Son of Original Chin Ho Auditioned for the Part

[Brian Damage]

CBS passed on one chance to connect the old with the new. Honolulu actor Dennis Chun auditioned for the role of Detective Chin Ho Kelly, the role originally played by Kam Fong — his father. Instead, CBS cast "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho.

"It was extraordinary and rather meaningful for me," said Chun, who works for the state Judiciary and acts in local theater. "When I said the line 'I am Chin Ho Kelly,' it was one of the hardest lines for me to say, simply because for me, my father had always been Chin Ho Kelly."

His father, a former Honolulu police officer who died in 2002, was proud of his "Five-0" role.

"I am very greatful for the new show to even let me have a chance to do it," Chun said. "Just for one day I was able to touch it, and it felt really good."

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