R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan

died at the age of 54 from a heart attack Sept. 03rd, 2012

Duncan was best known for his role as John Coffey in 'The Green Mile' which earned him an Oscar nomination.

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R.I.P Michael Clarke Duncan. My condolences goes also out to his family & friends !!!

History of Michael :
Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. He is also recognized for his appearances in motion pictures such as Armageddon, The Whole Nine Yards, and Daredevil, as well as voice acting roles in works such as Brother Bear and Kung Fu Panda.
Duncan was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in a single-parent household with his sister, Judy, and mother, Jean Duncan (a house cleaner), after his father left. He always wanted to act, but had to drop out of the Communications program at Alcorn State University to support his family when his mother became ill. Duncan's large frame—6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) and 315 pounds (142 kg)—helped him in his jobs digging ditches for the People's Gas Company and being a bouncer at several Chicago clubs.
In 1979, he participated in the Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox, where he was among the first 100 people to run onto the field and he slid into third base. During the ensuing riot his silver belt buckle was stolen while he was stealing a baseball bat from the dugout.
Duncan took other security jobs while in Los Angeles while trying to get some acting work in commercials. During this time, he worked as a bodyguard for celebrities like Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and The Notorious B.I.G., all the while doing bit parts in television and films. When the Notorious B.I.G. was killed in 1997, Duncan quit this line of work.
In 1998, Duncan was cast as Bear in the film Armageddon, where he struck up a friendship with castmate Bruce Willis. It was Bruce Willis' influence that helped him to get his breakout role as John Coffey in the Frank Darabont-directed The Green Mile, a role which netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Duncan then was cast in a string of films that helped to establish him as a star: The Whole Nine Yards, Planet of the Apes, The Scorpion King (where he starred alongside his friend, The Rock), The Island and Daredevil (reuniting him with Armageddon co-star Ben Affleck) as Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin.
Duncan signed on for the role of the Kingpin in January 2002, though he had been attached far earlier.When he was cast, he weighed 290 pounds. He was asked to gain 40 pounds for the role in order to fit the physique of Kingpin. In order to do this, he would lift weights for 30 minutes a day, and power-lifted with one or two reps a day, as well as eating whatever he wanted. Despite this, Duncan's biggest concern was that he was black, because Kingpin had always been portrayed as white. He spoke on the fans' loyalty to the source material by saying "they watch movies to say, 'Hey, that's not like the comic book.' But I want them to get past that and just see the movie for what it is and see me for what I am—an actor."
In July 2006, Duncan showed interest in returning for the role of the Kingpin, but stated that he would not be willing to gain weight as he felt "comfortable" being down to 270 pounds. However, he jokingly showed willingness to change his mind if he were offered $20 million. Duncan suggested that the character be portrayed as having been training a lot in jail in order to become faster in combat against Daredevil, also working as a way to fit his weight loss into the story.[13] In 2009, he stopped eating meat and later appeared in a PETA ad campaign, touting the health benefits and his increased strength from a vegetarian diet.
Duncan also provided his voice for a number of roles, including Brother Bear and its sequel, Brother Bear 2, The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, Quiznos commercials, and the video games Demon Stone, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Saints Row, and Soldier of Fortune, with his most recent role being God of War II, where he provides the voice of Atlas, the Titan condemned by Zeus to stand at the western edge of the earth and hold up the sky on his shoulders. He reprised his role as the Kingpin in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.
In 2005, he starred in the film Sin City (again alongside Bruce Willis) as Manute, a powerful mobster. Duncan appeared in a minor role in the 2006 movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Lucius Washington, and he voiced the role of the villain Massive in Loonatics Unleashed. In 2006, he voiced the role of Numbuh 26 in the animated movie Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation ZERO. Additionally, he played Balrog in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and voiced the prison commander in Kung Fu Panda.
He also guest starred in numerous television shows. He appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, titled "Benchwarmers", as Zack's basketball coach, Coach Little. In 2005, Duncan guest-starred in a first-season episode of CSI: NY. He appeared as "Colt" in the second-season premiere of Chuck, "Chuck Versus The First Date".In November he appeared as a guest star on the CBS show Two and a Half Men. In April 2011 Duncan guest starred on an episode of TV series Bones as Leo Knox. In 2012, Duncan got his first starring role as the same character in the spinoff series The Finder. In the same year, he appeared in a public service announcement advertising the importance of knowing early-onset symptoms of strokes. During the week of May 14, 2012, Duncan appeared on the late night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as a guest, when the show was taping for a week in Scotland.

Filmografie :
2011: Cross – Erlik
2010: The Story – The Dealer
2009: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li – Balrog
2009: The Slammin' Salmon – Cleon 'Slammin' Salmon
2008: Kung Fu Panda – Commander Vachir the Javan Rhino (voice)
2008: Delgo – Elder Marley (voice)
2008: Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins – Otis
2007: American Crude – Spinks
2007: The Last Mimzy – Nathaniel Broadman
2007: Slipstream – Mort / Phil
2007: One Way – The General
2006: Brother Bear II – Tug (voice)
2006: Air Buddies – The Wolf
2006: School for Scoundrels – Lesher
2006: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby – Lucius Washington
2005: The Island – Starkweather
2005: Sin City – Manute
2005: Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone – Stinktooth the Tyrannosaurus (voice)
2005: The Golden Blaze – Thomas Tatum/Quake (voice)
2005: Racing Stripes – Clydesdale (voice)
2004: Pursued – Franklin
2004: George and the Dragon – Tarik
2004: D.E.B.S. – Mr. Phipps
2004: The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses – Big Daddy the Mussaurus (voice)
2003: Brother Bear – Tug (voice)
2003: Daredevil – Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin
2002: The Scorpion King – Balthazar
2001: They Call Me Sirr – Coach Griffin
2001: Planet of the Apes – Attar
2001: Cats & Dogs – Sam (voice)
2001: See Spot Run – Murdoch
2000: The Whole Nine Yards – Franklin 'Frankie Figs' Figueroa
1999: The Black And The White – Earl Clayton
1999: The Green Mile – John Coffey
1999: Breakfast of Champions – Eli
1999: The Underground Comedy Movie – Gay Virgin
1998: Armageddon – Bear
1998: A Night at the Roxbury – Bouncer
1998: Bulworth – Bouncer
1998: The Players Club – Bodyguard
1998: Caught Up – BB
1997: Back in Business – Huge Guard
1995: Friday – Craps Player (not on the players list)

Kind Regards
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The Green Mile was one of the last films i have watched from start to finish without taking a break, He was great in it and i almost shed a tear at the end.

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Rest in peace Michael

Was he the big Black Guy?

I liked him as Actor, rest in Peace.

Only the good die young, only the Evil seemst to live forever.....