Raimund Bumatai (December 20, 1952 – October 6, 2005) was an American actor, musician, singer and recording artist, who worked in

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and live entertainment in

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and in live-action production and animation in

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Early life

Bumatai was born on December 20, 1952. He was the older brother of stand-up comedian

Andy Bumatai Andrew Jackson Bumatai (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, television host and producer from Hawaii. He is of Native Hawaiian, Filipino, French and German ancestry. Early life Bumatai was born in Germany to a Germ ...

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 () is ...

's Hawaiian Ghost thriller ''

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'' (1998) he played the character Hawaiian Kenny. Among his more recent work, Bumatai read the part of Tito Makani Jr. on

Klasky Csupo Klasky-Csupo, Inc. (stylized as KLaSKY CSUPO INC., doing business as Klasky Csupo, ) is an American animation studio located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and Hungarian animator Gábor Csupó (he ...

's ''

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'' 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

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on October 6, 2005 at the age of 52, after having been treated for

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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

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film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Obituary in The Honolulu Advertiser

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