United Kingdom, June 17 -- Lilo + Stitch star David H. K. Bell has died aged 46.

The actor, who played Big Hawaiian Dude in the 2025 live-action remake of the movie, has passed away, his sister, Jalene Kanani Bell, confirmed on Sunday (15.06.25).

She wrote on her Facebook account: "It is with a heavy heart I share that my sweet, generous, talented, funny, brilliant and handsome little brother David H. K. Bell will spend today in the company of our Heavenly Father. I've been waiting for the words and mindset to properly express the joy of a human, and Prince of a Man he was, but fate pushed my hand this morning by a pre-scheduled Father's Day newsletter honoring the men in our lives.

I met my little brother at the age of 18, on my high ...