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Duncan, originally a Scottish name, may also refer to:

Fiction[link]

• King Duncan, a character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth
• Duncan (fictional locomotive), a locomotive character in The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry
• Duncan, He-man's Man-At-Arms from the Masters of the Universe toyline, comics and cartoon
• Duncan Idaho, a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
• Duncan Quagmire, a fictional character from A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Ser Duncan the Tall, a fictional character from Tales of Dunk and Egg, a series of novellas written by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his Song of Ice and Fire cycle

Fruit[link]

• Duncan (mango), a named mango variety selected and patented in Florida.

Music[link]

• "Duncan" (song), a song by Paul Simon
• "Duncan", a song by Sarah Slean on the album Night Bugs
• "Duncan", a song by Pat Alexander made famous by Slim Dusty

Organizations[link]

• Clan Duncan
• Seymour Duncan, a manufacturer of guitar pickups and effects pedals
• Duncan Toys Company, an American toy manufacturer best known for its yo-yos

People[link]

• Duncan I of Scotland (died 1040), king of Alba, represented in Shakespeare's play Macbeth
• Duncan II of Scotland (1060–1094), king of Scots
• Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
• Duncan (surname)
• Duncan (given name)

Places[link]

In Canada:

• Duncan, British Columbia

In the United States:

• Duncan, Arizona
• Duncan, Indiana
• Duncan, Iowa
• Duncan, Missouri (disambiguation)
• Duncan, Mississippi
• Duncan, Nebraska
• Duncan, North Carolina
• Duncan, Oklahoma
• Duncan, South Carolina

School[link]

• Duncan U. Fletcher High School

Ships[link]

• HMS Duncan (multiple)
• USS Duncan (multiple)

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Michael Clarke Duncan
Duncan in January 2009
Born	(1957-12-10) December 10, 1957 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	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. He currently stars as Leo Knox on the Fox television series The Finder.

Early life[link]

Duncan was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in a single-parent household with his sister, Judy, and mother, Jean Duncan (a house cleaner), after his father left.^[1][2] He always wanted to act, but had to drop out of the Communications program at Alcorn State University to support his family when his mother became ill. Duncan's large frame—6 feet 5 inches (196 cm)^[3] and 315 pounds (142 kg)—helped him in his jobs digging ditches for the People's Gas Company and being a bouncer at different Chicago clubs. Duncan has stated that one of his many jobs had been a stripper and that his stage name was Black Caesar.^[4]

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^[5] while he was stealing a baseball bat from the dugout.^[6] Clarke would later provide the narration for the 2005 World Series film.

Career[link]

Duncan took other security jobs while in Los Angeles while trying to get some acting work in commercials. During this time, he worked as a bodyguard for celebrities like Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and The Notorious B.I.G. all the while doing bit parts in television and films. When the Notorious B.I.G. was killed in 1997, a friend was covering for Duncan. This was the reason for Duncan to quit this line of work.^[3] In 1998, Duncan was cast as Bear in the film Armageddon, where he struck up a friendship with castmate Bruce Willis. It was Bruce Willis' influence that helped him to get his breakout role as John Coffey in the Frank Darabont-directed The Green Mile, a role which netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.^[7][8]

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. 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. Duncan signed on for the role in January 2002, though he had been attached far earlier.^[9] 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.^[10] 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."^[11] 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.^[12] In 2009, he stopped eating meat and later appeared in a PETA ad campaign, touting the health benefits and his increased strength from a vegetarian diet.^[13]

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.^[14] He appeared as "Colt" in the second-season premiere of Chuck, "Chuck Versus The First Date".^[15] 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 TV series Bones as Leo Knox. In 2012, Duncan got his first starring role as the same character in the spinoff series The Finder. In the same year, he appeared in a public service announcement advertising the importance of knowing early onset symptoms of strokes.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Michael Clarke Duncan at the Internet Movie Database
• Centerstage article on Michael Clarke Duncan
• 2011 radio interview with Michael Clarke Duncan

Bryan Duncan (born on March 16, 1953 in Riverside, California) is an American CCM musician. He is known for being lead singer of the group Sweet Comfort Band and subsequent solo career, which spanned more than 25 years all together. He is currently involved with the Nehosoul Band and "Radio Rehab" podcast. He has been the recipient of four Dove Awards and has received multiple Dove and Grammy Award nominations.

