Sad news, today, as actor Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away at the age of 54. Duncan suffered a heart attack in mid-July and had been receiving treatment in a Los Angeles hospital for the past two months. His fiancé released a statement saying that the actor died Monday morning in the hospital. Duncan burst onto the scene with a memorable role as Bear in Michael Bay’s Armageddon, but it was his moving performance in Frank Darabont’s 1999 drama The Green Mile that really showcased his talent.
The role netted Duncan an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and led to a successfully varied career in films like Daredevil, Kung Fu Panda and Planet of the Apes. My personal favorite, though, is Duncan’s fantastic comedic performance in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. His charm bled through in all of his performances—good guy or bad guy—and he will be sorely, sorely missed. Our deepest condolences go out to Duncan’s family and friends.
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RIP Mr.Duncan!!! You was the MAN!!!
Whoa, that sucks. He was way too young.
Virtually all guys that big have used steroids at some point in their life. I wonder if that could have been a factor.
Damn. RIP Mr. Duncan.
Ummmm….you know this is old news right? He’s been dead for a few months now.
BUt still R.I.P.
Actually he had a heart attack a few months ago and then died today because of said heart attack
More sad news. Rest in peace. Michael Caine is awesome and deserved his academy award for Cider House Rules, but I thought Michael Clarke Duncan should have won for Green Mile. He was amazing in that role.
You guys need to do a big portion of next week’s Collison as a tribute to him. Nothing else interesting going on in movie land and I think you guys could have a lot of fun discussing him catalog of work.
All this mention of Green Mile and Ricky Bobby but what about The Whole Nine Yards. He was hilarious in that movie.
R.I.P.
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R.I.P.
“Don’t you put that evil on us, Rocky Bobby.” He really was a great comedic actor. R.I.P.
I will & all who love Movies will Miss him…. RIP DUNCAN :,’,',’ (
I will & I am sure all who love Movies will Miss him…. RIP DUNCAN
I liked his movies, but he took steroids and this is the risks (heart disease).