Daryl Bonilla (b. February 16, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawai'i[1]) is an actor, comedian and professional wrestler. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff
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Acting
Bonilla began his acting career right out of high school, performing on stage in several local productions.
In 1996 Bonilla was cast as Keao in the indie film Beyond Paradise. Beyond Paradise is a 1998 independent feature film directed by David L Immediately after the film was wrapped, Bonilla started doing local commercials. A 2000 commercial for Bank of Hawai'i, in which Bonilla coined the phrase "That's My Bank!",[1] became so popular in Hawai'i that the bank brought Bonilla back in 2002 and he's been doing commercials for Bank of Hawai'i ever since. Bank of Hawaii, a subsidiary of Bank of Hawaii Corporation ( is a regional commercial Bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. His other film credits include To End All Wars, The Sand Island Drive In Anthem and Beachfront. To End All Wars, (formerly entitled Miracle on the River Kwai) is the Autobiography of Ernest Gordon and recounts the experiences of A shore or shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water such as an Ocean, Sea, or Lake.
Early wrestling career
In 1997 Bonilla entered the world of professional wrestling when he joined World League Wrestling—Hawai'i (run by former wrestler Lars Anderson) as the TV host of their weekly show. Larry Heinemi is a retired Professional wrestler better known by the name of Lars Anderson. Bonilla, with his acting/comedy background, was a natural in front of the camera. He soon caught on with the fans and became a manager, donning the name DDB[1] or "Dangerous" Daryl Bonilla (DDB was a nickname from middle school).
Bonilla left WLW in 1999 to join upstart promotion Super Wrestling Force (SWF). That promotion closed a a few months later and was restarted in January 2000 as Third Wave eXplosion (TWX). That promotion also didn't last long, closing in the summer of 2000.
Along with local wrestler Lopaka, Bonilla decided to help upstart promoter Parrish Ho officially launch his promotion NWA Hawai'i. So along with "The Rocker" Don Lee and "Hotstuff" Kris Kavanaugh, they "invaded" World League Wrestling in June 2000. It was at this time that Bonilla made his in-ring debut as a wrestler. Bonilla took over as booker and the company started to grow and create a buzz among the local fans. After a falling out, Bonilla left NWA Hawai'i in June 2001. He briefly returned in 2002 but quickly left again, as he was bored and embarrassed by what had happened to the once-promising promotion.
In January 2003, Linda Bade created Hawai'i Championship Wrestling and asked Bonilla to join. Hawai'i Championship Wrestling (HCW is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded in 2003 Bonilla teamed with Ultimate Fighter Caruso as Caruso's manager, and the duo became one of the fan favorites, despite the fact that they were heels. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. In 2004, HCW bookers decided to break up the duo and try a different direction. Around that time, Bonilla left due to acting commitments as well as a lack of interest in HCW, which he felt was beginning to mirror NWA Hawai'i.
Now a part of AZW (Action Zone Wrestling) which debuted in June 2005 and has developed into the hottest promotion in Hawaii attracting talent from mainland US and Japan. AZW has featured several wrestlers from Dragon Gate and has had a working relationship with the organization. This article is about a Japanese wrestling promotion For the computer game please see Dragon's Gate.
References
- ^ a b c Daryl Bonilla at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Daryl Bonilla at the Internet Movie Database
- IWA Hall of Fame Listing (213)
- Honolulu Advertiser "'That's my bank' — and my bobblehead"
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