Keo Woolford (January 26, 1967 – November 28, 2016) was an American actor, producer, and director. He was born and raised in Hawaii. He directed the award-winning feature film ''The Haumāna'' and the

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stage play ''Three Year Swim Club''. He starred in his self-written one-man show, ''I Land'', and as the King of Siam in

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'' at the

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. He was a member of the Hawaii boyband Brownskin and the Hobo House on the Hill recording team responsible for the

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-nominated ''Island Warriors'' album. He was a recipient of the

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for The Haumāna Soundtrack. His film and TV work included ''

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'', '' The Haumāna'', and Sergeant Detective Chang on ''

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''. He died on November 28, 2016, at Pali Momi Medical Center after suffering a stroke three days earlier.Keo Woolford dies
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Awards

* 2014 -

- Best Compilation – The Haumāna Soundtrack * 2014 - Audience Award -

Big Island Film Festival The Big Island Film Festival is a film festival held at the Mauna Lani Resort on the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii. The festival, which has been held every May between 2006 and 2016, features short and feature films by independent filmma ...

– The Haumāna * 2014 - Best International Film Award -

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– The Haumāna * 2013 - Audience Award -

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) – formerly known as VC FilmFest – is an annual film festival presented by Visual Communications (VC). It was established in 1983 by Linda Mabalot as a vehicle to promote Asian Pacific Ameri ...

– The Haumāna * 2013 - Special Jury Award -

– The Haumāna * 2013 - Audience Award -

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– The Haumāna * 2013 - Audience Award -

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– The Haumāna * 2007 -

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Nomination – I Land

References

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External links

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Official site of Keo Woolford
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolford, Keo 1967 births 2016 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Hawaii Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners