Raimund Bumatai (December 20, 1952 – October 6, 2005)
was an American actor, musician, singer and recording artist, who worked in
comedy
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and live entertainment in
Waikiki
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Waikiki is most famous for Waikiki Beach, which is one of six beaches in the district ...
and in live-action production and animation in
Hollywood.
Early life
Bumatai was born on December 20, 1952.
He was the older brother of stand-up comedian
Andy Bumatai.
Career
He had been active in motion pictures and television since the late 1980s. A supporting actor in many television series filmed in Hawaii, Bumatai often played a local character. In
Sherwood Hu
Sherwood Xuehua Hu (; born 1967), is a Chinese American theatre director and film director.
Early life and education
Hu was born in Shanghai in 1967, to Hu Weimin (; 1932-1989), a theatre director, and Gu Menghua (). His sister Hu Xuelian () i ...
's Hawaiian Ghost thriller ''
Lani Loa'' (1998) he played the character Hawaiian Kenny. Among his more recent work, Bumatai read the part of Tito Makani Jr. on
Klasky Csupo
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's ''
Rocket Power'' animated series.
Personal life
Bumatai and his wife Karen "Bree" Bumatai, were married in 1993.
Together they have a daughter, Cecilly Ann.
Death
Bumatai died in
Honolulu
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on October 6, 2005 at the age of 52, after having been treated for
brain cancer
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at various times during the last years of his life.
His last role was the voice of Little Jim in the
Scooby-Doo
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film ''
Aloha, Scooby-Doo!''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Obituary in The Honolulu Advertiser
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1952 births
2005 deaths
Actors from Hesse
American male television actors
American male film actors
American male voice actors
Singers from Hawaii
Male actors from Hawaii
Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
20th-century American male singers
20th-century American singers