Michael Clarke Duncan is dead

[rake922]

He was a great man
1957-2012

[paranoyd androyd]

[MUHerd37]

Sad

[Ghenghis Kahn]

whaaat?

did that apprentice girl kill him?

[GUMMO77]

Rip

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[TheCentaur]

What happened?

Oh heart attack complications

[mr. leisure]

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54

<CITE class="byline vcard">By STEVE LOEPER | Associated Press – <ABBR class=updated title=2012-09-03T22:04:35Z>10 minutes ago</ABBR></CITE>






LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," is dead at age 54.
Clarke died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for a heart attack, said his fiancée, Reverend Omarosa Manigault, in a statement released by publicist Joy Fehily.
The muscular, 6-foot-4 Duncan, a former bodyguard who turned to acting in his 30s, "suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered," the statement said. "Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
In the spring of 2012, Clarke had appeared in a video for PETA, the animal rights organization, in which he spoke of how much better he felt since becoming a vegetarian three years earlier.
"I cleared out my refrigerator, about $5,000 worth of meat," he said. "I'm a lot healthier than I was when I was eating meat."
Duncan had a handful of minor roles before "The Green Mile" brought him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Tom Hanks as a corrections officer at a penitentiary in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer with a surprisingly gentle demeanor and extraordinary healing powers.
Duncan's performance caught on with critics and moviegoers and he quickly became a favorite in Hollywood, appearing in several films a year. He owed some of his good fortune to Bruce Willis, who recommended Duncan for "The Green Mile" after the two appeared together in "Armageddon." Clarke would work with Willis again in "Breakfast of Champions," ''The Whole Nine Yards" and "Sin City."
His industrial-sized build was suited for everything from superhero films ("Daredevil") to comedy ("Talledega Nights," ''School for Scoundrels"). His gravelly baritone alone was good enough for several animated movies, including, "Kung Fu Panda," ''Delgo" and "Brother Bear." Among Clarke's television credits: "The Apprentice," ''The Finder," ''Two and a Half Men" and "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody."
Born in Chicago in 1957, Duncan was raised by a single mother whose resistance to his playing football led to his deciding he wanted to become an actor. But when his mother became ill, he dropped out of college, Alcorn State University, and worked as a ditch digger and bouncer to support her. By his mid-20s, he was in Los Angeles, where he looked for acting parts and became a bodyguard for Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and other stars. The murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G., for whom Duncan had been hired to protect before switching assignments, led him to quit his job and pursue acting full-time.
Early film and television credits, when he was usually cast as a bodyguard or bouncer, included "Bulworth," ''A Night at the Roxbury" and "The Players Club."

[Borsberg]

sad. imagine being dead

[jjgold]

Never heard of him then again rarely watch fake tv

[mynameismud]

no way he was going to live to 100 being his size...way too early though.

[DrStale]

sad. imagine being dead

Probably similar to imagining being asleep.

RIP MCD.

[baskets]

....

[frizzelli]

Unfukkinreal

[daneblazer]

The Green Mile was really good....rip

[GUMMO77]

The Green Mile was really good....rip

I remember it being good, but haven't seen it in years.

[Bluehorseshoe]

[Jerm3462]

I liked him on 2 and a half men.

[DiggityDaggityDo]

I liked him on 2 and a half men.

Yes.

[will2survive]

Death is random. It doesn't matter who you are and what you have. This guy seemed like a solid citizen and too young, which makes it sad. Don't take life for granted but don't be afraid to die. Just live life the best that you can.

[stealthyburrito]

RIP MCD

[physed]

RIP big guy. Live your life to the fullest each day because you never know when it will be your last.

[ACoochy]

Guy gave all of us plenty of memories.

Thanks for the laughter and tears MCD...

[NYSportsGuy210]

RIP Michael Clark Duncan - He was a good guy and I enjoyed his acting.

I did not know he was Notorious B.I.G.'s body guard though on the night of Biggie's shooting....wow

[flyingillini]

RIP

[DDT]

RIP Bawce

[Teela]

He was engaged to Omarosa? That's pretty much all I took away from all of that.

[str]

sad. imagine being dead

Imagine all that went on in the world before you were born.

[dmtrader]

This news really depressed me when i heard it

[romecloneout]

bummer man...guy was solid

[GunShard]

RIP. Good actor.

[turtlejc]

loved him in armageddon

[Dutch]

He was engaged to Omarosa? That's pretty much all I took away from all of that.

And she goes by Reverend Omarosa Manigault? Wtf?

[onlooker]

[walv89]

Rip, bear!

[TheMoneyShot]

He died of roids... are you guys dense?

Nothing to see here... move along.