Birth date | December 10, 1957 |
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Birth place | Chicago, Illinois, US |
Occupation | Actor |
Yearsactive | 1995–present }} |
Michael Clarke Duncan (born December 10, 1957) is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
In 1979, he participated in the Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox: he was among the first 100 people to run onto the field and he slid into third base. During the ensuing riot his silver belt buckle was stolen while he was stealing a baseball bat from the dugout. Clarke would later provide the narration for the 2005 World Series film.
Duncan then was cast in a string of films that helped to establish him as a star: The Whole Nine Yards, Planet of the Apes, The Scorpion King (where he starred alongside his friend, The Rock), The Island and Daredevil as Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin. 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. Duncan signed on for the role in January 2002, though he had been attached far earlier. When Duncan was cast, he weighed 290 pounds. He was asked to gain 40 pounds for the role in order to fit the physique of Kingpin. In order to do this, he would lift weights for 30 minutes a day, and power-lifted with one or two reps a day, as well as eating whatever he wanted. Despite this, Duncan's biggest concern was that he is black, whilst Kingpin has always been portrayed as white. He spoke on the fan's loyalty to the source material by saying "they watch movies to say, 'Hey, that's not like the comic book.' But I want them to get past that and just see the movie for what it is and see me for what I am—an actor." In July 2006, Duncan showed interest in returning for the role of the Kingpin, but stated that he would not be willing to gain weight as he felt "comfortable" being down to 270 pounds. However, he jokingly showed willingness to change his mind if he was offered $20 million. Duncan suggested that the character be portrayed as having been training a lot in jail in order to become faster in combat against Daredevil, also working as a way to fit his weight loss into the story.
Duncan has also provided his voice for a number of roles including Brother Bear and its sequel, Brother Bear 2, The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, Quiznos commercials, and the video games Demon Stone, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Saints Row, and Soldier of Fortune, with his most recent role being God of War II, where he provides the voice of Atlas, the Titan condemned by Zeus to stand at the western edge of the earth and hold up the sky on his shoulders. He reprised his role as the Kingpin in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.
In 2005, he starred in the film Sin City (again alongside Bruce Willis) as Manute, a powerful mobster. Duncan appeared in a minor role in the 2006 movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Lucius Washington, and he voiced the role of the villain Massive in the Loonatics Unleashed. In 2006, he voiced the role of Numbuh 26 in the animated movie Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation ZERO. He played Balrog in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and voiced the prison commander in Kung Fu Panda.
He has also guest starred in numerous television shows. He appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody "Benchwarmers" as Zack's basketball coach, Coach Little (Which Zack poked fun at, since the "Little" was somewhat ironic due to his large build). In 2005, Duncan guest-starred in a first-season episode of CSI: NY. He appeared as "Colt" in the second-season premiere of Chuck, "Chuck Versus The First Date". In November he appeared as a guest star on the CBS show Two and a Half Men.In April 2011 Duncan guest starred on an episode of Bones (TV series) as Leo Knox.
Year | ! Title | ! Role | Notes |
1995 | Friday (film)>Friday | Craps Player (uncredited) | |
1997 | Back in Business (1997 film)Back in Business || | Huge Guard | |
1998 | Caught Up (film)Caught Up || | BB | |
1998 | The Players Club| | Bodyguard | |
1998 | Bulworth| | Bouncer | |
1998 | Armageddon (film)Armageddon || | Bear | |
1998 | A Night at the Roxbury| | Bouncer | |
1999 | Breakfast of Champions (film)Breakfast of Champions || | Eli | |
1999 | Sister, Sister (TV series)Sister, Sister || | Big Earl | TV episode |
1999 | Underground Comedy Movie| | Gay Virgin | |
1999 | The Black And The White| | Earl Clayton | Second film co-starring both Duncan and Michael Jeter |
1999 | The Green Mile (film)The Green Mile || | John Coffey | Black Reel Award: Best Supporting ActorBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureNominated – MTV Movie Awards>MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough PerformanceNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo| | Flusia | Uncredited Role |
2000 | The Whole Nine Yards (film)The Whole Nine Yards || | Franklin 'Frankie Figs' Figueroa | Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Supporting Actor |
2001 | See Spot Run| | Murdoch | |
2001 | Cats & Dogs| | Sam | |
2001 | They Call Me Sirr| | Coach Griffin | |
2001 | Planet of the Apes (2001 film)Planet of the Apes || | Attar | |
2002 | The Scorpion King| | Balthazar | |
2003 | Daredevil (film)Daredevil || | Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin | |
2003 | Brother Bear| | Tug | |
2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series| | Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin | Reprised his role from Daredevil'' |
2004 | D.E.B.S. (2004 film)D.E.B.S. || | Mr. Phipps | |
2004 | George and the Dragon (film)George and the Dragon || | Tarik | |
2004 | The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses| | Big Daddy the Mussaurus | |
2004 | Pursued (2004 film)Pursued || | Franklin | |
2005 | The Golden Blaze| | Thomas Tatum/Quake | |
2005 | Racing Stripes| | Clydesdale | |
2005 | Sin City (film)Sin City || | Manute | |
2005 | The Producers (2005 film)The Producers || | Accountant (Scene later cut.) | |
2005 | Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone| | Stinktooth the Tyrannosaurus | |
2005 | The Island (2005 film)The Island || | Starkweather | |
2005 | 2005 World Series Highlight Film | ||
2006 | Air Buddies| | The Wolf | |
2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby| | Lucius Washington | |
2006 | Brother Bear 2| | Tug | |
2006 | School for Scoundrels (2006 film)School for Scoundrels || | Lesher | |
2007 | The Last Mimzy| | Nathaniel Broadman | |
2007 | American Crude| | Spinks | |
2007 | One Way (film)One Way || | The General | |
2007 | God of War II| | Atlas (mythology)>Atlas | Video game, voice |
2007 | Slipstream (2007 film)Slipstream || | Mort / Phil | |
2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins| | Otis | |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda| | List of characters from Kung Fu Panda#Commander Vachir>Commander Vachir the Javan Rhino | voice |
2008 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody| | Coach Little | TV Episode |
2008 | Delgo (film)Delgo || | Elder Marley | |
2009 | The Slammin' Salmon| | Cleon 'Slammin' Salmon | |
2009 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li| | Balrog (Street Fighter)>Balrog | |
2010 | The Story (film)The Story || | The Dealer | |
2010 | Redemption Road (film)Redemption Road || | Augy | |
2011 | Cross (film)Cross || | Erlik | |
2011 | Your Highness| | The Giant Troll | |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2| | List of characters from Kung Fu Panda#Commander Vachir>Commander Vachir the Javan Rhino | voice |
2011 | Green Lantern (film)Green Lantern || | Kilowog | voice |
2011 | The Sibling| | Addison | Post-production |
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