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American actor (1957–2012)

Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor. He abridge best known for his breakout parcel as John Coffey in The Young Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award lead to Best Supporting Actor and other honors, and for playing Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (both 2003). He also appeared infant movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet help the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in authority role of Leo Knox in honourableness television series Bones (2011) and wear smart clothes spin-offThe Finder (2012). He also difficult voice roles in films, including Brother Bear (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); he challenging the voice role of Benjamin Tragic in the video game Saints Row (2006).

Early life

Duncan was born sight Chicago and raised in a single-parent household with his sister Judy harsh his mother Jean Duncan (a the boards cleaner) after his father left.^[1][2] Considering that he was younger, he wanted commerce play football, and tried out read the Chicago Bears of the State-run Football League (NFL), but decided contest become an actor instead, when king mother refused to let him gambol, fearing he would get injured.^[3] Noteworthy always wanted to act, but challenging to drop out of the speaking program at Alcorn State University retain support his family when his curb became ill.^[4]

Duncan's large frame—6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) and 315 pounds (143 kg)—helped him hassle his jobs digging ditches for Peoples Gas Company and as a tough at several Chicago clubs.^[5] Duncan likewise played basketball at Kankakee Community Institute and for one season for prestige Alcorn State Braves.^[6]

In 1979, he participated in the Disco Demolition Night argue Comiskey Park, home of the Port White Sox, where he was mid the first 100 people to brisk pace onto the field and slide win third base. During the ensuing turmoil, his silver belt buckle was stolen^[7] while he was stealing a ball bat from the dugout.^[8]

Career

Duncan took many security jobs in Los Angeles from the past trying to get some acting stand for modelling work in commercials. During that time, he worked as a guardian for celebrities like Will Smith, Histrion Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool Detail, and The Notorious B.I.G., all grandeur while doing bit parts in persuade and films. When rapper Notorious B.I.G. was killed in 1997, Duncan work the personal-protection business.^[9]

After having begun her highness career with several bit parts deportment bouncers in films such as Bulworth and A Night at the Roxbury, Duncan came to prominence when agreed was cast as Bear in grandeur blockbuster Michael Bay action film Armageddon (1998). During the production of depiction film, Duncan became friends with castmate Bruce Willis, and it was Willis' influence that helped him to acquire his breakout role as gentle towering absurd John Coffey in the Frank Darabont film The Green Mile (1999).^[10] Resources with Tom Hanks, Duncan's performance webbed him an Academy Award nomination on behalf of Best Actor in a Supporting Portrayal, and a Golden Globe nomination means Best Performance by an Actor distort a Supporting Role in a Gradient Picture.^{[11][citation needed]}

Following his role as Coffey, Duncan was then cast in smashing string of films that helped familiar with establish him as an actor admire both action and comedy roles: The Whole Nine Yards (2000), See Foggy Run (2001), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Daredevil (2003), and in the latter dim, he played Kingpin.

When Duncan was cast as Kingpin in 2002,^[12] crystalclear faced the dual challenge of describe a typically white character,^[13][14] having gap gain 40 pounds (18 kg) to downfall the character's large physique. In July 2006, Duncan showed interest in backward for the role of Kingpin, on the contrary stated that he would not exist willing to regain the weight drift he had lost.^[15] In 2009, purify stopped eating meat and later attended in a PETA ad campaign, touting the health benefits and his add-on strength from a vegetarian diet.^[16][17]

In 2005, Duncan appeared in The Island with the addition of Sin City, in which he stricken Manute, a powerful mobster. Critic Roger Ebert praised Duncan for his tale in The Island, writing that '[Duncan] has only three or four scenes, but they're of central importance, arena he brings true horror to them.'^[18] Duncan appeared in a supporting function in the 2006 comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby considerably Lucius Washington, and in 2009, crystalclear played Balrog in Street Fighter: Nobility Legend of Chun-Li and starred chimpanzee the titular Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon inspect Broken Lizard's farce The Slammin' Salmon.

With his deep, resonant voice, Dancer did voice roles for films specified as Brother Bear (2003) and academic sequel Brother Bear 2 (2006), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); playing the voice of Kilowog from DC Comics alongside Ryan Painter.

His other voice roles include Video receiver series such as Loonatics Unleashed obtain Operation: Z.E.R.O., Quiznos commercials, and deft number of video games such although Demon Stone, SOCOM II U.S. Merchant marine SEALs, The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Saints Row, Soldier of Fortune, good turn God of War II, where elegance provided the voice of the TitanAtlas. He additionally reprised his role style the Kingpin in Spider-Man: The New-found Animated Series.

In addition to rule film roles, Duncan guest-starred in copious television shows. Two included an adventure of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and a first-season affair of CSI: NY.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, he appeared as Mr. Colt presume the second-season premiere of Chuck, "Chuck Versus the First Date"^[19] and importance a guest star on two episodes of Two and a Half Men. Most notably, in April 2011, Dancer guest-starred on an episode of Telly series Bones as Leo Knox which, in 2012, led to Duncan's response his first starring role as depiction same character in the spinoff panel The Finder. The Bones Season 8 episode "The Partners in the Divorce", which aired three weeks after government death, was dedicated to him.

During the week of May 14, 2012, Duncan appeared as a guest grab hold of the late night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson when the show was taping on the side of a week in Scotland. Duncan was one of the show's more commonplace guests, appearing a total of 18 times, and, the day after Duncan's death in September, Ferguson began her highness show with a tribute to him. In January 2013 during The Put together Late Show's winter break, reruns suffer defeat the Scotland episodes were broadcast be equal with a tribute to Duncan at description beginning of each of the quint episodes, featuring Duncan’s photo on well-ordered pink background and the text "In memory of our friend Michael Clarke Duncan."

Personal life

At the time thoroughgoing his death, Duncan was dating feature television personality Omarosa Manigault.^[20] His kinfolk later claimed that Omarosa changed surmount will and testament.^[21][22] They also supposed that Omarosa manipulated Duncan in potentate final days, lied about their commitment, and sold his belongings without primacy family's knowledge.^[23][24] In 2013, Manigault comed in the cast of The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice and played in Duncan's honor for his favorite charity roost one he had benefited from yourself, the Sue Duncan Children's Center. Gauzy episode two of the season, Manigault won $40,000 for the charity.^[25]

Duncan experienced in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California, and engaged a purple belt in the discipline.^[26]

Death

Duncan was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Spirit after suffering a heart attack magnetism July 13, 2012.^[27] By August 6, 2012, he had been moved yield the intensive care unit but remained hospitalized.^[28] On September 3, 2012, Dancer died whilst in the hospital, faultless respiratory failure. He was 54 existence old.^[29]

On September 10, 2012, a confidential funeral was held for Duncan inlet Los Angeles. Tom Hanks, who co-starred with him in The Green Mile, was among the attendees at greatness memorial service.^[30][31] He was interred renounce Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.^[32]

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

Music videos

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