Hero-of-Time Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, the miraculous mountain of muscle in the Oscar-nominated film "The Green Mile," died Monday in Los Angeles after a massive heart attack in July. The hulking 6-foot-5, 325-pound movie star passed away early in the day at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at age 54, his rep confirmed to the Daily News. “(He) suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered,” the rep said. His fiancée, Omarosa Manigault, a reality TV star and Baptist minister, performed CPR on Duncan when she found him unresponsive the morning he entered the hospital seven weeks ago, a source told The News. Duncan left the intensive care unit in early August but remained hospitalized. “Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time,” Duncan’s rep said, adding that public and private memorials would be announced soon. “I'll miss you, my brother,” actor Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, Duncan’s co-star in 2002 flick “The Scorpion King,” wrote on Twitter. Duncan previously worked as a bodyguard for Will Smith and Jamie Foxx and was hired to protect Brooklyn rapper Christopher (Notorious B.I.G) Wallace the night Wallace was murdered in Los Angeles. He swapped the assignment with a friend and quit security within hours of Wallace’s 1997 death. Duncan pursued acting full-time after that and scored an Oscar nomination for “The Green Mile.” He also appeared in “Armageddon,” “The Whole Nine Yards” and “Sin City.” Last May, he spoke publicly about seeking a healthier lifestyle. "Being a vegetarian was the best life choice I've ever made all natural, all organic!" he wrote on Twitter. Sad day indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 This makes me sad indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I am really shocked by this! i didn't even know he was ill, he's so young and obviously fit you just assume he would be healthy a real shame RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Wow, words cannot express... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Read this earlier today. It's a shame, 54 is no age to die at. I enjoyed him as an actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Oh man just heard about this... sad news..... might go rent The Green Mile tonight to honor his memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Eurgh, found this out yesterday as I mentioned before - so sad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer kirby Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Sad news, I blame vegetarians for his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Somewhat shocked, not seen loads of his stuff but he was a pretty damn fine actor. Now we'll never see him ever returning as his awesome Kingpin, which was a marvel-related conversation I was having with someone the other day. For all the slack Daredevil caught; his performance, the character, all of it was just brilliant imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Dammit he all he still had projects in the works. He seemed to have fun no matter what he was doing and obviously still had plenty to give, such a damn loss. Just look at him in Talladega Nights for example, a pretty average movie but he still gets in and puts his all into it. Green Mile was great but to me this is what marked him out as a great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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