Michael Clarke Duncan » Trivia

His Daredevil character, Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, first appeared as an enemy of Spiderman until Frank Miller made him a major enemy of Daredevil. Duncan has played him opposite both characters, and as both a white man in the animated series "Spider-Man" (2003) and a black man in Daredevil (2003).

Supposedly gives five dollars to anyone who recognizes him on the street and knows what his full name is.

He's played characters related to animals. He played a guy named Bear in Armageddon (1998/I), he voiced a dog Sam in Cats & Dogs (2001), and played Colonel Attar, a gorilla, in Planet of the Apes (2001). He also played a grizzly in Disney's Brother Bear (2003).

Ran onto the field and slid into third base during the Disco Demolition Night fiasco at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979.

Narrates the 2005 Major League Baseball World Series Film, featuring the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox.

Considered becoming a police officer with the LAPD, which was revealed during an interview on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989).

He tried out for the Chicago Bears in the mid 1980s. He wanted to try out at for one of the linebacker postions, but the coaches chose to see how he would be perform at Tightend.

Played basketball at Kankakee Community College. After college, spent several years digging ditches for the gas company in Chicago.

Has five cats.

Did bodyguard work for Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and The Notorious B.I.G.; he let a friend take over for him the night Notorious B.I.G. got shot, which prompted him to quit that line of work.

While filming The Scorpion King (2002), was accidentally hit by Dwayne Johnson during a fight sequence. He leaned in too far for a hit, and his chin connected with The Rock's elbow.

Attended Alcorn State University in Mississippi, but dropped out to support his family when his mother became ill. Has an older sister, Judith. Worked as a security guard for a theatre troupe.

Has appeared in 4 films with Bruce Willis: Armageddon (1998/I), Breakfast of Champions (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and Sin City (2005).

For his role as the criminal mastermind behemoth Kingpin in Daredevil (2003), Clarke put on 40 lbs. to his already largely built physique.