At 6'5" and in excess of 300 pounds, Michael Clarke Duncan cuts an imposing figure and it comes as no... (Learn more)
Top Projects: The Green Mile, The Scorpion King, The Whole Nine Yards (View All)
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Michael Clarke Duncan’s Milestones
| Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois | |
| Debut as an actor, played a drill sergeant in a beer commercial | |
| Moonlighted as a bouncer | |
| Worked as a security guard for the producer of the touring company of "Beauty Shop, Part 2" | |
| Worked for Peoples Gas Company | |
| 1995 | Film debut in walk-on as a bouncer in "Friday" |
| 1995 | Primetime TV debut in a guest role on the NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" |
| 1998 | Earned attention as Bear in the action adventure flick "Armaggedon", starring Bruce Willis |
| 1999 | Breakthrough screen role as a death row inmate John Coffey in "The Green Mile", written and directed by Frank Darabont; earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination |
| 2000 | Reteamed with Willis for "The Whole Nine Yards" |
| 2001 | Co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in the remake of "Planet of the Apes" |
| 2001 | Portrayed a football coach in the biopic "They Call Me Sirr" (Showtime) |
| 2002 | Cast as Balthazar in "The Scorpion King" |
| 2003 | Appeared as the comic book villain The Kingpin in the superhero film "Daredevil" |
| 2005 | Cast in Frank Miller's "Sin City" co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez |
| 2005 | Starred in the sci-fi thriller "The Island," directed by Michael Bay |
| 2006 | Played Lesher, a cohort of Billy Bob Thornton in Todd Phillips' "School For Scoundrels" |
| 2006 | Played a pit crew captain in the Will Ferrell comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" |
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