[1] Early life [ edit] Bumatai was born in Germany to a German mother and an American military father. Hawawiian-Filipino comedian Andy Bumatai was born on December 24, 1954 (or was it 1953?) FULL NAME: Augusto Tulba He dropped out of high school in the 11th grade and started working odd jobs, from a dishwasher to a surfboard polisher. He decided to fill that void, becoming one of Hawaiis first stand-up comedians. - The Castle Rooster T. Feathers (Sunnyvale, CA),The Ice House (Pasadena, CA), The Comedy Store, Main Room (La Jolla, CA), Various others, Works credited, stage appearances, and filmography, Last edited on 31 December 2022, at 22:12, "Celebrating Andy Bumatai, Hawaii's first stand-up comic", "Familiar faces of 'Five-O' strengthen Hawaii roots", "Hawaii's iconic comedian Andy Bumatai to go "Toolin' Around" after S.F. Former member of popular Hawaiian comedy troupe, Booga Booga. - Ed Kaahea He is 66 years old. About. Supporting himself by selling used cars, leis at the airport and coconuts to tourists (and an occasional appearance as "Captain Wacky Pop" at kiddie parties), he knocked on the door of any bar or nightclub that even had a small stage he could beg his way onto for an audition. Wikipedia "Comedians DFrom Hawaii" Category, More Hawaii Comedians Events Its like the gods telling me to shut up, he said in his announcement. he is one of famous Actor with the age 67 years old group. Howard Dicus reports. Hawaii Public Radio | It also doubles as an introductory crash course to some of its most popular words and phrases. Recipes. Official Sites. It just makes me cringe when I see myself doing stand-up with just a year's worth of chops (1979). He is also the host of Toolin' Around, a series on motorbikes, and The Daily Pidgin, a show that talks about the Hawaiian Pidgin language and local Hawaii customs. /* California for Visitors Link Ad */ Bumatais first big break happened when he replaced Rap Reiplinger in the comedy trio Booga Booga. While his comedy took off he performed in three national comedy programs for Whoopie Goldberg (1993), Rosie ODonell (1994) and Pat Morita (1995) he also started getting acting gigs on national TV shows such as Raven and Marker.. E:hello@themenectar.com. The prestigious Honolulu Star-Bulletin called him "Hawaii's Peter Sellers" on the editorial page. Her idea came after a flurry of news reports about how census data included a tally of people in the islands who said they spoke Pidgin, a mix of . This interview aired onThe Conversationon Feb. 28, 2023. "That's what comedians do," said Tony Silva,of Da Braddahs. Not coincidentally, Bumatai's character's name in Steven Cannell productions (Raven, Five-O, Marker) is always the same: Danny Kahala. 1980 was the year Hawaii made Andy a Superstar.