# Michael Clarke Duncan has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 3, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580 "2012-09-03T21:43:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/1 "2012-09-03T21:43:23Z")
[Man, what a bummer](http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/celebrities/green-mile-actor-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-at-54-his-fiancee-says/2012/09/03/ba0ce26e-f60e-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html). Way before his time. Rest In Peace. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/2 "2012-09-03T21:54:57Z")
Oh, too bad. He always struck me as a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/3 "2012-09-03T21:57:24Z")
Much too young. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/4 "2012-09-03T21:59:45Z")
I really liked him on the Finder last year. Sucks he went so young. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/5 "2012-09-03T22:01:16Z")
☹ Good actor, seemed like a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/6 "2012-09-03T22:06:47Z")
Played a great stork on Family Guy: “The stork…but where’s my baby?” “Sweetie, you and me’s gonna _make_ the baby.” RIP ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/7 "2012-09-03T22:12:59Z")
Very sad to hear, indeed. A nice, nice guy…who for some reason dated Omarosa, his exact opposite. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/8 "2012-09-03T22:19:53Z")
Damn, what a loss. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/9 "2012-09-03T22:24:22Z")
“[H]is fiancée, Reverend Omarosa Manigault” ??? Screw it, it’s not too soon: Maybe he \*wanted \*to die. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/10 "2012-09-03T22:24:35Z")
Damn. He will be missed. RIP ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/11 "2012-09-03T23:12:59Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > “[H]is fiancée, Reverend Omarosa Manigault” ??? > > Screw it, it’s not too soon: Maybe he \*wanted \*to die. I’ve heard that real life Omarosa is actually pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/12 "2012-09-03T23:28:36Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I really liked him on the Finder last year. Sucks he went so young. I worked on that with him - he was an actor who occasionally required special treatment and extra attention, but nevertheless was a very, very sweet man. RIP Michael. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashley_Pomeroy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/13 "2012-09-03T23:53:12Z")
Poor chap. He always seemed to be smiling (his wife is a fox) and he was an incredibly snappy dresser, too. He made hats look good. And he seemed to be getting better; I guess the lesson is that heart attacks can strike down anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/14 "2012-09-03T23:56:46Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Much too young. ☹ I’ll say! He’s the same age as me!! Same hometown, too… :eek::eek: ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/15 "2012-09-04T00:05:24Z")
Very sad… ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/16 "2012-09-04T01:04:04Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I worked on that with him - he was an actor who occasionally required special treatment and extra attention, but nevertheless was a very, very sweet man. > RIP Michael. > ☹ 1. The Finder was amazing 2. My husband just got home from work, and I am actually hestitant to tell him about this because he loved Michael, but I don’t want him to find out from Facebook either. I lost my own father to heart problems last year, when he was 50. It’s way, way too young, and my heart goes out to Mr. Duncan’s family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/17 "2012-09-04T02:18:37Z")
My favourite fact about him is that he participated in the “Disco Demolition” riot at Comiskey Park in 1979. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/18 "2012-09-04T03:43:33Z")
What a shame. I thought his condition had improved, but I guess not. He sure seemed like a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/19 "2012-09-04T03:48:14Z")
Someone just last week told me in all seriousness that he saw Michael Clarke Duncan one time in the shopping mall that is about a five minutes’ walk from our home. We live in central Bangkok, but it’s still not an area that most tourists make it to, and the mall, while big, is not one of the bigger extravaganza types that tend to attract foreigners. If my friend is correct, then I wonder how Duncan found his way over here. But RIP, Mike. I loved your acting. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580/20 "2012-09-04T15:03:34Z")
I’ve heard he really liked cats, too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clarke-duncan-has-died/633580.md?page=2)