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KurtPikachu2001 · 11-01-2012, 05:22 PM

WHy did Zulu leave Hawaii Five-0? And did anyone know he was in a movie MST3K made fun of called, "CodeName Diamondhead"?

Zulu as Kono was a cool character. Also, is that Kono any related to the current Kono on the new Hawaii Five-0?

MichaelKeith · 01-06-2014, 05:20 PM

I've read somewhere, possibly on the Hawaii Five-O website, that supposedly Zulu made some racial slur to someone and Jack Webb didn't like it and had him fired from the show.

vrinda · 04-05-2016, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MichaelKeith

I've read somewhere, possibly on the Hawaii Five-O website, that supposedly Zulu made some racial slur to someone and Jack Webb didn't like it and had him fired from the show.

Jack Webb? You mean Jack Lord. Zulu had a nightclub act at the same time he was doing H5O. Because of this, he was coming to the set late, forgetting his lines, and was sleeping on the set. The producers decided to fire him. He was antagonizing Jack Lord all the time and a result, Jack didn't like him. It's not Jack's fault.

TMC · 09-29-2020, 06:25 PM

How JACK LORD'S EGO caused disaster on the set of HAWAII FIVE-O and ended in the firing of ZULU!

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A look into the long running TV show Hawaii Five-O, how it came to be and troubles that happened during it's production!

vrinda · 09-29-2020, 07:42 PM

That video proves just repeats the same garbage that has been told over the years, with no verification. Zulu did make anti-Semitic remarks to the publicist and he wrote an apology that was printed in the Hawaiian newspapers of the time. No one apologizes for something they didn't do.

Jack didn't do anything to him. Zulu didn't like that he wasn't getting much to do and blamed it on Jack because he was an easy target. Leonard Freeman, the executive producer, was only on the set 4 times a year, so there wasn't much opportunity to go near him.

I spoke to Bernie Oseransky, the production manager on Hawaii Five-O, and several writers who worked on the show's early seasons, like John D.F. Black, Jerome Coopersmith, and Arthur Keane. The writers told me that they conferred with Leonard Freeman on the scripts and Jack Lord had no input in them. They all visited the set as well and Jack did control the scripts nor tell them what to write for Zulu.

Oseransky said Zulu was always complaining about his role, but he never Jack mistreat him. Zulu would criticize Jack all the time, but he never saw Jack do anything to bother him.

Some H5O fans a few years ago spoke to Liza Chong, Zulu's agent and she said that Zulu wanted to leave the show and was planning to do so prior to this incident.

11-01-2012, 05:22 PM	#1
KurtPikachu2001 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 140	Why did Zulu leave? WHy did Zulu leave Hawaii Five-0? And did anyone know he was in a movie MST3K made fun of called, "CodeName Diamondhead"? Zulu as Kono was a cool character. Also, is that Kono any related to the current Kono on the new Hawaii Five-0?

01-06-2014, 05:20 PM	#2
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I've read somewhere, possibly on the Hawaii Five-O website, that supposedly Zulu made some racial slur to someone and Jack Webb didn't like it and had him fired from the show.

09-29-2020, 07:42 PM	#5
vrinda Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 11	That video proves just repeats the same garbage that has been told over the years, with no verification. Zulu did make anti-Semitic remarks to the publicist and he wrote an apology that was printed in the Hawaiian newspapers of the time. No one apologizes for something they didn't do. Jack didn't do anything to him. Zulu didn't like that he wasn't getting much to do and blamed it on Jack because he was an easy target. Leonard Freeman, the executive producer, was only on the set 4 times a year, so there wasn't much opportunity to go near him. I spoke to Bernie Oseransky, the production manager on Hawaii Five-O, and several writers who worked on the show's early seasons, like John D.F. Black, Jerome Coopersmith, and Arthur Keane. The writers told me that they conferred with Leonard Freeman on the scripts and Jack Lord had no input in them. They all visited the set as well and Jack did control the scripts nor tell them what to write for Zulu. Oseransky said Zulu was always complaining about his role, but he never Jack mistreat him. Zulu would criticize Jack all the time, but he never saw Jack do anything to bother him. Some H5O fans a few years ago spoke to Liza Chong, Zulu's agent and she said that Zulu wanted to leave the show and was planning to do so prior to this incident.