Career[link]

Duncan's started his career in 1973 with the Jesus music band Sweet Comfort Band. The band went their separate ways in 1984 having made the successful transition to contemporary Christian music. 1985 marked the beginning of his solo career. Bryan has sold in excess of 1 million records, released 15 solo albums, and appeared on several compilation projects. He has released three solo video projects and one joint tour video as well as having done the video for Left Behind: The Movie. Bryan

Bryan has had many number one hits over the years including "Traces of Heaven," "Things are Gonna Change," "United We Stand" and "Don't Look Away" from the Slow Revival album; "Love Takes Time," "You Don't Leave Me Lonely," "Into My Heart," "When It Comes to Love" and "I'll Not Forget You" from the Mercy album; and "A Heart Like Mine" from the compilation My Utmost for His Highest.

Recently, Duncan started his own record label called Red Road Records, short for Redemption Road Records.

Duncan created a non-profit on-line radio show and podcast entitled "Radio Rehab"^[1] to encourage people in daily life. He released two books in 2010: Hog Wash, a book for bikers and Dear God...Really?. Currently Duncan, Rogers, and Vail Johnson (of the Kenny G. band) are writing together for Bryan's first solo project since Joyride with a release date in 2011 on Red Road Records.

NehoSoul Band[link]

In 2003, Duncan started a new band called the Nehosoul Band with musicians Ricky B. Rogers (bass player, music director, co-writer), composer and keyboardist Phil Curry, lead guitarist Walter Finch, and drummer Sam Matthews. The band produced Music City Live in 2004, A Nehosoul Christmas in 2005, and Still Dancin' in 2008. The band members represent a wide range of influences over the years of each career with the goal of making their mark, setting new standards, and creating timeless music.

NehoSoul Band Members

Ricky B. Rogers

Walter Finch

Phil Curry

Sam Mathews

Tim Coleman – saxophone

Guest musicians

Michael Bloodgood

Mathew Burgess (3 Doors Down)

Steve Cabales

Bob Carlisle

Rick Elias

Irene Kelly Gaines

Tim Gaines (of Stryper) – bass: one song on Music City live

Don Garburg

Vail Johnson

Phil Keaggy

John Lawry

Carl Kelley

Darrell Mansfield

Kevin Max

Jason Palmer

Randy Thomas

Jakael Tristram

Mycle Wastman

Roger M. Wood – Keyboard and Hammond B3

Discography[link]

With Sweet Comfort Band[link]

• 1977: Sweet Comfort (Maranatha! Records)
• 1979: Breaking the Ice (Light Records)
• 1980: Hold on Tight (Light Records)
• 1981: Hearts of Fire (Light Records)
• 1982: Cutting Edge (Light Records)
• 1984: Perfect Timing (Light Records)

Solo[link]

• 1985: Have Yourself Committed (Light Records)
• 1986: Holy Rollin' (Light Records)
• 1987: Whistlin' In the Dark (Modern Art Records)
• 1989: Strong Medicine (Myrrh Records)
• 1990: Anonymous Confessions of a Lunatic Friend (Myrrh Records)
• 1992: Mercy (Myrrh Records)
• 1994: Slow Revival (Myrrh Records)
• 1995: Christmas is Jesus (Myrrh Records)
• 1996: Quiet Prayers (Myrrh Records)
• 1996: Blue Skies (Myrrh Records)
• 1998: The Last Time I Was Here (Myrrh Records)
• 1999: Love Takes Time: 17 Timeless Classics (Myrrh Records)
• 2000: Joyride (Diadem Music)

With The NehoSoul Band[link]

• 2004: Music City Live (Red Road Records)
• 2005: A NehoSoul Christmas (Red Road Records)
• 2009: Still Dancin' (Red Road Records)

Awards[link]

GMA Dove Awards[link]

• 1996: Special Event Album of the Year for My Utmost for His Highest (various artists)
• 1997: Inspirational Album of the Year for Quiet Prayers (My Utmost for His Highest)
• 1997: Special Event Album of the Year for Tribute – The Songs of Andrae Crouch (various artists)
• 1999: Long Form Music Video of the Year for My Utmost for His Highest – The Concert (various artists)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Bryan Duncan's Blog
• Bryan Duncan Interview at Voyage Radio 2.0 Podcast, 2009
• Bryan Duncan interviewed by Dr. Blogstein's Radio Happy Hour
• Bryan Duncan interviewed and debuts his newest CD on Lifespring (podcast)
• Soul-Audio Reviews Latest Album, Still Dancin'