Talk:Michael Clarke Duncan/Archive 1

Weight
The guy cannot be 600lbs, can he? 76.224.116.178 00:24, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Gary Sinise
gary sinese wasnt a star in the green mile he just had a cameo24.196.132.211 23:08, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Photos needed
We need at least 1 photo of Michael Duncan. And additional photo of young Michael would be fine.Armatura 08:56, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Why not use the one of him on The Kingpin page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by E-flah (talk • contribs)
 * That's pretty good idea!! Thanks! Armatura 22:57, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It's been a while, and still no picture unfortunately. Shall we add the picture from The Kingpin page? nilicule (talk) 01:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Fight
I wish he was cast in a movie where him and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. had to fight each other, I wouldn't care if it was the shitest movie in the world, as long as they had a proper fight I would pay to see it. TeePee-20.7 14:41, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Didn't he recently get married? Shouldn't that be mentioned? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.10.199.134 (talk) 07:53, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Best known for?
Is it fair to say what movie he is "best known for" in the opening paragraph? Having that in an encyclopedia is stating that this is what he is best known for, for everyone. Which certainly isn't the case. I know him best from his role in Armageddon. Likes2Learn (talk) 17:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

No it is not fair, especially since his best known role is not either of the proposed movies, nor planet of the apes. His best known role is in fact "primary bouncer" in the 1996 music video of R.Kelly featuring Ronald Isley - "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)." In this 1996 music video, Michael Duncan is clearly the primary bouncer who gives R. Kelly the beating of his life and can clearly be identified in the video clip found on youtube at approximately 3:26 at the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXdu3pwT4ps In the event this is not deemed to be his "best known for" appearance, it should certainly be his "first appearance on a national level" or better yet his "National Coming Out Party" or NCOP for short. Excuse my prose. -Jesus —Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.5.49.94 (talk) 08:12, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

6'5 or 7
Which is his true height? In the move Green Mile, his character is described as 7ft. GoodDay (talk) 16:14, 2 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The Green Mile is a movie. His actual height is different. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.38.205.7 (talk) 18:54, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Discovery
In Michael Bay's directorial audio commentary of the movie 'The Island,' he claims to have discovered Michael Clarke Duncan at a gym. This fact needs to be included. It is quite a jump from bit parts to a supporting/starring role. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.23.212.226 (talk) 01:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Michael is on the Opie & Anthony radio program this morning and he's confirmed that he's dating reality TV star Omarosa (from The Apprentice), who went to the studio with him and appeared on-air during the interview. Sadistik (talk) 12:32, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
 * If that ever becomes the subject of substantial coverage in independent reliable sources, we might have something to discuss. For the moment, though, this is trivial. - Sum mer PhD  (talk) 13:00, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Someone Fix this
There are two god of war references in the one section, someone needs to put it into one. Im not to familiar with wikipedia, so can someone else edit this?
 * And plz someone remove from Filmography the Fifth Element, the president there is played by Tom Lister, Jr., not Mike Armatura 20:11, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Two and half men is not a show on HBO. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.134.163.147 (talk) 18:38, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Someone need to add "The Finder - Leo Knox" TV series to 'Career' after the "Bones - Leo Knox" guest appearance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.23.185.248 (talk) 14:27, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Can we change the sentence "Wilson Fisk is, by appearance, an overweight corporate head that takes the name Kingpin, but in fact he is the sole person running organized crime." to "At first glance, Wilson Fisk appears to be an overweight corporate head nicknamed Kingpin, while in fact he is the sole person running organized crime." The current sentence contains errors of grammar and is difficult to follow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.85.225.106 (talk) 22:17, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ I believe all of these have been fixed now. BollyJeff  ||  talk  02:17, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Vegetarian
He recently became a vegetarian because of health issues, and his compassion for animals, and did a Peta ad. Can someone ad this please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alively118 (talk • contribs) 21:23, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't put it on the article because I didn't find any spot I believed would be best, but I categorized the article as Category:American vegetarians and if someone wants to include this info somewhere here is this link at Peta. ZackTheJack (talk) 00:05, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Correction
The article is locked (and for good reason), but his date of death is in 2012, not 2011. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.139.239.167 (talk) 21:41, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 September 2012
In the "Illness and Death" section, please change the spelling of "fianceé" to the correct "fiancée"

Rainee88 (talk) 21:49, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ by another editor. — WylieCoyote (talk) 22:16, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 September 2012
Hi: I recognize this person from "The Finder but that does not appear to be in the list of things he acted in. Can it be added?

96.51.56.235 (talk) 22:13, 3 September 2012 (UTC)


 * It's already mentioned in the article. The list is a list of the movies he's been in.  RudolfRed (talk) 22:23, 3 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ I added it. Sister, Sister was added at some point in the table. This should be too. If I have to, I'll separate films from TV, as is done in others actor bios. — WylieCoyote (talk) 22:28, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Striptease
i saw this movie and i swear he was the bouncer from it and it isn't mentioned on that page. could someone check IMBD to see if he was in it and correct his Filmography.

