The vast amount of knowledge about the ocean that Tamayo has ingrained in me over the years is priceless,” added Emilia.
*Wwith information from CNN international
Source: CNN Brasil
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