Green Mile Star Michael Clarke Duncan Dies

	Green Mile Star Michael Clarke Duncan Dies The Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 54. A statement on behalf of his fiancee, Reverend Omarosa Manigault, said he passed away at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre after having a heart attack in July. The former bodyguard, who turned to acting in his 30s, never fully recovered and has been in hospital for almost two months. The statement said: "Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date." Michael Clarke Duncan with Colin Farrell in Daredevil Duncan with Colin Farrell in Daredevil Earlier this year, Duncan had appeared in a video for Peta, the animal rights organisation, in which he spoke of how much better he felt since becoming a vegetarian three years earlier. "I cleared out my refrigerator, about $5000 worth of meat," he said. "I'm a lot healthier than I was when I was eating meat." The 6ft 5in actor appeared in dozens of films, including Armageddon, Planet of the Apes and Kung Fu Panda Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey Duncan made his name alongside Tom Hanks (left) in the Green Mile He had a handful of minor roles before The Green Mile brought him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Tom Hanks as a corrections officer at a prison in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer. Born in <b>...</b>	From: 5portsCenter Views: 0 0 ratings
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