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michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - AnthonyG - 09-03-2012
michael clarke duncan Was the black guy from green mile for those that didnt know who he was. He was really tall and really big,I remember reading in the news he had a heart attack a few months ago. They caught it early and such but I guess the damage from it lead to another one and he didnt survive this one. I know I am gonna miss seeing him in movies.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - Twilla - 09-03-2012
I just saw this on facebook. I really liked him, he had a lot of warmth.
Scary too, guy was the same age as me.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - John L - 09-03-2012
Not so unusual. Blacks have a very high rate of heart attacks, due to their diet.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - twisteroo - 09-03-2012
(09-03-2012, 06:06 PM)Twilla Wrote: Scary too, guy was the same age as me.
One foot, banana peel.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - Twitchin Kitten - 09-04-2012
(09-03-2012, 09:31 PM)John L Wrote: Not so unusual. Blacks have a very high rate of heart attacks, due to their diet.
http://movies.yahoo.com/person/michael-clarke-duncan/photos/michael-clarke-duncan-1957-2012-1346716341-slideshow/michael-clarke-duncan-photo-1346716121.html
Looks to me being black and a having a bad diet had nothing to do with it. The man looks quite fit in all these images in the link.
Added from the last paragraph. Looks like he always took care of his health as well:
Born and raised on Chicago's South Side and brought up by a single mother, Duncan is said to have resisted temptations of drugs and alcohol, instead focusing on school and acting. He worked digging ditches after attending community college, according to his biography on IMDb.com, then quit his job and moved to Hollywood, launching his acting career while in his thirties. More than three years ago, Duncan is said to have become a vegetarian, and appeared in a video for animal rights organization PETA earlier this year.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - Twilla - 09-04-2012
I think big people have shorter life spans, same for big dog breeds. It could be complete crap though, so what do I know.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - Twitchin Kitten - 09-04-2012
Could have been a number of reasons from genetic to just a freak thing.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - John L - 09-04-2012
(09-04-2012, 10:20 AM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: Could have been a number of reasons from genetic to just a freak thing.
Yes, BUT......................Blacks Have High Heart Failure Risk: Study Reveals Racial Gap for Risk of Heart Failure in the Prime of Life. Please pardon me for my ignorance, and then have the audacity to talk about it.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - AnthonyG - 09-04-2012
Being bigger and taller does effect your heart it has a hard time keeping up with your system, that's why people that have the issue with the pituitary gland and get really tall die younger because the organs cant keep up with their size. Of course it is an extreme but leads to reason to believe it is possible my friends father who was a tall guy passed at a young age and had heart issues because of his size. In MCD's case he did do steroids and other drugs that mess with hormones and that can very easily damage heart and other organs.
RE: michael clarke duncan Dead at 54 - LKTraz - 09-04-2012
RIP big guy.