DUNCAN, Michael Clarke 1957–

(Michael Duncan Clarke, Michael Duncan, Michael "Big Mike " Duncan, Michael C. Duncan)

PERSONAL

Born December 10, 1957, in Chicago, IL; son of Jean Duncan (a house cleaner). Education: Attended Kankakee Community College; studied communications at Alcorn State University. Avocational Interests: Professional wrestling.

Addresses: Agent— United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Evolution Entertainment, 901 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038. Publicist— Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor. Appeared in television commercials. Previously worked as a bodyguard in Hollywood, a theatre troupe security guard, a bouncer, and a ditch digger at Peoples Gas Company, Chicago, IL.

Awards, Honors: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, best supporting actor, Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best supporting actor, Black Reel Award, theatrical—best supporting actor, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, Academy Award nomination, best actor in a supporting role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nominations, best supporting actor and most promising actor, Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), outstanding actor in a motion picture, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best supporting actor, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite supporting actor—drama, MTV Movie Award nomination, breakthrough male performance, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast in a theatrical motion picture, all 2000, for The Green Mile; ShoWest Award, National Association of Theatre Owners, male star of tomorrow, 2000; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite supporting actor—comedy/romance, 2001, for The Whole Nine Yards.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Craps player, Friday, New Line Cinema, 1995.

Huge guard, Back in Business (also known as Heart of Stone ), Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1997.

B. B., Caught Up, Live Film & Mediaworks, 1998.

Bodyguard, The Players Club, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Bouncer, Bulworth, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Jayotis "Bear" Kurleenbear, Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998.

(As Michael "Big Mike" Duncan) Roxbury bouncer, A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998.

(As Michael Duncan) Eli, Breakfast of Champions, Buena Vista, 1999.

Gay virgin, The Underground Comedy Movie, Phaedra Cinema, 1999.

John Coffey, The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's The Green Mile ), Warner Bros., 1999.

Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa, The Whole Nine Yards (also known as Le nouveau voisin ), Warner Bros., 2000.

Himself, Wrestlemania 2000 (also known as Wrestlemania XVI and WWF Wrestlemania XVI ), 2000.

Colonel Attar, Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Himself, Hollywood Digital Diaries, 2001.

Murdoch, See Spot Run, Warner Bros., 2001.

Voice of Sam, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001.

Balthazar, The Scorpion King, Universal, 2002.

Voice of Mean Lion, George of the Jungle 2, Buena Vista, 2003.

Voice of Tug, Brother Bear (animated; also known as Tierra de osos ), Buena Vista, 2003.

Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, Daredevil (also known as Daredevil 1.5 ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Franklin, Pursued, Artisan Entertainment, 2004.

President of D.E.B.S. Academy, D.E.B.S., Screen Gems, 2004.

Tarik, George and the Dragon, Carousel Picture Company, 2004.

Voice of Stinktooth, Dinotopia: Curse of the Ruby Sunstone (animated), SD Entertainment/Hallmark Entertainment, 2004.

Manute, Sin City, Dimension Films, 2005.

Spinks, American Crude, 2005.

Voice of Clydesdale, Racing Stripes (animated), Warner Bros., 2005.

Voice of Elder Marley, Delgo (animated), Key Creatives, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Body builder, Skwids, Nickelodeon, beginning 1996.

Voice of Rockwell, Crash Nebula (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Coach Griffin, They Call Me Sirr, Showtime, 2001.

Voice of future Wade, Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003, also broadcast as "A Stitch in Time: Future: Part 3," an episode of Kim Possible (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003.

Voice of Rockwell, Crash Nebula (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The Miracle of "The Green Mile, " 1999.

Host, The Making of "Planet of the Apes, " 2001.

Himself, Daredevil: From the Comic to the Big Screen, 2003.

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Himself, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Himself, The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000.

Himself, The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

(As Michael Duncan Clarke) Himself, The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000.

Presenter, The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000.

Presenter, The 2000 World Music Awards, ABC, 2000.

The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2000.

The 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 2000.

Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 2000.

Himself, The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001.

The Seventh Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001.

Himself, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002.

(Uncredited) Himself, The 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2002.

Presenter, The Ninth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2003.

The 34th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Michael Clarke Duncan) Bouncer, "Flight of the Bumblebee," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1995.

Shaka, "Living Legend," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1995.

Tiny, "Bourgie Sings the Blues," The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air, NBC, 1995.

Cardinal Carnage, "Men in Tights," Weird Science, USA Network, 1996.

The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour, Top Models, and Belleza y poder ), CBS, c. 1996.

(As Michael C. Duncan) Big Mike, "I Do...," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1997.

Frank, "Self Defense," Sparks, UPN, 1997.

Inmate, "Little Red Corvette," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1997.

Security guard, "High Anxiety," Living Single, Fox, 1997.

"Royale Dates Client," Built to Last, NBC, 1997.

Lucian Balboa, "Fans First," Arli$$, HBO, 1998.

Big Earl, "Before There Was Hip Hop...," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1999.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1999.

Himself, Joan Rivers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Himself, Raw Is War, USA Network, 2001.

(In archive footage) Himself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003.

Himself, Mad TV, Fox, 2001, 2003.

Voice of Coach Webb, "The Son Also Roses," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2002.

Himself, Secrets of Superstar Fitness, Discovery Health, 2002.

Himself, "Daredevilin'," Player$, 2003.

Voice of Commander Baker, "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion: Parts 1 & 2," The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003.

Voice of future Wade, "A Stitch in Time: Future: Part 3," Kim Possible (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003, originally aired as the movie Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003.

Voice of Mongo, "Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003.

Voice of Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, "Royal Scam," Spider–Man (animated), MTV, 2003.

Himself, Cold Pizza, ESPN 2, 2003.

Himself, The Early Show, CBS, 2003.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, multiple episodes in 2003.

Himself, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon ), syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Tinseltown TV, 2003.

Himself, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Ask Rita, syndicated, 2003.

Voice of Rashid "The Rocket" Randall, "Linked," Static Shock (animated), 2004.

Himself, A&E Biography: The Rock (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

(Archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Himself, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004.

Appeared in episodes of other series, including Live with Regis and Kelly (also known as Live with Regis and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee ), syndicated.

Major Tours:

Appeared in a touring production of Beauty Shop, Part II.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Walking the Mile (also known as Walking the Mile: The Making of "The Green Mile "), Warner Home Video, 2000.

Himself, Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making "Daredevil, " Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Video Games:

Klingons in opening film, Star Trek: Klingon Academy, 2000.

Voice of Hawk, Soldier of Fortune, Activision, 2000.

Voice of SEAL operative Wardog, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALS, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2003.

Voice of Slaad Lord Ygorl, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Calgary Sun, February 28, 2001; April 18, 2002.

NW (Australia), April 3, 2000, p. 60.

Parade, May 14, 2000, p. 15.

People Weekly, January 1, 2000, p. 103.

Toronto Sun, December 13, 1999; March 1, 2000.

Winnipeg Sun, December 13, 1999.