You can type "wikipedia" but you can't type "imdb"?65.36.97.234 (talk) 00:26, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Ving Rhames played "Shad" in striptease, not Michael Clark Duncan.

Edit request on 3 September 2012
Heya, just spotted a mistake at the start.

"He is also recognized for his appearances in motion pictures such as Armageddon, The Whole Nine Yards, Brother Bear, and Daredevil, as well as voice acting roles in works such as Delgo"

Brother Bear is an animated film, and should be moved next to Delgo :)


 * ✅! Please don't forget to sign your requests. — WylieCoyote (talk) 00:42, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

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Edit request on 5 September 2012
This part seems redundant:

"best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile [...]. He was also recognized for his appearances in motion pictures such as Armageddon, The Green Mile, The Whole Nine Yards, The Scorpion King and Daredevil"

Note how he is said to be best known for his role in The Green Mile, and then in the next sentence, it is stated that he is "also recognized for [...] The Green Mile" - 89.160.119.13 (talk) 19:52, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅! I have removed the second reference to The Green Mile. — Michael5046 (talk) 07:25, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

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MMA fan
Michael Clarke Duncan was an enthusiastic follower of Mixed Martial Arts. It was a big part of his later life and should be included...but lets listen to him talking about it himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v7_d6soqas — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.125.248.74 (talk) 13:20, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

TV Shows.
Okay, I am 110% certain that he stared numerous times in the TV series "My Wife and Kids". Correct me if I am wrong but I am more than certain about this. Surely this needs to be added? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.217.126.112 (talk) 19:52, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 November 2012
Someone please update the link on Reference #21 on the main article. The location of the AP article has changed: old:

new: Sweepingoar (talk) 19:15, 4 November 2012 (UTC)


 * The AP will likely bury this again as it ages but nice catch of a dead link. Thanks, DocTree (ʞlɐʇ · cont) Join WER 23:07, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 December 2012
Can someone please fix his height? He wasn't 5 inches and 6. He was 6'5".

Done - with this edit. Thanks for pointing it out. Begoon &thinsp; talk 02:21, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Illness and Death
Is this really the appropriate place to talk about Omarosa playing for him on Celebrity Apprentice? Emann15 (talk) 04:05, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Two and a Half Men
The listed episodes are in the wrong order. It should read: "The Mooch at the Boo" and "The Two Finger Rule". I'd edit it myself but vandals... Also, I miss MCD. I loved him as an actor, and even in B movies he'd steal the spotlight. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.250.29 (talk) 14:58, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 10 May 2013
Michael Clarke Duncan appears in several scenes in the film "School For Scoundrels" and should be credited as such. The Wiki page is noted as a "voice only".

67.52.1.198 (talk) 15:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done - Thanks! -- El Hef  ( Meep ? ) 16:56, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 10 July 2013
Add "Family Guy season 11 episode 2 closed with a tribute Michael Clarke Duncan."

2.24.214.5 (talk) 20:04, 10 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Rivertorch (talk) 04:23, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

The Challenger
Duncan also Starred in a roll as a Trainer to a young rookie in the movie "The Challenger". Ricky valentine (talk) 00:30, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Posthumous film roles?
How can somebody who died in 2012 play in movies from 2013 and 2015? Did it take three years to make a movie? ErikvanB (talk) 14:38, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes. Rivertorch   FIRE WATER   16:00, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Filmography
Michael Clark Duncan also had a small role in The Dark Knight (2008) as one of the prisoners on one of the two boats that were blown up at the end. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghana4life (talk • contribs) 04:30, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Wasn't he in Con-Air? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.84.192.189 (talk) 01:27, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

This section states that Michael Clarke Duncan played the role of Fluisa in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), which is incorrect. It was actually actor Big Boy who played the part.

how about his role in pulp fiction? how the f*** isn't that on his filmography? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.80.124.122 (talk) 06:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

He voiced Blackmore in the 2005 game, The Suffering Ties That Bind. that is not listed in his filmography. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Connnnor93 (talk • contribs) 12:24, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Michael is listed as being in sin city, playing manute, manute was in sin city 2 and was played by Michael haysbert, MCD wasn't in any sin city movie. also a comment above asks why no mention for pulp fiction, because he wasn't in pulp fiction, it was Ving Rhames. Davyboy7 (talk) 19:59, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 December 2017
Clarke-Duncan and Omarosa Manigualt were engaged, not in a domestic partnership. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/omarosa-michael-clarke-duncan-engaged-wedding-wed_n_1854058.html, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003817/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm. They were engaged from Feb. 2012 until his death in Sept. 2012 Ekuhaupt (talk) 09:16, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: There is nothing to change. The "Personal Life" section already states: "At the time of his death, Duncan was engaged to reality television personality Omarosa Manigault."  The designation of "partner" in the infobox is not meant to only indicate formally registered domestic partnership relationships.   Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:03, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

TWO AND A HALF MEN with daughter celeste :-)
was the girl CELESTE his real life daughter or an actress? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:191:5FA0:F46B:5727:7F84:39CC (talk) 02:23, 30 December 2017 (UTC)