Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor who starred in movies and was a guest on television shows including: Two and a Half Men, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, CSI: NY and Chuck.

 Before movies 
Before he became an actor, Duncan was a bodyguard for celebrities including: LL Cool J, Jamie Foxx, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and The Notorious B.I.G.. He quit because when his friend covered for him while watching Notorious B.I.G., Biggie died that night.

 Movies 
Duncan became friends with Bruce Willis while he was acting with him in the movie Armageddon, This helped him get the role of "John Coffey" in The Green Mile. After getting that role he became a breakout star. He played the Kingpin in the movie Daredevil.

 Health problems and death 
Duncan had a heart attack on July 13, 2012 and was rushed to the hospital. On September 3, 2012,  his publicist quoted Duncan's former fiancée, Omarosa Manigault Newman as saying that Duncan had died that morning at the age of 54.

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Category:Actors from Chicago
Category:African-American movie actors
Category:African-American television actors
Category:African-American voice actors
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:Saturn Award winners
Category:1957 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:Deaths from respiratory failure