Michael Clarke Duncan

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

Named Male Star of Tomorrow at the 2000 ShoWest Convention
Won numerous awards in 2000 for his supporting performance in "The Green Mile," including a Saturn Award, a Black Reel award and a Critics Choice Award
Studied communications at Alcorn State University, but dropped out to support his mother when she fell ill, digging ditches for a gas company during the day and working as a bouncer at night
While pursuing acting in Los Angeles, he worked as a bodyguard for several entertainment figures, including Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx and LL Cool J
Quote: "I tell people, 'It's just like a cliché, but it's true: In Hollywood, dreams can come true․'"
His towering build and booming voice made him a popular choice as a supporting actor and as a voice actor
Often typecast as bouncers and bodyguards early on, he delivered a career-changing performance in "The Green Mile" as a gentle giant with strange powers convicted of killing and raping two young girls
Converted to vegetarianism in 2009 and made an animal rights film for PETA later that year about his conversion to veganism
Died early due to complications that followed a heart attack
While working as personal security for the producer of the touring stage show "Beauty Shop, Part 2," he often asked to be a part of the play and was always refused

1999ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
1999ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2000Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2000Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2000Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2000Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture:Nominated
2000Black Reel - Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama:Nominated
2000CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2000CFCA Award - Most Promising Actor:Nominated
2000Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
2000Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2000Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2000MTV Movie Award - Breakthrough Male Performance:Nominated
2000OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2000SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance:Nominated
2006Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2013Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated

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