Joshua ‘Li’iBoy’ Shintani Net Worth
Liam Parker
Updated on August 25, 2026
Joshua ‘Li’iBoy’ Shintani net worth is
$500,000
Joshua ‘Li’iBoy’ Shintani Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani was born on June 24, 1983 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA as Joshua Kelii Shintani. He was an actor, known for Shallow Hal (2001). He died on November 25, 2015 in Kauai, Hawaii.
| Net Worth | $500,000 |
| Date Of Birth | June 24, 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Oahu, Hawaii, USA |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | The TV gossip news series "TMZ" reported Joshua's mother rushed him to an emergency room early in the week. Joshua died on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, after doctors discovered he was battling advanced pneumonia. A local Hawaiian news paper headline for Joshua Shintani - "Star of Shallow Hal" dies at age 32. |
| 2 | The actor appeared in only one feature film, the 2001 comedy "Shallow Hal" starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. Shintani played the Hawaiian man who strummed his ukulele to the song "Never Forget Where I'm From" while sitting next to Jason Alexander's character on a bench. Director Peter Farrelly was vacationing in Hawaii when he discovered Shintani, a ukulele-player extraordinaire, - a high school senior at the time - while he was playing his ukulele outside a public library. He was flown to Los Angeles for a screen test and landed the movie-part-appearance immediately after. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallow Hal | 2001 | Li'iBoy |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallow Hal | 2001 | performer: "Never Forget Where I'm From" - as Joshua "Li'iboy" Shintani |
Known for movies
Shallow Hal 2001
as Li'iBoy
