{"id":44068,"date":"2025-02-12T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T03:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=44068"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T04:18:16","slug":"street-fighter-mourns-death-of-e-honda-actor-peter-n-tuiasosopo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/street-fighter-mourns-death-of-e-honda-actor-peter-n-tuiasosopo\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Fighter mourns death of E. Honda actor Peter N. Tuiasosopo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fans of <strong>Street Fighter<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/1994-street-fighter-movie-starring-van-damme-is-still-a-money-maker-according-to-latest-capcom-shareholder-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the live-action Street Fighter movie<\/a> mourn the passing of Peter N. Tuiasosopo \u2013 the actor who played E. Honda in the 1994 film. Tuiasosopo died on February 10, 2025 due to heart complications (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/10\/actor-peter-navy-tuiasosopo-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source: TMZ<\/a>). Peter\u2019s son, Manoah Peter Tuiasosopo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/manoah.tuiasosopo\/posts\/9136014569808167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broke the news on Facebook<\/a> whilst detailing his father\u2019s life and impact on others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m so very sad to learn the passing of my &quot;Honda&quot;, <br>Peter N. Tuiasosopo. \ud83d\ude22\ud83c\udf3a\ud83d\udc94<br><br>We had a blast on &quot;Streetfighter.&quot; Many fond memories working with Peter. A teddy bear of a man. Condolences to his family &amp; loved ones. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5G4KfHFnkf\">pic.twitter.com\/5G4KfHFnkf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ming-Na Wen (@MingNa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MingNa\/status\/1889341899212792132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over on X, fellow Street Fighter cast member Ming-Na Wen (who played Chun-Li) gave her condolences to Tuiasosopo\u2019s family and loved ones. She also fondly remembers the time she spent with Tuiasosopo, calling him a &#8220;teddy bear of a man.&#8221; Wen\u2019s statement was reposted by the official Street Fighter X account, saying that Tuiasosopo\u2019s portrayal of E. Honda will continue to be part of the franchise\u2019s history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Sumo will always be No. 1.&quot;<br><br>Our hearts go out to Peter Tuiasosopo&#39;s family. His portrayal of E. Honda in the Street Fighter movie will always be a part of our history. Thank you, Peter. \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VW47PWiUdI\">https:\/\/t.co\/VW47PWiUdI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreetFighter\/status\/1889433755431149735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from E. Honda, Peter Tuiasosopo played smaller roles such as a bodyguard in The Fast and the Furious, Charlie\u2019s Angels, and The Scorpion King. Prior to acting, he played professional football.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Street Fighter 1994 E. Honda vs. Zangief (SD)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2hFTCLHhALQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While he will mostly be remembered for playing the live-action version of the Japanese headbutting hero, Tuiasosopo\u2019s kindness and on-screen presence will be felt for years to come. According to Manoah, he and his family are discussing a proper Celebration of Life of his father and will announce the details once they have been finalized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Street Fighter mourn the passing of Peter N. Tuiasosopo \u2013 the actor who played E. Honda in the 1994 live-action film. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":44074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-44068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Street Fighter mourns death of E. Honda actor Peter N. 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